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Identity Theft doesn't always pay

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 18:17 — PatB

Roundup of "stupid ID theft criminals" stories posted by David Strom at ITWorld.

AVG's DataSnatchers

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 22:30 — PatB
URL: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElGPo5j5o9w
Describe this Resource: 
AVG created this neat animated video to illustrate how easy it is for valuable personal data to be stolen when you're online. Worth a look - and worth sharing with friends, too.
Category: 
Current Threats
Social Networking
Fraud
ID and Data Theft
Malware

Police conference on identity theft

Sat, 09/19/2009 - 04:18 — PatB
URL: 
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_13312956
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Interesting newspaper report from The Daily Camera on a national police conference held in Boulder this week on Identity Theft.
Category: 
ID and Data Theft

9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers' Favorite Pick-Up Lines

Sun, 02/22/2009 - 05:44 — PatB

Just found this really useful story at Network World, detailing the most common tricks used to get you to hand over your password.

Identity Thieves Impacted by Economic Downturn?

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 06:26 — PatB

Just came across this article at InformationWeek. While the number of fraud incidents is rising, criminals are earning less for each crime they commit.

Black Hat 2008: Meet The Fed

Thu, 09/11/2008 - 00:52 — joex
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Describe this Resource: 
Jim Christy, the Director of Futures Exploration at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, talks about the increasing sophistication of attacks that he is starting to see.
Category: 
Current Threats
ID and Data Theft