Archive for the ‘identity theft’ Category

Memorial Day & ID Theft Using Info Of Deceased

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Every year since probably my first year on this world I’ve visited cemetaries on the Sunday right before Memorial Day. My parents’ reasoning was that we could get the graves and headstones decorated (Memorial Day is also known as Decoration Day) so that those visiting on Monday would see them. Probably where I got my habit of always arriving to meetings and events WAY too early! :)
This past Sunday my family drove my father out to three cemetaries to once more continue this tradition…

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“Secure Your ID Day” is April 18

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

I’m in Omaha to speak tomorrow at the Infotec09 conference and I heard on the local news that “Secure Your ID Day” is April 18…

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“Secure Your ID Day” is April 18

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

I’m in Omaha to speak tomorrow at the Infotec09 conference and I heard on the local news that “Secure Your ID Day” is April 18…

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Many Motivators For Identity Theft

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

I’ve heard far too many business leaders in lesser-regulated industries, of organizations of all sizes, say something to the effect of, “Oh, we don’t have any information that hackers would find of any value.”

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Computer Fraud Criminal Sentenced To 4 1/2 Yrs Jailtime + US$1.6 Million

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Would you notice a $20 – $30 fraudulent charge mixed in with a lot of other charges…most people have more than 10 according to a financial fraud expert friend…on your credit card statement?
It looks like in Bulgaria they really lower the sanctions boom on those committing computer fraud..

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Medical Identity Theft: Medical Equipment Co. Owner Sentenced to Prison

Friday, February 20th, 2009

I just ran across this U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) press release from January 20, 2009…

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Txt Phishing (Vishing) In Iowa: MetaBank NOT Calling!

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Boy, all throughout the day I heard on the radio, and it was all over the noon and evening news, that Iowa customers of MetaBank were receiving text messages on their phones to call MetaBank about unusual activity in their account…

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Cybercriminals Threaten To Post Millions Of PII Records For Express Scripts Customers

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Just last month I blogged about the new Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2008. It covers extortion. I’m interested to see if it gets used for the latest extortion attempt…

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The Insider Threat For Identity Theft: Watchout For Dead-Beat Parents

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Here’s a story that points to how vulnerable people are to identity theft and other types of crimes and frauds from slimy family…and ex-family…members…

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Hackers Are “Rattlesnakes Without the Rattles”

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Research into the psychology of hackers has been going on ever since Cap’n Crunch cereal whistles were used to make free phone calls to anywhere in the world.
I saw the ABC News article…

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