by joe on December 9, 2009
No one person can say for sure how large a role bots play in cybercrime today. Cybercrime will, at some point, make use of a botnet to do everything from spamming to hosting fraudulent Web sites. Internet security software giant Symantec has protected people from bots for a lot of years and has tracked the evolution of [...]
by joe on November 30, 2009
Crooks are becoming more inventive in how they take your identity. Bravery is not a must any more, nor is guns and knives or any physical hurt. Now days it may possibly be your neighbor or a person you pass in the mall. We can by no means be too cautious with our identity.Whatever system [...]
by joe on November 28, 2009
Identity theft is becoming an increasingly frequent problem among people of all shapes, sizes, ages, and nationalities, who are living in locations spread across the world. The theft of one’s identity is non-discriminating, as clever criminals find new and improved ways of profiting off of another’s loss and misfortune.In the end, a complete invasion of [...]
by joe on November 26, 2009
The crime of identity theft by employees is reaching record numbers, maybe because of a heightened awareness of the crime, or progress made by many states in detecting this crime as well as enforcing stricter penalties. Consumers are not the only ones who can benefit from the awareness of how easy and common the practice [...]
by joe on November 18, 2009
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” Plato.Identity theft, one of the fastest growing crimes in America, is a federal crime under the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act. Bad people or con men usually find ways to get around [...]
by joe on November 11, 2009
Identity Theft: How to avoid it.Getting right to the point, identity theft is on the rise, and yes there are some simple things you can do to help prevent it from happening to you. First of all, and most importantly, do not use your social security number carelessly. Your social security number is in fact a [...]
by joe on November 11, 2009
If you’ve ever made a major purchase like a home or automobile, you should know how important credit reports are to your life. Credit reports are used for much more than just checking your ability to pay a debt. Many service companies (apartments, auto insurance, cable TV, etc.) check your credit reports before they approve [...]
by joe on November 11, 2009
You’ve surely heard about why you need identity theft protection. A carelessly tossed receipt or lost credit card that falls into the wrong hands can ruin your financial life. Fraudulent emails asking for personal information like Social Security numbers or bank account numbers are obvious tip-offs that an identity thief is lurking and trying to [...]
by joe on November 10, 2009
Stop identity theft by taking measures now to prevent someone from stealing your identity, your credit, and your good name. If criminals have stolen your identity, you must act now to recover before more damage is done.After Hurricane Wilma struck Ft. Lauderdale in 2005, the entire county went offline. No power, no computer. No computer, [...]