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Archive for: September, 2009

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/09/2009 | 2820 views

Social media identity theft, Facebook jacking, mCrime with mobile phone hacking and harassing, cyber bullying, and the list goes on. I did a spot on the Tyra Banks Show over a year ago and they keep re-running the episode. Every time the show airs I get emails from victims of high tech harassment. In the show a family from Washington, found that se... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 28/09/2009 | 2378 views

8 Ways to Prevent Business Social Media Identity Theft

There are hundreds, or maybe even thousands of social media sites worldwide such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube. Social media networks are quickly becoming the bane of the IT Manager. Twitter phishing and Facebook jacking are growing rapidly. Social media is still in its infancy and its security has been an issue since its inception. F... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 25/09/2009 | 2370 views

Twitter Phishing Leads to Identity Theft

Twitter phishing is a growing problem and is spreading through a virus. Twitter accounts that have been hacked are spreading a link with a request to click on and download a video. Some Twitter phishing involves Twitter porn. Today Ena Fuentes, who’s definitely a hot little number, started following me on Twitter and wants me to check out he... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 24/09/2009 | 2387 views

National Protect Your Identity Week

A recent National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) revealed that 45 percent of all U.S. adults, roughly 101 million people, would feel at most risk for identity theft when making a purchase with a credit card that requires the card to be temporarily taken out of their sight, for example, at a restaur... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 23/09/2009 | 1887 views

The Scourge of Medical Identity Theft

Medical identity theft can make you sick. When I was asked by the reporter on the CBS Early Show, “If medical identity theft happens to you”…and I eloquently responded “You’re screwed”, and amazingly it made the edits to air. Because in sum, it’s true. Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses a per... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation