Identity Theft Protection » ID Theft In The News http://identityprotectiononline.com www.IdentityProtectionOnline.com Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:46:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Electronic Pickpocketing http://identityprotectiononline.com/2011/06/04/electronic-pickpocketing/ http://identityprotectiononline.com/2011/06/04/electronic-pickpocketing/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:32:56 +0000 Admin http://identityprotectiononline.com/?p=191 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 [...]
]]> http://identityprotectiononline.com/2011/06/04/electronic-pickpocketing/feed/ 0 Cyber Thieves get your SSN http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/27/cyber-thieves-get-your-ssn/ http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/27/cyber-thieves-get-your-ssn/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:24:19 +0000 Admin http://identityprotectiononline.com/?p=129 Social Security Number Identity Theft: Someone uses your Social Security number to gain employment or to start a business and reports that income under your name. Thieves take the income but don’t pay the taxes leaving you with the bill. Thieves also use your Social Security number to obtain medical care, financial gain, college loans, [...]
]]> http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/27/cyber-thieves-get-your-ssn/feed/ 0 Twitter Was Hacked, Again! http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/17/twitter-was-hacked-again/ http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/17/twitter-was-hacked-again/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:49:04 +0000 Admin http://identityprotectiononline.com/?p=118 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 [...]
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]]> http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/17/police-sergeant-arrested/feed/ 0 Student Stole 80 Identities! http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/16/student-stole-80-identities/ http://identityprotectiononline.com/2009/07/16/student-stole-80-identities/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:13:45 +0000 Admin http://identityprotectiononline.com/?p=116 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 [...]
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