Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’
IN THE HEADLINES: Can you Spot the Fake Facebook Page
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 30, 2010
If the best minds in our military intelligence community can’t spot a very obvious fake Facebook page, do you think you can do any better? The Washington Times recently exposed how a security consultant created a fake Facebook page for a pretty but non-existent young woman called Robin Page, who claimed she was a “cyber [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: The Growing Problem of Travel Agents — Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 21, 2010
An acquaintance of mine recently left a message on my FaceBook page offering to help me find my next dream vacation at a fraction of what I might normally expect to pay. When I got over the surprise that this person had actually worked as a travel agent all this time and no-one had bothered [...]
In the Headlines: 2010 a Bumper Year for Spam and Scams
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 15, 2010
Security firm AppRiver took a look at the state of spam in the first half of 2010, and what they saw was not exactly encouraging. Seems like when you mix human curiosity with email you get a very potent formula that can con even the most cautious. Natural disasters and major world events [...]
In the Headlines: Facebook “PLEASE SEND ME MONEY” Scams on the Rise
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 13, 2010
The FBI recently warned of a spike in a scam where crooks pose as a real Facebook user and contact all that user’s friends with a convincing plea for money. The story often involves travel to a foreign land, where the fake victim claims they have been robbed at gunpoint, their wallet or purse gone [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #012 — iPad Precautions
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● July 8, 2010
Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened and or viewed to in a variety of ways: Through the blog via the media player found in this blogpost Through a manual download by clicking on the “Download” link By subscribing through iTunes This episode features Neal O’Farrell, an expert on [...]
Weekly News Wrap-Up for 18 June 2010
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 18, 2010
Can your business have its identity stolen? Identity theft is usually thought of as an individual, personal crime. While businesses often end up picking up the costs, thieves rarely focus on businesses as the target of their cloning. That’s changing. Identity theft is based on impersonation – stealing or otherwise acquiring information about a real [...]
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