The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public about false emails asking people to register for a CDC-sponsored mandatory vaccination program.Â
“Users that click on the email are at risk of having malicious code installed on their system,” according to the CDC announcement.
The fraudulent e-mails claim to be from the U.S. Centers for [...]
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Man Guilty of Using Stolen Identities to Defraud Wal-Mart
A 30-year-old Sacramento man has pleaded guilty to defrauding Wal-Mart stores using identities stolen through phishing attacks. He targeted eBay and small financial institutions. Many of the victims were PayPal users. Police discovered thousands of stolen identities on his computer, together with incriminating chat logs, phishing site templates, counterfeit credit cards and a shotgun.Â
Tien Truong [...]
Social Security Numbers Predicted With Public Information
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found that individual’s Social Security numbers can be accurately predicted using basic public information. They have found that with an individual’s birth date and state of birth they are able to guess his or her Social Security number with great accuracy. Someone’s birth date and state of birth are easily [...]
New Facial Recognition Technology Leads to Identity Theft Arrest
Investment in new facial recognition technology at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles already is yielding returns with the arrest of a man on fraud charges after he sought a seventh Indiana identity.
New license photos are compared with those that have already been taken. If a new photo seems to match an existing one, the [...]
Identity Theft Protection Is Important To Have These Days
Most victims are overwhelmed by the complexity of procedures necessary to undo the damage of identity theft. The average person who does not have identity theft protection can spend weeks, months, even years of their own personal time recovering from identity theft. Not to mention the out of pocket expenses and lost wages for time [...]
Identity Theft Protection as an Employee Benefit
Many organizations are adding identity theft protection to their employee benefits package. This allows employees to be protected from identity theft at the workplace, at home, or even when traveling. Companies are adding identity theft protection services to their existing benefits to protect employee data and keep the company safe.
The problem of identity theft is continuing [...]
