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Identity Theft

Identity Theft: Are We Doomed?

Opening my e-mail reminds me of walking through the bazaar of a third world open air market—the pickpockets are everywhere. …

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Name, SSN Is All a Thief Needs for Tax Fraud

Meeting the April 17 income tax deadline might be the least of your worries.

In recent years, the IRS has seen …

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Pillar of Internet Security Attacked: What it Means for You

VeriSign Inc., the company responsible for assuring that more than half the world’s websites are authentic, was hacked multiple times …

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The New Breed of Phishing Scams: It's Complicated

Maybe you think you can spot scam emails by the broken English, the pleas to wire money via Western Union …

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6 Security Tips for Zappos Customers

Shop at Zappos? Then chances are you’re one of 24 million customers whose personal information may have been …

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Study: Medical Identity Theft Rising Sharply

An overwhelming majority of healthcare providers—96 percent—admit that they have lost patients’ medical data in the last two years, according …

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'Tis the Season to Be Wary....

You better watch out

You better not swipe

Your credit’s wiped out

It’s too late to gripe

Badman Claws is coming to town

He’s making …

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10 Tips to Stay Safe While Holiday Shopping Online

With more holiday shoppers turning away from the mall and turning toward their laptops and mobile devices, make sure …

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True or False? Cyber Crime Creates More Victims Per Hour Than Babies Are Born Per Hour

True. Cyber crime now impacts more than 50,000 people an hour. That’s three times more than the 15,300 babies born hourly.

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The Next Osama bin Laden Already Has Your Social Security Number

A massive cyber attack on American infrastructure is the 21st-century equivalent of the neutron bomb. All buildings remain standing but …

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