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5 Brutal Cases of Stolen Identities

Posted by nightcrawler 388 days ago, popular 387 days ago (http://www.spendonlife.ca)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: fraud money stolen-identity theft
Downed economy means higher crime. Not surprisingly cases of stolen identity are on the rise. Here are 5 of some of the worst cases reported. read more »
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Employee Theft Statistics Infographic

Posted by amabaie 16 days ago, popular 15 days ago (http://www.infographicsshowcase.com)
Category: Business | Tags: theft employees
While office theft by employees has been a problem since the invention of the office, it seems during times of economic uncertainty office theft rise[...] read more »
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Affluent are more often victims of identity theft, report shows

Posted by jms1225 50 days ago, popular 49 days ago (http://www.creditcards.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit experian id identity theft
Wealthy U.S. consumers who enjoy leisure activities such as tennis, skiing and international vacations are top targets for identity thieves, accordin[...] read more »
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Girl Scout Leader Gets Badge for Credit Card Theft

Posted by bam7 148 days ago (http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit card news theft
The Boynton Beach Police Department has arrested Magaret Ann Willett, a volunteer for the Girl Scouts of America, on suspicion of credit card fraud a[...] read more »
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Data Theft: Another Hit to Shareholder Value

Posted by Paisano1 463 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: data identity losses stocks theft
Lapses in Information and Data Security caused by budget cuts and layoffs- these are as real a threat to National Security as the attacks of 9/11...[...] read more »
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Take Action to Prevent Your Identity Theft

Posted by Paisano1 422 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banks credit id identity theft
Hackers regularly break security codes that protect corporate databases to gather personal information they use to take over identities. This isn’t t[...] read more »
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Facebook has settled!

Posted by anjamerret 398 days ago (http://anjamerret.com)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: business model theft
Much speculation about the settlement that Facebook has agreed to in order to make the case of theft of intellectual property go away finally. read more »
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ISR News: Top 10 Threats from 2008

Posted by Paisano1 439 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: data information it security theft
A municipal network held hostage, the hacking of a public official’s private e-mail account, court battles to gag security researchers, and dire warn[...] read more »
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Worried About Losing Dollars? You Better Watch Your Data Too…

Posted by Paisano1 464 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Business | Tags: data information it security theft
What of the dozens of boxes of personal financial information, credit reports, social security numbers and other sensitive information that was found[...] read more »
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Calling 911 For the Theft of $5? How far is too far?

Posted by Heidi 379 days ago (http://www.littlepeoplewealth.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget finance poor theft thrifty
Latreasa called 911 because McDonalds took her $5 and wouldn't give it back after she found out that chicken nuggets were not available. The cashier[...] read more »
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The #1 Way Criminals Steal Your Identity

Posted by insurancepaper 129 days ago (http://www.insurancepaper.com)
Category: Business | Tags: identity theft travelers
Identity fraud increased substantially in 2008, reversing a four-year trend of decreasing incidents. Researchers say identity fraud increased by 22 p[...] read more »
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ISR News: Terrorists Take Aim for Online 9/11

Posted by Paisano1 434 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Business | Tags: data identity security stocks theft
“Other than a nuclear device or some other type of destructive weapon, the threat to our infrastructure, the threat to our intelligence, the threat t[...] read more »
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Bad Economy Spurs Increase In Cyber-Scams

Posted by Paisano1 411 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks credit id identity theft
The boom in cyberthreats that occurred during the last three months of 2008 could accelerate, especially if the economy continues to falter, security specialists say. Organized cybercrime groups have become increasingly efficient at assembling... read more »
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Parking Ticket Leads to Blended Hack Attack

Posted by Paisano1 391 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks credit id identity theft
The would-be tickets read: “PARKING VIOLATION: This vehicle is in violation of standard parking regulations.” The card then instructs the ticket recipient to visit a specified Web Site. From this point, hackers count on law-abiding users to go home. read more »
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► ISR News: Joe Knows Too Much

Posted by Paisano1 456 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business crime data fbi theft
“At some point later that evening, he logged in and set all the modems in the POP to autodial 911 repeatedly. None of our customers could use the bro[...] read more »
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