Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Juan here from the AllClear ID investigation team. I’ve noticed that varying types of cell phone fraud is becoming a huge burden to consumers and phone companies. The most rampant form of cell phone fraud occurs when someone opens up an account using another person’s information. However, there are also ways ...
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
In mid-September, a European hacker nicknamed Poxxie broke into the computer network of a U.S. company and, he said, grabbed 1,400 credit-card numbers, the account holders names and addresses, and the security code that comes with each card. With little trouble, he sold the numbers for $3.50 each on his ...
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
There is an entire underground black-market out there hacking, buying and selling your information to steal your identity. The most sought after data is your credit card numbers. “Carders” are the criminals who buy and sell “dumps,” which are large quantities of credit card and bank account details. Carders and ...
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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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