Identity Theft – The Biggest Target
WorshipingJesus asked: Identity theft is real! and it happens to many people. But guess who’s the one whose identity is most frequently stolen and whose name is and has been used to commit many crimes? You guessed it…
Consumers: Stay on top of Product Recalls with these websites
We hear about product recalls that either scare us to death or simply annoy us. But how can we know about recalls that aren’t so “famous” but that do affect us? Find out the best ways to be an informed consumer, one that knows what products are being recalled and are unsafe to use. We [...]
Evil Maid USB Malware Steals TrueCrypt Software Encryption Passwords
Joanna Rutkowska, virtualization and security researcher, has released a Proof of Concept malware that allows an attacker to steal software encryption passwords. Her current version is designed to attack TrueCrypt software encryption, but can be evolved to attack any other software encryption product, and even BitLocker on a TPM-enabled machine. The attack works like this: [...]
credit fraud/identity theft?
My brother bought a truck from a friends parents dealership. That same day the friend asked if my brother would co-sign for a car for him as well and my brother said it wouldn’t be a problem. They ended up both leaving with new cars. My brother never signed a piece of paper for that [...]