Posts Tagged ‘Internet’
IN THE HEADLINES: Phishing Continues to Be a Favorite for Scammers
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● November 25, 2011
A new survey by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported 112,472 unique phishing attacks worldwide counted phishing attacks against 520 target institutions, more than twice the number recorded a year ago. These targets included the best known banks, e-commerce sites, social networking services, ISPs, and lottery organizations. Exactly the kinds of places consumer like you [...]
Have You Been “SCARED” into Compromising Yourself?
Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● July 11, 2011
SCAREWARE. Does that word sound familiar? It is yet another variant of cyber threats that get consumers to do something on the Internet that compromises their PC and, more importantly, their identities, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, credit cards and likely all of their online accounts. Here is how it works: You see an email or [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: The “Scariest” Places on the Web
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● October 5, 2010
Catchy headlines tend to catch my attention, which is probably why they’re called catchy. So when PC World ran a recent headline claiming to have identified “the 17 most dangerous places on the web,” I was curious. But I was also disappointed. I expected to learn about the most dangerous sites to visit on the [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Are Consumers THAT WORRIED about Online Security?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 26, 2010
The Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego recently announced the findings of a study it conducted into how worried consumers are about the security of online transactions. Here are some of their findings: 87% of respondents expressed significant concern about having their credit card information stolen or having merchants lose personal and financial information [...]
The IDGuardian Podcast: Episode #005 — Threats Facing Consumers Online
Posted by: Jerry Thompson in: ● December 9, 2009
Welcome to the IDGuardian Podcast. These audio and video columns can be listened 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 Jerry Thompson, co-founder of White Sky Inc. White [...]
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Welcome to the Wild West of Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 20, 2010
A couple of months ago I started helping an eighty-year-old woman who lost nearly $200,000 to a couple of identity thieves who turned out to be her kids. She lives in one of California’s largest cities (1 million+ residents) and was worried that her case might simply fall through the cracks and leave her helpless. [...]