identity theft

Sophos Australia Facebook ID probe 2009

by Paul Ducklin on December 6, 2009 | Leave a comment
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Just over two years ago, Sophos UK conducted a Facebook ID Probe to see how willingly social networkers give out their personal data. 43% of those in the probe accepted an invitation to be friends with Freddi Staur – allegedly Read more…

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Video: Stealing identities on the street is easy

by Graham Cluley on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Many of us are concerned about how well companies and organisations are protecting our personally identifiable information - but how good at we at protecting our own details, such as name, date of birth and email address? Carole Theriault and Read more…

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Three men charged in 130 million credit card identity theft

by Graham Cluley on August 18, 2009 | Comments Off
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Chances are that you've seen the stories about what some are calling "the largest case of computer crime and identity theft ever prosecuted." 28-year-old Albert Gonzalez, and two unnamed Russian men, are accused of stealing more than 130 million credit Read more…

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Government security workers warned of identity theft risk

by Graham Cluley on February 4, 2009 | Comments Off
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No company likes to admit that it has had a security breach. But things must feel even more awkward when the victim company is a computer security contractor working for the US federal government. SRA International, a government contractor that Read more…

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