Topic: Identity Theft

Something Phish-y

Fighting phishing, the online scam that could leave you with a big hole in your pocket.READ»

The Latest in Identity Theft

This summer, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of identity theft in history. While we are thankful to the Justice Department for its hard work in bringing the identity thieves to justice, it does not negate the fact ...READ»

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When Your Credit Gets Frozen in Georgia

If you live in Georgia be prepared to have your identity stolen.READ»

Card Sharks

The state of Virginia's attorney general's office now offers an identity theft passport to protect victims of identity crimes. The passport is a legal document that asserts and confirms that you are, indeed, yourself -- and not the ...READ»

Online Identify Theft More Common Than You May Think

It's not too surprising to note that online identity theft is actually a much worse problem than you might think.READ»

Financial Institutions Take Note of Consumers’ Growing Fraud Fear

In a recent article on Bank Systems and Technology, Matt Gunn reported that in a recent update from Unisys Security Index 64 percent of American citizens were seriously concerned about identity theft. The report also indicated that about two-thirds of Americans are seriously concerned about credit and debit card fraud, while concerns about the safety of online transactions reached their highest recorded levels.READ»

Mergers Can Lead to More Security Woes

Every day it seems like we’re hearing about a bank merger or at least banks talking about merging. Washington Mutual and J.P. Morgan Chase. Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. It doesn’t look like we’ll be hearing any less of ...READ»

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24. Credit Card Top Cop

Previous | Next When Sergio Pinon fell victim to identity theft in February 2004, he did more than just get mad about it. As the chief fraud investigator for MasterCard, Pinon realized that "if it could happen to me, anyone can ...READ»

24. Credit Card Top Cop

Previous | Next When Sergio Pinon fell victim to identity theft in February 2004, he did more than just get mad about it. As the chief fraud investigator for MasterCard, Pinon realized that "if it could happen to me, ...READ»

10 Questions About the Facebook Hack Attacks

On Thursday night, Facebook was attacked by hackers for the fourth time this month. Who is behind the attacks isn't known, but the malefactors appear to be using several old tricks--phishing, malware downloads, and other ...READ»

Laura Betterly on Google Phishing

A client of ours sent over an e-mail from Google, one that said one of their ads were disapproved and there was a link to login and fix the problem. The only thing was, the notice wasn't from Google, and it went to a phishing site, ...READ»

The Biggest Hack Exposed: How Safe is the Web Really?

Last week, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of credit card and identity theft in U.S. history. Oh, snap. Last Tuesday, Federal prosecutors charged 11 hackers with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and ...READ»

Have a Cigar

A parallel has been drawn between travel distribution and music distribution. Specifically, as to how the music distribution business has undergone changes that have decimated many of the industry leaders. This change seemed bad at first--that is, until Apple stamped it with a brand new spin and gee-whizzed some not terribly creative ways to make a buck at it.READ»

Careers: Rain Falls on Social Networking Parade

I wander through life empowering experts to deal with chronic problems such as product safety, cancer, poverty and Internet privacy. Like taxes and dry cleaning, I often don't want to know the nitty gritty of how things get ...READ»

The Future of Money

Like predictions about the paperless office, forecasts about a cashless society have been around for a while. For example, AC Nielsen research says that only 10% of transactions in the US will be cash by the year 2020. Logically this ...READ»

Big Brother, Where Art Thou?

Security executive Jim Miller argues that a national ID card would help the United States combat terrorism, end wasteful government redundancies, and streamline helter-skelter state and national agencies. So where are our personal bar codes and biometric identifiers? Will the United States institute national IDs?READ»

The Texas ID Theft Crackdown

ID theft is no laughing matter. Thankfully, many of the states in the U.S. have taken matters into their own hands and are acting forcefully to protect their citizens against this crime.READ»

Mail Theft, the Number One White Collar Crime

You might not know this, but when you find out the reasons for mail theft being about the number one white-collar crime, you'll understand why.READ»

Is Online Banking Safe? Pros and Cons of Internet Banking

One of the biggest advantages of Internet is that it considerably simplifies many routine operations, making it possible to access a variety of banking services online.READ»

Social Intelligentsia

Transparency is much needed in an almost ‘border less’ world, especially where the Internet is concerned - social media, social support and social business will evolve in the not too distant future - maybe not in ten years time, ...READ»