Showing posts with label internet scams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label internet scams. Show all posts

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Sat Jul 21, 2012

Red Deer man linked to global identity-theft ring
Vancouver Sun
... a news release that the two-year undercover investigation resulted in
dozens of arrests in 13 countries. The office alleges that the stolen
information was either sold, or used to obtain money or buy goods on the
Internet. © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun ...
<http://www.vancouversun.com/Deer+linked+global+identity+theft+ring/6963601/story.html>

You aren't stupid enough to post a photo of your credit card on Twitter,  
but your ...
NASDAQ
Some people have clearly not gotten the memo: Posting personal information
on the Internet could lead to identity theft. Many experts suggest not
putting even fairly innocuous information, such as your address, telephone
number, the names of your kids, your ...
<http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-07/you-arent-stupid-enough-to-post-a-photo-of-your-credit-card-on-twitter-but-your-friends-might-be.aspx?storyid=157269>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-07/you-arent-stupid-enough-to-post-a-photo-of-your-credit-card-on-twitter-but-your-friends-might-be.aspx%3Fstoryid%3D157269&hl=en&geo=us>

Russian man held in cyberattacks on Amazon, other online retailers
The Seattle Times
He's charged with aggravated identity theft in another case involving
possession of stolen credit-card numbers in October 2009. "The old adage is
true: The arm of the law is long," said Durkan, who leads the Justice
Department's Cybercrime and Intellectual ...
<http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018728873_hacker20m.html>

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Tue Jul 17, 2012

Online ID OD: Illegal Web Trade in Personal Information Soars
PR Newswire (press release)
Bespoke research* from Experian CreditExpert's web monitoring service -
which helps people to quickly detect ID theft - shows that the first four
months of 2012 have already outstripped the entire of 2010 when 9.5million
pieces of personal information ...
<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/online-id-od-illegal-web-trade-in-personal-information-soars-162704536.html>

10 Online Reputation Management Tips for Job Seekers
IDG News Service
If nothing else, the more information someone can piece together about you,
the greater the potential for identity theft." News: Facebook Warns
Employers Not to Ask Job Applicants for Log-in Credentials. As always,
don't post photos of yourself on ...
<http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=D806A23B-9470-01AF-5C1AF9230DB90B07>

Online information theft has risen threefold since 2010
PCR-online.biz
The report, which focuses on online retail crime, shows that online
information theft has risen threefold since 2010, and many consumers are
unaware at first that their identity has been stolen. The average consumer
has an around 26 separate logins ...
<http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/online-information-theft-has-risen-threefold-since-2010/028710>


EU citizens have online security fears
Hostway
What's more, 12 per cent of internet users have already experienced online
fraud and eight per cent have fallen victim to identity theft. However,
despite the apparent concerns with internet security, 53 per cent have
failed to improve their data ...
<http://www.hostway.co.uk/news/security/eu-citizens-have-online-security-fears-801403437.html>


Phishing (Personal Information Safety)
New Era
Phishing is a practice of online identity theft in which a perpetrator
tricks a victim into submitting personal information to illegitimate
websites through forms or e-mail. Phishing steals information such as
identity card numbers, passwords, bank ...
<http://www.newera.com.na/articles/46164/Phishing--Personal-Information-Safety->

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Sat Jul 14, 2012

Calif. lobbyist believes his attempt to buy sports team sparked identity theft ...
Modesto Bee
California power broker Darius Anderson made a splashy, public attempt to
buy the Sacramento Kings last year - and wound up a victim of identity
theft. ... "You're going to have more of your personal information on the
Internet," he said. "You're going ...
<http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/13/2281276/calif-lobbyist-believes-his-attempt.html>


Simple measures can help Middle East Internet users protect themselves  
[Bikya ...
Equities.com
DUBAI: Identity theft is a growing concern for internet users in the Middle
East. As a number of traditional services related to banking, insurance and
healthcare find their way onto web portals, the number of subscribers to
such e-services continues ...
<http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-07-12&val=264560&cat=finance>


First Victoria embeds LifeLock ID theft support across site
Finextra
LifeLock, Inc., an industry leader in proactive identity theft protection,
and First Victoria, the oldest independent bank in Texas, will soon launch
an innovative partnership uniquely designed to make LifeLock's
award-winning identity theft protection ...
<http://www.finextra.com/News/Announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=45440>


Fear of online crime inhibits online commerce - EU survey
Computing
A European Union-wide survey of internet users has found a widespread
distrust of online commerce, with more than one in 10 users claiming that
they have been the victims of online fraud, and eight per cent claiming
that they have suffered identity theft.
<http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2190400/fear-online-crime-inhibits-online-commerce-eu-survey>


Europe scared to do business over the web as EC doles out over £1bn in  
ICT ...
ITProPortal
UK respondents cited online payment security as their overriding concern,
while Europe as a whole was most worried about data and identify theft in
the digital world. In total, roughly 20 per cent of EU Internet users
questioned said they had fallen ...
<http://www.itproportal.com/2012/07/10/europe-scared-to-do-business-over-the-web-as-ec-doles-out-over-1bn-in-ict-research-funding/>


Brits are Europe's most worried about shopping online
ZDNet (blog)
The survey, conducted by Eurobarometer, found that UK citizens are ill at
ease about identity theft, with 43 percent saying they are concerned about
cybercriminals misusing their personal data. People in Germany are the most
concerned about identity ...
<http://www.zdnet.com/brits-are-europes-most-worried-about-shopping-online-7000000592/>

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Sat Jun 30, 2012

Identity theft is "easy" and on the rise · Internet Identity Theft | Add
comments. Complaints of identity and credit card theft are growing in Iowa,
but convictions are ...
<http://identitytheftsolutiontips.com/identity-theft-is-easy-and-on-the-rise>


Preventing Identity Theft With the internet capabilities and
With the internet capabilities and technology advancements of today,
identity theft crimes are on the rise. You might be interested to know that
there are certain ...
<http://www.central-security.net/blog/deterring-identity-theft/>


The Corbett Report | The Future of the Web (and what you can do ...
And it is not at all certain how an “Internet ID” can be constructed in
any way that will not make identity theft more likely, and more damaging.
But the argument ...
<http://www.corbettreport.com/the-future-of-the-web-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/>

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Fri Jun 29, 2012

Wyndham sued by FTC over data breaches
Examiner.com
Nashville Identity Theft Examiner ... to fraudulent charges on customers'
accounts and the export credit card information to an Internet domain
address in Russia.
<http://www.examiner.com/article/wyndham-sued-by-ftc-over-data-breaches>

Hiding Your Identity from the Internet
Mobiledia
But given the increasing prevalence of targeted advertising and employment
screening using online information, not to mention stalking and identity
theft, ...
<http://www.mobiledia.com/news/155189.html>

Local Man Jailed in Global Cyber-Crime Crackdown
KUSI
... Diego was among two dozen people arrested around the world Wednesday as
part of an international sweep targeting online identity theft and fraud,
federal of.
<http://www.kusi.com/story/18895656/local-man-jailed-in-global-cyber-crime-crackdown>

Local man jailed in global cyber-crime sweep
fox5sandiego.com
... 20-year-old from San Diego was among two dozen people arrested around
the world Tuesday as part of an international sweep targeting online
identity theft ...
<http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-mark-caparelli-san-diego-man-jailed-in-global-cybercrime-crackdown-20120626,0,3196576.story>

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Tue Jun 26, 2012

More people aware of medical identity theft but do little to protect ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Experian's ProtectMyID® Third Annual Medical Identify Theft Study reveals
... See more news releases in: Internet Technology, Household Products,
Household, ...
<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/more-people-aware-of-medical-identity-theft-but-do-little-to-protect-themselves-from-it-160349435.html>

Assembly Approves Criminal Penalties Against Internet Impersonation
NJ TODAY
“The bill would amend the state's identity theft statutes to impose
criminal ... or identity theft involving the use of any electronic
communications or internet ...
<http://njtoday.net/2012/06/26/assembly-approves-criminal-penalties-against-internet-impersonation/>

Online Gaming Is Lucrative For Organized Gold Farming Rings
Blogger News Network (blog)
So-called “gold farmers” play massive multiplayer online games, not for
fun, but to ... Robert Siciliano, personal security and identity theft
expert contributor to ...
<http://www.bloggernews.net/128189>

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Mon Jun 25, 2012

Credit card 'cloning' is a growing form of identity theft
News & Observer
Online reports may be submitted at IC3.gov, by clicking on "file a
complaint" on the home page. When following the prompts, victims should
select "identity theft" ...
<http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/25/2158476/credit-card-cloning-is-a-growing.html>

Internet users are revealing too much on online forms
Cambridge News
Web users are voluntarily putting their privacy at risk by giving more
personal ... the shock findings reveal that despite warning about identity
theft and privacy ...
<http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Internet-users-are-revealing-too-much-on-online-forms-25062012.htm>

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Sun Jun 24, 2012

online identity theft | Xarah's Empower Network Blog
Internet Security. I have written several articles revolving around
internet security and online security because of the how easy it is
now-a-days for everybody to ...
<http://www.empowernetwork.com/Xarah/tag/online-identity-theft/>

Frontier Communications Launches Frontier Secure Identity Protection
Identity theft is rampant but avoidable--with the right protection
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS ... Internet Identity Theft | Add comments.
Identity theft is rampant ...
<http://identitytheftsolutiontips.com/frontier-communications-launches-frontier-secure-identity-protection>

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Fri Jun 22, 2012

ID Watchdog and Lastpass Announce the Release of Free Credit ...
Technology Digital (press release)
Premium credit monitoring also provides 100% identity theft resolution ...
only real protection against identity theft: active knowledge about your
online identity.
<http://www.technology-digital.com/press_releases/internet/id-watchdog-and-lastpass-announce-the-release-of-free-credit-monitoring-in-lastpass-20>

Parents Can Now Easily Monitor Their Child's Social Network and ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
San José, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 IDentity Theft 911, a national leader
in ... social network sites in an effort to keep track of their child's
online activities.
<http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/763446>

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Wed Jun 20, 2012

Taiwan actress Vivian Hsu falls prey to online identity theft
What's on Xiamen
The post reads: “I'm not Chinese. I'm Taiwanese. I don't want to develop
my career in China anymore … No matter what the results will be, I won't
go to that ...
<http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/ent4391.html>


Hackers take advantage of Internet Explorer bug
msnbc.com
If you browse the Web with Internet Explorer and you haven't updated your
... 10 Tips for Staying Safe on Twitter · Beware Identity Theft While on
Vacation ...
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47875298/ns/technology_and_science-security/>


Digital security exec pings online shoppers to avert identity theft
Crain's Chicago Business
To fight fraud, Authentify Inc. CEO Peter Tapling picks up the phone—or
rather, he has programmed a computer to do the calling. Authentify's
software will place ...
<http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120616/ISSUE01/306169971/digital-security-exec-pings-online-shoppers-to-avert-identity-theft>

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