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Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/07/2011 | 2279 views

llegal Alien Steals Identity, Becomes Cop

In a story that could have come right out of a movie, a widely respected police officer turned out to be a Mexican national who stole an American identity and moved to Alaska to become a cop. I’ll bet Sarah Palin didn’t see this one coming. Fox News reports that the identity thief had been employed as an Anchorage police officer using ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 27/07/2011 | 3616 views

15 Social Media Security Tips

1. Realize that you can become a victim at any time. Not a day goes by when we don’t hear about a new hack. With 55,000 new pieces of malware a day, security never sleeps. 2. Think before you post. Status updates, photos, and comments can reveal more about you than you intended to disclose. You could end up feeling like some silly politician... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 14/07/2011 | 4068 views

How 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 I made a quick trip, to London,United Kingdom and got mugged, my bag, stolen from me with my passport and credit cards... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 14/07/2011 | 2881 views

Spear Phishing Leaves a Bloody Wound

Once criminal hackers get a person’s username and email address, they can begin to launch a targeted spear phish scam. Scammers copy the design of each breached entities outgoing email campaign and blast the breached list with “account update” or other ruses. Gaming site Sega Pass was hacked. On the Sega Pass website it states, &... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 02/07/2011 | 2082 views

Data Breaches Up, Lost Records Down

According to a recent report from Verizon, data breaches are on the rise. There were 760 data breaches recorded in 2010, compared to 140 breaches in 2009. However, there were approximately four million records stolen in 2010, as opposed to 144 million stolen in 2009. This means there were fewer large-scale data breaches compromised of multimillion... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation