If you do any banking or have any financial affiliations with Wells Fargo, it’s time to tone up your personal senses for identifying threats. Recently, Wells Fargo had a widespread crash on their systems, which is one type of rare incident that criminals are constantly on the lookout for. This crash gives criminals […]

First off, it wasn’t the actual businesses that run the job sites. In fact, I would bet that they didn’t even know that identities were being stolen through their website. It was actually someone who broke into the site, set up an enticing advertisement for people to click on, and installed a Trojan […]

Obviously, with the massive hype over iPhones, you can bet that thieves and criminals are taking advantage of the situation. Their most current scam is to send out mass emails to random people, stating they just won an iPhone. To claim your iPhone, all you need to do is click on a link…. […]

One thing I never really thought about is people using stolen credit cards to donate to charities. But thieves aren’t doing this out of the kindness of their heart, they are doing it to verify if a card is legitimate or not. This must be very tough for non-profit organizations that rely on […]

I would like to say Kroll is changing the paradigm as to how to get your identity back. While other companies just offer resources and support to help you regain your identity, Kroll will actually do all of the work for you. Personally, I think a business model like this will do very […]

The good news is the bank and credit card information on the 2.3 million people that has been stolen has not been used for any forms of identity theft. The bad news is I doubt it is going to stay that way. People who steal large quantities of personal data like this are […]

I was pretty surprised about the risks at gas stations after I read this article. I had absolutely no idea how much information the gas station point-of-sale terminals collect when you use your credit card. Knowing this in addition to the fact of poorly-secured networks at gas stations can give sophisticated hackers an […]

I actually wrote a post about this person awhile back and how he was able to bypass eBay’s security measures to send phishing scams to unsuspecting visitors. Well, not only does it look like he has done it again, but it also appears that he has done it at least on three occasions. […]

While the topic of ransomware is nothing new, it seems to be growing in popularity among cyber criminals. The idea is simple: remotely encrypt all of a user’s files so that they can not use them. Then, use that user’s files as a bargaining chip to get whatever it is you want. […]

A lot of people have the false idea that if they have antivirus (and even anti-phishing) solutions on their computer, they have nothing to worry about in regards to the vast array of threats online. This is considered a false sense of security, which is in fact worse than having no security on your […]