Archive for May, 2008
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Laptop Wireless Connection and Identity Theft
In this article we want to talk about the safety of a ‘Wi-Fi’ connection when using your laptop computer or other wireless device. For those who are not familiar with this term, please allow us to explain.
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If you suspect you are an identity theft victim
If you suspect you are an identity theft victim place a “fraud alert” on your credit reports right away and take time to review the reports. The fraud alert tells creditors to follow specific procedures before opening new accounts in your name or before any changes are made to accounts that you already have. […]
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More on Identity Theft & Cybercrime
Of course society benefits from computers and the internet, but the flip side are countless criminal opportunities for identity thieves/cybercriminals. If we all have a good understanding of what cybercrime is, we can take steps to reduce the risk. Even if you do not buy goods or services online, you may still become […]
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What to do if you’re a Crimeware victim
There is a continuous tidal wave of Trojans, bots, and phishing attacks swarming the internet each day and infections and identity thefts are happening to everyone and anyone. If you think you have been victimized by online fraud or crimeware, there are steps you may want to take to respond and recover from each […]
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Vishing joins Phishing in Identity Theft
Many internet users are aware of phishing, but now there is another form of identity theft /crime that we should know about. It’s called “vishing”, and it uses Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones instead of a misdirected Web link to steal user information. Phishing is the illegal art of sending an e-mail […]
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Cybercrime and the Trojan Horse
One of the most popular methods to carry out identity theft and other forms of cybercrime is the use of the “Trojan Horse”. The term “Trojan Horse” goes way back to a Greek fable where the Greeks constructed this massive wooden horse and then wheeled it over to the Trojans and offered it to […]
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Pharming and Identity Theft
Pharming is pronounced the same way as ‘farming’ and is in the same ball park as phishing, but the similarity ends there. Pharmers depend on the same hostile Web sites and theft of identifying and confidential information to commit their crimes but are much more difficult to detect because they do not depend on […]
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Let us Discuss, What is Cybercrime?
It’s complicated. Cybercrime cannot be described by any one word. Just like crime as we know it, cybercrime has many different applications and can occur anytime and anyplace. Identity thieves and other criminals use several different methods, depending on how much they know and what their objective is. Cybercrime is ‘crime’ […]
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Bots and Cybercrime and Identity Theft
No one person can say for sure how large a role bots play in cybercrime today. Cybercrime will, at some point, make use of a botnet to do everything from spamming to hosting fraudulent Web sites. Internet security software giant Symantec has protected people from bots for a lot of years and has […]
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Identity Theft and Computer Crimeware: Bots
The term “bot” is for robot. Not the kind of robot you have seen in movies and television shows (does anyone remember ‘Lost In Space’?) or the one at the car assembly plant. Bots are now one of the most complex types of crimeware on the Internet and therefore a significant tool for identity theft. […]
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Airports and Identity Theft
First thing we want to point out is that the airline pilots, stewardesses, maintenance staff, restaurant staff, baggage handlers, ticket agents and all other airport employees show up every morning to begin their work day so that they can earn a paycheck.
Well, so do the pickpockets, luggage thieves and other identity theft criminals. After arriving, […] -
Child Identity Theft
When a child is born, a parent may apply for a Social Security number for that child. A child’s Social Security number is very much sought after by identity thieves. The child identity thief could be a family member (uncle, aunt cousin), another adult who has access and is allowed in your home, someone who […]
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Teenagers/Social Networking Sites and Identity Theft
We have written this article for all the Teenagers, and your moms and dads.
Millions upon millions of teenagers are using the Social Networking Sites to chat with friends and meet new friends. The majority of people online are probably ok, but the law of averages demands that some are not. Some people are, quite frankly, […]
