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FTC.Gov: How to File a Complaint
Posted on October 20th, 2010 No commentsFTC.gov How to make a report with the FTC if you have been scammed, or become a victim of Identity Theft
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Norton Study: 65 Percent Of Internet Users Are Cybercrime Victims
Posted on September 15th, 2010 No commentsIf you think your computer or your identity has never been hacked, you might be in for a surprise after a new Symantec (NSDQ:SYMC) study revealed Wednesday that nearly two thirds of Internet users and almost three quarters of U.S. Web surfers have fallen victim to cybercrime.
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In Pictures: The Year’s Biggest Data Disasters – Forbes.com
Posted on November 25th, 2009 No commentsThe lesson of 2009: It only takes one data disaster to ruin your whole year. According to Identity Theft Resource Center, government agencies and businesses reported 435 breaches as of Nov.
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Letter Form 100-4 – Financial Account Takeover
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 No commentsITRC Letter Form 100-4 – Victim of Identity Theft Statement and Account Information Request to Credit Issuers: Financial Account Takeover Send this letter form to any credit issuer that has allowed fraudulent activity to take place on an existing account.
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4 Yr Old & Kids Get $4 Million in Tax Credits to Buy Homes
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 No commentsFrom the “can’t believe its true” file: No one under the age of 18 can legally purchase a home. However, a four year old baby as well as hundreds of other minors managed to provide tax payer identification numbers (TIN) as part of the qualification process in receiving U.S. federal tax credits reserved specifically for first time home buyers
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4 Yr Old & Kids Get $4 Million in Tax Credits to Buy Homes [Flickr]
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 No commentsIdTheftSecrets posted a photo: a four year old baby as well as hundreds of other minors managed to provide tax payer identification numbers (TIN) as part of the qualification process in receiving U.S. federal tax credits reserved specifically for first time home buyers.
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Big-Box Breach: The Inside Story of Wal-Mart’s Hacker Attack
Posted on October 14th, 2009 No commentsWal-Mart was the victim of a serious security breach in 2005 and 2006 in which hackers targeted the development team in charge of the chain’s point-of-sale system and siphoned source code and other sensitive data to a computer in Eastern Europe, Wired.com has learned.
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McAfee – Password Stealing Malware Multiplied to 400% in 2008
Posted on October 14th, 2009 No commentsPublishing the report known as “Inside the Password-Stealing Business: the Who and How of Identity Theft”, the security firm said – in 2008, almost 400,000 variants of Trojans designed to log keystrokes and record passwords were discovered.
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Blumenthal: State Was ‘Cavalier And Careless’ In Theft Of Laptop With Sensitive Data On It
Posted on October 14th, 2009 No commentsIt was a major security breach when a state-owned laptop was stolen on Long Island in August 2007 and the Social Security numbers of 106,000 citizens were lost. Now, more than two years later, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has released a 37-page report that says the state tax department failed to safeguard the sensitive data after act…
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Identify Theft: Fact or Fiction?
Posted on October 14th, 2009 No commentsMy column this week, “The Fallacy of Identity Theft,” prompted a rash of comments from readers defending the serious nature of the crime.
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