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The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently issued a warning about ACH and wire transfers being routed to China after discovering that millions of dollars were being lost in bogus transfers. The sche...
Would it surprise you to learn that there are over 20,000 videos on YouTube alone that are devoted to hacking? And that the most popular of these video tutorials have millions of views? You may think ...
Reed College’s entire website was recently copied and replicated, but with the fictitious name “University of Redwood.” The Wall Street Journal reports, “Officials at Reed suspect the site is part of...
After Osama bin Ladens 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. Whe...
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 ...
The recent data breach at Sony has triggered another round of debate on third party data security. While it is all fine looking at the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), classic ...
Here is a tongue-in-cheek list of the most unwanted identity thieves, describing the various techniques thieves use to steal your information. It’s clever and, unfortunately, very real. Pauly the Pic...
I wonder what the Japanese is for “when you are in a hole it’s usually a good time to stop digging?" I read the new Sony press release with some bemusement; the one with regard to the loss
The day when your wallet becomes a relic, like an 8-track tape, isn’t here quite yet. But we are getting close. Thinning out your wallet isn’t just nice for your pants pocket. It’s also a good way to ...
Yesterday (Wed) we had Sony being not very re-assuring, saying "While there is no evidence that credit card data was taken at this time, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided y...
Today we gained further confirmation of details around the Sony Playstation network breach; millions of account names and personal details have been lost and potentially payment card details includin
As predictable that night follows day you can be sure that identity fraud is not going to go away and the latest data breach involving Sony PlayStation is a clear sign that fraudsters are as inventive...