Social media sites are a great place to hang out, share photos, and chat with friends old and new. Unfortunately, they are also the place where many of us list our birthdates, post personal photos, and chat about where and...
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I've talked before about the horrible act of stealing the identity of children. Identity thieves and sometimes even parents steal a child's unused Social Security number because it provides them with a clean credit report; the number can be used...
The results of a survey released last week by the National Cyber Security Alliance and McAfee indicate that there is a significant gap between Americans' knowledge of good online security practices and what they actually do. Despite 92% of respondents...
Identity thieves make their livings by preying on others, often targeting the trusting and defenseless because they see them as easy marks. Unfortunately, some identity thieves take this to an appalling low and target the most trusting and most defenseless. ...
It seems like I'm always talking about companies that have accidentally leaked the data of their customers or had their security breached and data stolen. Though many people are stunned when they hear just how many places identity thieves get...
As the call of social networking catches the ear of younger and younger users the time to talk your kids about online safety has become more pressing. Talking to kids about cyber safety has become as important as talking to...
The latest data breach is a whopper - 77 million users of Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity woke up last week to discover that the reason their PSN access had stopped working was a huge data intrusion. While many people...
Identity theft is still the most common complaint among those reported to the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel Network. Nineteen percent of the 1.3 million cases in 2010 related to identity theft, according to the network's annual report - more...
One of the latest Facebook scams has already duped over 60,000 users. It shows up on a user's Wall with the message "OMG OMG OMG! ... I can't believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your...
With the explosion of Internet and cell phone communications--including social networking sites, music and video sharing technology and the ever-popular "texting"--keeping our kids out of the reach of predators has become increasingly difficult. We may frequent YouTube, Twitter and...
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