Robert Siciliano, Author at Safr.me

Identity Thieves Gather Data From Social Networks

July 22, 2009 in Credit Freeze, Criminal Hackers, facebook, hackers, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, social media identity theft, social networking /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert There’s a lot of excessive trust in the Facebook world. People have entirely dropped their sense of cynicism when logged on. Apparently, they see no reason to distrust. Generally, your “friends” are people who you “know, like and trust.” In this world, your guard is as down as it will…

Web Based emails Insecurity Leads to Identity Theft

July 20, 2009 in Computer Hacking, computer security, Consumer Behavior, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Freeze, Criminal Hackers, hackers, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, twitter /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano identity theft expert I recently appeared on Fox and Friends to discuss email hacking. Dave Briggs, a FOX & Friends Weekend co-host, lost access to his Hotmail email account when hackers were able to guess either his password or his qualifying question. (He admitted that his password was not as strong as it…

Tweets Link to Identity Theft

July 17, 2009 in Anti-virus protection, Computer Hacking, computer security, Credit Freeze, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, Phishing, Social Security Numbers /by Robert Siciliano

Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano “Misty Buttons” just started following me on Twitter. She’s curvaceous, bodacious and isn’t getting her needs met. Apparently, she needs me to meet those needs. It is, of course, a tempting offer that someone, somewhere may accept. But I’m going to pass. Twitter porn and cybercrime are one and the…

ATM Fraud Increases Identity Theft Risk

July 15, 2009 in ATM Skimmer, authentication, bank fraud, Computer Hacking, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Cards, Data Security, Debit Cards, hackers, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, Internet-based GPS, phexting, Phishing, Skimming Data /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert A spate of recent news reports highlight growing ATM fraud. Law enforcement in New York City reported a gang had stolen $500,000 from bank accounts via ATM skimming. They installed cameras and skimming devices on the machines, and recorded the magnetic strips and the PIN numbers. A recent survey points…

Social Network is Accused of Identity Theft

July 14, 2009 in Anti-virus protection, Computer Hacking, computer security, Credit Freeze, hackers, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, isearch, personal protection, Personal Security, social media identity theft, social networking, twitter /by Robert Siciliano

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Sarah Palin Victim of Social Media Identity Theft, LaRussa Drops Suit

July 9, 2009 in Criminal Hackers, cybersquatting, facebook, fraud, hackers, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, isearch, social media identity theft, social networking, twitter /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Since the beginning of the presidential campaign, Sarah Palin has used Twitter and Facebook to communicate with the public. Impostors have taken every opportunity to jack her persona, even hacking into her personal email account. Now, hackers and impostors are chiming in on Sarah Palin’s resignation. The Twitter profile for…

Social Security Numbers Cracked, Creates Identity Theft Risk

July 7, 2009 in authentication, botnet, computer security, Credit Card Fraud, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, information security, intelius, Social Security Numbers /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert SearchSecurity.com reports that researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a reliable method to predict Social Security numbers using information from social networking sites, data brokers, voter registration lists, online white pages and the publicly available Social Security Administration’s Death Master File. Originally, the first three numbers on a Social Security…

Identity Theft Expert; Fake IDs are as easy as 1,2,3

July 6, 2009 in authentication, Computer Hacking, computer security, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Cards, Credit Freeze, credit monitoring, Criminal Hackers, fake ids, fraud alert, fraud prevention, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Do an online search for “fake ids” and you’ll be amazed to discover how easy it can be to obtain an ID allowing you to pose as someone else. Or how easy it can be for someone else to obtain an ID that will allow him or her to pose…

Judge Rules; It is legal to post Social Security numbers on Web sites

July 2, 2009 in Credit Card Fraud, Credit Cards, Credit Freeze, Debit Cards, fraud alert, fraud prevention, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert B.J. Ostergren is a proud Virginian. She’s known as “The Virginia Watchdog,” but I like to call her “The Pit Bull of Personal Privacy.” She is relentless in her efforts to protect citizens’ privacy, and she is primarily concerned with the posting of personal information online. So in order to…

Identity Theft Credit Card Security

July 1, 2009 in Credit Card Fraud, Credit Cards, Credit Freeze, Criminal Hackers, criminal identity theft, Data Breaches, Debit Cards, ID theft insurance, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Credit card fraud comes in two different flavors: account takeover and new account fraud. Account takeover occurs when the identity thief gains access to your credit or debit card number through criminal hacking, dumpster diving, ATM skimming, or perhaps you simply hand it over when paying at a store or…

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