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The Boston Channel reports a Lynn couple was accused of selling the identities of at least 16 Transportation Security Administration workers at Logan International Airport. Police said the ID data was allegedly taken by a female TSA contract worker who is related to one of the two Lynn suspects. A TSA spokesman said the agency takes the ID theft very seriously. Well, that’s a good start…
http://information-security-resources.com/2010/01/10/pair-arrested-for-selling-tsa-employee-ids/The Boston Channel reports a Lynn couple was accused of selling the identities of at... more
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The hacker I contacted immediately returned my email. I told him I was a journalist and wanted to do a story on him. I couldn’t have been more upfront with my intentions. I even provided him my website, but that didn’t seem to matter. He just wanted my money. First he wanted me to open up my IM and connect with him via his Yahoo email. That way we could chat. But I wasn’t about to let him in via IM because there are known hacks that can allow a bad guy into your IM then onto your PC. So I set up a private chat at tinychat…
http://information-security-resources.com/2010/01/05/robert-sicilianos-conversation-with-a-hacker/The hacker I contacted immediately returned my email. I told him I was a journalist... more
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Here we are again, getting ready to face a new year. Time to set those dreaded New Year’s resolutions. You know, lose the 10 pounds, give up the chocolate, quit smoking, and win the Nobel Peace Prize. Along with the breaking of some bad habits, now is the time to take on some new habits to protect you against identity theft. The Identity Theft Resource Center offers the following top resolutions you can make in 2010…
http://information-security-resources.com/2010/01/03/identity-theft-prevention-checklist-for-2010/Here we are again, getting ready to face a new year. Time to set those dreaded New... more
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In 2003, an estimated 1.5 million laptops were stolen worldwide. Today, that number has climbed to 2.6 million. That’s a 70% increase in just a few years. That’s one stolen laptop every 12 seconds. Laptop computers have been the source of some of the biggest data breaches of all time. Unfortunately your security, or lack thereof, is in the hands of others.
http://information-security-resources.com/2009/12/22/basic-laptop-security-prevents-identity-theft/In 2003, an estimated 1.5 million laptops were stolen worldwide. Today, that number... more
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