Identity Thief Steals Identity For 17 Years
This mess Joseph Kidd stole Larry Smith’s identity 17 years ago, when Smith was 50 years old. While operating under Smith’s identity, Kidd “spent time in jail, as sent to prison, paroled, obtained...
View Article3 Year Old’s Identity Stolen To Buy Porn
A thief hacked into a woman’s checking account and used her daughter’s name on an electronic check to pay for an online porn subscription. The FBI believes this is a relatively new scam, with reports...
View ArticleSpyware A Major Identity Theft Threat
Spyware is sold legally in the United States. This software records chats, emails, browsing history, usernames, passwords, and basically everything a person does on that PC. Some spyware programs can...
View ArticleMost Willing to Pay to Reduce Identity Theft Risk
When you compare the cost of various services, you begin to see how much your time is worth. For example, it would take most homeowners a significant chunk of nights and weekends to paint a house...
View ArticleReporter’s Identity Stolen
It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, rich or poor, if you have good credit or bad credit, pay with cash or credit card, whether or not you use the Internet, or even own a computer. You can be a...
View ArticleMost Unwanted Criminals: Dumpster Divers, Sly Spies, and War Drivers
There is no shortage of bad guys, identity thieves, and hackers trying to separate you from your money. They range from previously discussed pickpockets, Trojan viruses, and ATM skimmers to dumpster...
View Article5 Tips to Avoid Bin Laden Scams
After Osama bin Laden’s Death a flurry of internet scams hit the internet. Most notably scam emails with links to pictures, videos and phony Facebook messages with links to videos that don’t exist....
View ArticleMost Unwanted Criminals: Phishers, Shoulder Surfers and Keyloggers
McAfee’s most unwanted criminals have included pickpockets, Trojan viruses, and ATM skimmers, dumpster divers, spies, and wireless hackers and now phishers, shoulder surfers, and keyloggers. Identity...
View ArticleJudge Says Its OK to Post Social Security Numbers Online
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,...
View ArticleHow to Reset Your Gmail Password After Being Hacked
I finally got one of those “I’m stuck in London” emails. My friend Kate’s Gmail account was hacked, and everyone on her contact list received an email from a hacker posing as Kate: “Hi, Apologies, but...
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