Archive for the ‘ID Theft In The News’ Category
Electronic Pickpocketing
As technology makes our lives more convenient, our personal security level may be at risk. The RFID technology that allows you to wave your credit card instead of swiping it is extremely easy to hack. As in the video below, a hacker can purchase a credit card scanning machine and easily walk next to you and [...]
Twitter Was Hacked, Again!
The San Francisco-based company, Twitter, has become victim of a security breach for the third time. In this latest case, a hacker got the password for an employee’s personal e-mail account, possibly by guessing or by correctly answering a security question. He then worked from there to steal confidential company documents. Most social security sites [...]
Police Sergeant Arrested!
University of Central Missouri police sergeant and wife arrested in identity theft scheme A University of Central Missouri police sergeant and his wife have been arrested in an identity theft involving the stolen Social Security numbers for 7,000 students and alumni. James and Amanda Drake have been charged with fraud, forgery, illegal credit card use [...]
Student Stole 80 Identities!
A medical student from Chicago is facing federal charges in connection with an elaborate financial scheme he allegedly carried out while living in Portland and studying at Saint Joseph’s College two years ago. He was charged June 29 in federal court with one count of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. But [...]