Friday, February 10th, 2012
Vanessa here from AllClear ID. Got a new iPad, iPhone, or other Apple gizmo? A new phishing scam is targeting you. According to the Mac Security Blog, cyber thieves are sending around an official-looking email asking Apple users to update their billing information. The targets: new Apple users who are ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from the ITAC blog. We hope everyone had a restful holiday weekend. Though as we all know that although it is technically a holiday week the world of cybercrime does not slow down. That is why we have been ...
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Auction fraud refers to fraudulent transactions that take place through auction and classifieds websites. Either a product advertised may be misrepresented by the seller or the items sold are never delivered at all. This holiday season, as you seek out hard-to-find gifts and look for the best prices, keep in ...
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
By the AllClear ID Team Chris here with the AllClear ID Investigation team. Identity thieves are placing credit card skimming devices everywhere, but particularly on gas pumps, and as we wrote earlier, on outdoor ATMs. These devices are small and hard for the typical person to detect, but they can be ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
A U.S. District Judge has ruled to dismiss the majority of claims included in a multi-institution suit against Heartland Payment Systems, which in 2008 was hacked, ultimately compromising 130 million U.S. debit and credit cards. The Heartland breach, announced in January 2009, was the first card processor breach to ...
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
You may have a single family home, second home, or apartment. And no matter what your abode sitchy is, there is no place like home. Whenever I leave, I miss my family, house, and stuff. When we go on vacation, we are always happy to go home. I hope your ...
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