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Identity Theft

Five Ways to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft

by Matt on December 16, 2009

1. The next time you order checks, have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your checkbook, they will not know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name. Your bank will know. 2. Do not sign the back of your [...]

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Beware the 12 Scams of Christmas

by Matt on November 29, 2009

Below is an excellent article from Fox News about cyberscams during the holiday season. Getting a bargain on Cyber Monday seems compelling. But with online shopping comes the risk of cyberscams. According to Consumer Reports, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past two years. And as Americans open their wallets and their [...]

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Hackers don’t feel bad for your kids

by Tregaron on July 1, 2009

It is my opinion that in general people are becoming more aware of Internet threats and identity theft. Most of my associates would never have considered downloading and running something called checkmeout.exe, and I think that this cautious attitude is becoming more prevalent. Of course, this takes away a prime attack vector from hackers trying [...]

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How I’m going to use social networking to steal your identity!

by Matt on June 21, 2009

Ron Shulkin of Examiner.com has written an excellent article about how hackers will use information you post about yourself on social networks to steal your identity. Here are a few highlights: So the first thing I’ll do to steal your identity is find out everything I can about you. I can take a quiz, as [...]

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Don’t Take the Bait – Tips to Combat Phishing

by Matt on April 10, 2009

Education Phishing (pronounced “fishing”) is a computing scam wherein a criminal attempts to steal victims’ sensitive personal information such as social security and credit card numbers, user IDs and passwords. The process most often starts with an official-looking e-mail from a bank, financial or retail establishment that contains a link which directs potential victims to [...]

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