Posts Tagged ‘News’
State Protects ID Theft Victims
State protection for victims of identity theft SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) – Millions of people become the victim of identity theft in the US every year, but the State of Utah has set up a website to make it easier for ID theft victims to protect themselves. “Identity theft is a crime [...]
Identity Theft Top Complaint
FTC: Identity Theft Top Consumer Complaint in 2008 – FOX NEWS According to a report issued by the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft accounted for 26 percent of all consumer complaints received in 2008. The report says among the most common forms of identity theft, credit-card fraud was tops at 20 percent. Following close behind [...]
Hackers Sell Your Identity
Hackers Can Sell Your Identity for Pennies – Associated Press Stolen credit card numbers now go for as little as 6 cents each, if they’re bought 10,000 at a time. Access to hijacked e-mail accounts: 10 cents to $100. Bank account credentials: $10 to $1,000. “The pipeline for stolen data is being replenished by phony [...]
ID Thieves Attack Neopets
Popular Children’s Web Site Under Attack by Identity Thieves – FOX NEWS “Passwords to banking sites, account information, Social Security and credit card numbers all become fair game.” “The threat of malware isn’t just isolated to one hacker stealing one person’s information, say security experts. Devious software can sniff out passwords stored in browsers or [...]
How to catch an ID Thief
This is a eye-opening video of Chris Hansen from Dateline showing us how he was able to catch an ID Thief buying their credit cards and using them to buy things from around the world in just minutes! Here is the complete article from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17822386/ns/dateline_nbc-to_catch_an_id_thief/