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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…

TJX Identity Theft Costs Another 10 million, Protect Yourself from WarDriving

June 24, 2009 in Anti-virus protection, Computer Hacking, Credit Card Fraud, Criminal Hackers, evil twins, fraud alert, Free Credit Report, hackers, Hotspot Shield, HotSpotVPN, ID theft insurance, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft prevention, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, intelius, Laptops, Public Records, Publicvpn.com, Wardriving, WiFi hacking, WiFi Protected Access, Wired Equivalent Privacy, Wireless /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Most people are familiar with the TJX data breach, in which 45 million credit card numbers were stolen. TJX recently agreed to pay $9.75 million to 41 states to settle an investigation of the massive data breach. According to some reports, TJX has spent up to $256 million attempting to…

Insider Identity Theft Poses Major Threats

June 23, 2009 in Anti-virus protection, Credit Card Fraud, credit monitoring, fraud alert, 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 A Boston woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing at least 34 identities, which she was able to access from her workplace, a medical cost-management firm. “This was an extensive scheme in which the defendant used her access to the victims’ personal identifying information as a means to steal their…

Identity Theft Scammers Targeting Online Classifieds

June 22, 2009 in Anti-virus protection, check fraud, Computer Hacking, computer security, criminal identity theft, fraud, Identity Theft, identity theft expert, identity theft protection, identity theft speaker, identity thieves, intelius, isearch, mcafee, Phishing, uniball /by Robert Siciliano

Robert Siciliano identity theft expert Throughout the past week or so, scammers from Nigeria, Belgium and the UK have been coming after me in full force, via Craigslist. Unfortunately, the popular online classifieds website has become a launchpad for criminal activity. Everything from online affinity or advance fee scams to baby killers and the Craigslist…

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