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- Identity Theft
- Stealing the identity of others by using their credit card, drivers license, social security or other personal identification numbers. With "true name" identity theft, the thief uses the information...
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- E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering
- Wow, big morning! If anyone has seen Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy Rios's talk on phishing and identity theft, which was presented at the last couple Black Hat conferences, and will be on display again at Black Hat Vegas, you know that the identity theft market is a huge problem. You...
- Tags: Flooz, Currency Service, Identity Theft, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Worry-Free Business Security Standard (zip)
- Worry-Free Business Security solutions protect your assets, your customer information and your reputation from identity theft, cyber criminals and other web threats. These solutions are smarter, simpler, and deliver a whole new line of safety defenses, so you can focus on your business. Protects your small business and its reputation...
- Tags: Web, Trend Micro Inc., Identity Theft, Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- Worry-Free Business Security Advanced (zip)
- Worry-Free Business Security solutions protect your assets, your customer information and your reputation from identity theft, cyber criminals and other web threats. These solutions are smarter, simpler, and deliver a whole new line of safety defenses, so you can focus on your business. Protects your small business and its reputation...
- Tags: Web, Trend Micro Inc., Identity Theft, Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- My Identity Protector (exe)
- My ID Protector protects you from Identity Theft and data loss by locating sensitive personal data at rest on your computer before it can be stolen. My ID Protector self-discovers anything on your computer that looks potentially like your personal data. In addition to simply discovering your personal regulated private...
- Tags: Data, Computer, Proventsure, Productivity, Identity Theft, Security
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspects
- Well, eight days, and a joint effort to help prevent phishing and two major arrests related to identity theft, and I feel like we've made a decent attack on the identity theft culture. Score one for the good guys for once. Just a day after reading...
- Tags: Arrest, eBay Inc., Romania, Romanian, Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests
- Kelly Jackson Higgins of Dark Reading, reported on research conducted by Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, who has been performing social engineering exploits for numerous clients in the past year and has apparently stolen thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. ...
- Tags: Social Engineering, Identity, Dark Reading Article, Identity Theft, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- NY Bank 'loses' 4.5M unencrypted customer records
- In yet another unbelievable story of data irresponsibility, the Bank of New York BNY Mellon lost two sets of unencrypted backup tapes containing private data belonging to 4.5 million individuals. Third-party vendors misplaced the tapes during transport to off-site locations. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Bank, Tape, BNY Mellon, Identity Theft, Financial Services, Security, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Scam calls... something we've forgot about?
- I was thinking about the problem of identity theft today and looked back at notes I took during Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy Rios's presentation at Black Hat and Blue Hat recently and I came to the realization that our government should be doing more about this crap. ...
- Tags: Do-Not-Call, Credit Card, Phishing, Government, Identity Theft, Sales Channel, Cyberthreats, Financial Services, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Sales, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen ID leads to lawsuits
- Can you remember being a kid, when your parents first told you what your SSN was? I remember mine telling me to never give it to anyone. Of course, then as soon as I got my first job as a caddy at the local golf course I had to give...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Advertisement, LifeLock, Identity Theft, Government, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- Jack the Shredder (exe)
- An easy-to-use file shredder with unique features. Protect your data, and your privacy, from unwanted intrusions and snooping; protect yourself from identity theft. Includes free 'Chief Inspector' program that actually shows you that your 'deleted' files often still exist, and that you need 'Jack the Shredder' to permanently destroy them....
- Tags: Folder, Dashworks, Identity Theft, Government, Engineering, Quality, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms, Business Operations, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-05-21
- Quick Heal AntiVirus Plus 2008 (exe)
- Detects and removes viruses, worms and Trojans automatically. Protects your files, scans and cleans infection from e-mail attachments and Internet downloads automatically. Blocks spywares before they get installed on your PC. Protects your privacy by detecting and cleaning spywares and blocking their activities of identity theft automatically. Firewall protects against...
- Tags: Antivirus, Quick Heal Technologies, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Identity Theft, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- Net Guard 2008 (exe)
- Net Guard 2008 provides an anonymous Internet connection to let you surf the Web invisibly. It works with all Web browsers, and also supports instant messengers and newsgroups feeds. Net Guard 2008 also always you to send and receive anonymous e-mails to anyone. Using Net Guard 2008 you will be...
- Tags: Secure Web Point, Net Guard 2008, Internet, Identity Theft, Instant Messaging, E-mail, Security, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-05-07
- LendingTree insiders leak customer data
- LendingTree, an online loan referral service owned by IAC, has informed select customers that their confidential data has been leaked to "a handful of lenders" by company insiders. An email to customers that may have been impacted by the breach refers folks to an FAQ that's basically...
- Tags: LendingTree, Sales Channel, Social Security, E-mail, Financial Services, Identity Theft, Sales, Government, Online Communications, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- 51% of Americans write down their online passwords
- 88% of people interviewed in the US and the UK by Accenture said personal irresponsibility is the key cause of identity theft and fraud. 70% of respondents in the UK said they don’t write down their passwords, versus 49% in the US. by AM
- Tags: Password, U.K., Identity Theft, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Crossing over to the dark side: Consultant pleads guilty to identity theft
- Crossing over to the dark side: Consultant pleads guilty to identity theftMessage has been deleted.RE: Crossing over to the dark side: Consultant pleads guilty to identity theftSo how many lives did he ruin before they caught him?
- Tags: dark side, identity theft
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Crossing over to the dark side: Consultant pleads guilty to identity theft
- Darth Vader: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny. An article on the IOL Technology website discusses a consultant who pleaded guilty on Wednesday to raiding hundreds of thousands of computers. The article states: John Schiefer,...
- Tags: Computer, Productivity, Identity Theft, Online Communications, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- 800k identity theft cases in 2007, 23% of them involve credit cards
- FTC logged about 800,000 consumer complaints about identity theft during 2007, of which 32% involved identity theft and 68% covered other types of fraud. Of the identity theft cases, only 23% involved a credit card account, and cases of unauthorized new accounts outnumbered misuse of existing accounts by two to...
- Tags: Credit Card, Fraud, Identity Theft, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus Starter Edition (exe)
- Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus Starter Edition is the worlds' most awarded anti-spyware software and provides advanced technology designed especially for people, not just experts. It is automatically configured out of the box to give you optimal protection with limited interaction so all you need to do is install it for...
- Tags: Protection, PC Tools Spyware Doctor, Antivirus, PC Tools, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Cyberthreats, Identity Theft, Phishing, Spam And Phishing
- Software downloads 2008-03-06
- Moroccan sentenced for imitating prince on Facebook
- Moroccan sentenced for imitating prince on FacebookDon't know the details of the case......but that sounds like a fairly serious "gag". Maybe he should have asked the prince first.RE: Moroccan sentenced for imitating prince on FacebookCybercrime should be prosecuted like any other crime. This person obviously stole the identity...
- Tags: Morocco, identity theft, Moroccan, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-23
- Identity theft down 12% in 2007
- Overall identity fraud is declining in the United States: down by an estimated 12% over 2006, which represents a total fraud reduction of $6 bln. Fraudsters are turning to lower-tech methods by utilizing telephone theft more than ever before, Javelin Research says. Access through mail and telephone transactions grew...
- Tags: Phone, Identity Fraud, Fraudster, Fraud, Identity Theft, Telecom & Utilities, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
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