According to her website, “Parry Aftab is one of the leading experts, worldwide, on cybercrime, internet privacy and cyber-abuse issues. Kids used to pass notes around the class, now they are putting it on pages with 500 million users.” I have been following Parry for a few weeks and her insight into online self-defense is […]
Category: Identity Theft
Post Video to Catch Thieves?
I was watching Cyber Dan from the Cleveland Fox affiliate WJW and he mentioned the trend of posting surveillance video to catch thieves. The below footage is called “Northwood San Jose Mail Thief” and was uploaded on 12-18-08 after a family was tired of their packages getting snatched. After watching the video, the family wants […]
Roving ATMs?
Last year, a friend of mine was a victim of credit card fraud at the gas pump. Their card got duped by a pseudo reader. The thieves in this instance created a reader that retrofitted over the top of the actual reader. When the credit card slid through, they got the credit card number. I […]
Wireless Worms
Are you using WIFI (a wireless connection on your computer)? When you stroll into the local StarBucks and tap into their FREE wireless internet connection you could be susceptible to a wireless worm. According to a new study, a computer virus can now be transmitted wirelessly. Read Article
Phish Fighters
A vigilante group called the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination have come together to fight phishing. As you may recall, the act of phishing is getting consumers to devuldge credit numbers and passwords through phoney websites and emails. These scams start with a fake email calling you to solicit immediate action by clicking on a […]
Digital Footprint
Do you realize every time you send an email, instant message, post a blog or video, it’s digitally captured forever? This action is your digital footprint. According to recent poll, 60% of Americans under 20 years old have a profile on YouTube. Today kids are posting their outrageous video clips on YouTube looking to be […]
Do you FURL?
Today, I was at my local library and in my usual fashion I was admiring the design of some new brochures that were on display. One read, “Do you FURL?”. All I could think of was Don Knots character Ralph Furley from Three’s Company. Please forgive me as I digress. I attempted to decipher what […]
Cardquery.com
Discover what was charged to your credit card. This website will give you the ability to look up what your purchased on your credit card. You can look up your information either by card number or email address. 1) Card number – enter the first and last 6 or 7 digits of your card to […]