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Topics

• Online Identity Theft
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  • against Teens
  • against the elderly
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Recent Breeches of Identity Information

• Names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth for 245 available on file server
• Stolen laptop contains names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of 4,259
• Records of 13,000 retired police compromised in database
• Stolen document contains names and Social Security numbers of 86
• Confidential information for more than 2,600 exposed through file-sharing program
• 2,845 welfare renewal packets sent to wrong mailing addresses
• Drive purchased on eBay contains personal and account details of around one million
• Social Security numbers, names, and dates of birth for at least 12,700 on stolen laptop
• Credit card numbers and addresses of 8,000,000 compromised by hack
• 13,000 Social Security numbers and other personal information posted on the internet

Resources

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Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds

• Were Internet Scammers Preparing to Exploit Hurricane Gustav?
• How to buySAFE on the Internet
• Cost Plus Customers Compromised in Data Security Incident
• Report Reveals That Internet Fraud Threatens E-Commerce
• Cyber Warfare, Not Just a Theory Anymore?
• Lottery Bandit Nabbed in California
• FBI Educates Public on Mortgage Scams
• BlackHat Experts Predict the Hot Computer Security Topics for 2009
• This Year, Fraud Will Cost Businesses $994 Billion in the U.S.!
• Largest Identity Theft Ring in History Indicted

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Scams

How did Granny Wind Up in Jail

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Well Granny is in jail because someone stole her Identity. Although this video is humorous Identity Theft is not.

You can protect your good name it is easier than you think. Visit Life Lock and see how easy it is. With all of the things we worry about this is one thing we […]

Are our Teens Vulnerable to Online Identity Theft?

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

I recently attended my 18 year old son’s high school graduation and the opening speaker really put in perspective how much time our teens spend online. She basically did a roll call of the sites that the teens activly participate in and I watched the young adults nod in agreement.
With sites like MySpace, YouTube […]

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