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Archive for: March, 2011

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/03/2011 | 3351 views

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 welfare and Medicare benefits, and got married.” He did all this using Smith’s name, which means that Smith has had to dea... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 24/03/2011 | 2687 views

Protecting Mail from Identity Theft

While criminal hackers are cracking databases and stealing millions of electronic records every year, street level identity thieves are a more insidious element of the identity theft epidemic. Thieves of this nature live in your neighborhood. In some parts of the country, local identity thieves tend to be meth heads. Local identity thieves underst... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 24/03/2011 | 2437 views

Stalker Caught in Madonnas Mansion

The songstress wasn’t home at the time, but her security team was. Madonna’s London manse worth an estimated $10 million is equipped with security guards, cameras and a home alarm system. And while these are all effective layers of security and are often good deterrents they didn’t stop her stalker from breaking a window and climb... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 24/03/2011 | 1688 views

Go New and Shiny or Wait

Keeping up on the latest advances in technology has always been my thing. I once had a beeper the size of a pack of cigarettes, and a mobile phone bigger than a shoebox. I’m something of a gadget geek and a wannabe innovator. I like new and shiny. . You probably haven’t run across the name Everett Rogers in People Magazine. In 1962, ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 24/03/2011 | 1111 views

Home Invasion Suspects Don FBI Gear

In Buffalo New York WBEN reports “Buffalo Police are investigating a home invasion at a Sussex Street home. The male victim told police the suspects accosted him, wearing what appeared to be FBI badges and jackets.” “The victim reported that he was driving down Welker Street at around 8:45 AM, when four or five black males weari... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation