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Identity Theft Archive

December 29, 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011 12:36 PM/CST

Specialforces.com Data Dump the Latest in LulzXmas

More credit card numbers, email addresses and usernames and passwords were exposed in a hack on specialforces.com

October 15, 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011 11:49 PM/CST

SEC Warns Employees of Potential Misuse of Brokerage Data

Just days after the SEC recommended companies disclose cyber-issues to investors, the regulatory body revealed third-party contractors had improper access to employee data.

August 20, 2011

Saturday, August 20, 2011 1:43 PM/CST

Internet Users Posting Info that Helps Cyber-Crooks

Users are often providing information that gives cyber-criminals the information they need to hijack accounts, according to a recent BullGuard survey.

August 16, 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 4:20 PM/CST

Data Analysis of myBART Info Reveals Weak Passwords

An analysis of the myBART.org data dump from Anonymous revealed that users were still using generic words for passwords that could possibly be re-used on other Websites.

April 21, 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:52 PM/CST

Cyber-Thief Hackett Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Theft

Rogelio Hackett, Jr pled guilty to stealing credit card numbers and selling them in a criminal enterprise that spanned nine years.

April 15, 2011

Friday, April 15, 2011 5:23 PM/CST

Federal Reserve Hacker Lin Mun Poo Pleads Guilty

Lin Mun Poo, the serial hacker who hacked into the Federal Reserve and sold credit card numbers for $1,000 each, pleaded guilty today. Cyber-crime doesn't pay.

March 8, 2011

Tuesday, March 08, 2011 6:55 AM/CST

Symantec Calculates Daily Cybercrime Index

Symantec recently launched a snazzy new sitelet with a daily summary of current online threats including malware, identity theft, fraud and spam to give IT professionals a sense of the day's security landscape.

February 27, 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011 4:38 PM/CST

Over $5.3 Million Fines Imposed for HIPAA Violations

The US Department of Health and Human Services fined two medical institutions for a total of $5.3 million for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). These are the first-ever penalties imposed since HIPAA went into effect in 2003.

August 26, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010 11:20 AM/CST

Cyber-crime Site Pushes Forged Passports, Licenses

McAfee put the spotlight recently on yet another profitable activity of cyber-criminals - the forgery of passports and driver's licenses.

June 24, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:44 AM/CST

Inside Text Message Phishing Attacks

Lars Harvey, CEO of Internet Identity, discusses how attackers are launching phishing attacks via text-message. The attacks often target customers of credit unions, and are designed to steal your account information.

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