Did you know that most identity theft is done the old fashioned way, by stealing your mail, wallet, or social engineering on the phone? That's what we learned at the Secure360 conference today. More...
A coordinated attack on university systems in Florida has resulted in identity theft for nearly 300,000 students, faculty, and staff members. Nobody has claimed responsibility. More...
Your mobile phone knows an awful lot more about you than you might realize, and as a result phones are becoming targets for theft. There are steps that can be taken though to prevent this. More...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was the victim of an AWOL US Army soldier who managed to gain access to one of Allen's bank accounts. The soldier was arrested for the crime earlier this month. More...
The latest Windows 8 developers blog post from Microsoft goes over how the company's next major operating system's security features, including how it will protect a user's digital identity. More...
One juvenile found out the hard way that using someone else's Facebook account can get you in some very hot water. More...
It wasn't long after news of the Playstation Network being hacked broke that Sony promised to give each user free access to an identity theft protection service and now it seems they've kept their word,... More...
Data thieves made quite a haul to the tune of 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers several weeks ago when they gained access to the computers of the supermarket chain Hannaford Brothers and Sweetbay.... More...
Police are investigating South Korea's two biggest internet service providers, KT and Hanaro Telecom Inc., on suspicion that they broke identity theft laws on more than seven million occasions. The two companies are suspected of... More...
A security flaw in the PayPal web site is being actively exploited by fraudsters to steal credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to PayPal users. The issue was reported to Netcraft today via... More...
Thanks to Darren Bolton for this email Imagine Melissa Perenson's surprise when a Good Samaritan suggested by e-mail last week that she withdraw her recent eBay bid for a notebook because the seller... More...