Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Ever forge your husband’s signature? Wife’s? Parent’s? Client’s? Do you think the clerk behind the counter at Walmart is skilled in handwriting analysis? I’ve always [...]
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Archive for November, 2009
Handwritten Signature is Stupid Authorization
Monday, November 30th, 2009The Twelve Scams of Christmas," or Popular Online Attacks This Holiday Season Pt IV of IV
Friday, November 27th, 2009Robert Siciliano identity theft expert Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday [...]
The Twelve Scams of Christmas," or Popular Online Attacks This Holiday Season Pt III of IV
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Robert Siciliano identity theft expert Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday [...]
The Twelve Scams of Christmas," or Popular Online Attacks This Holiday Season Pt I of IV
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Robert Siciliano identity theft expert Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday [...]
The Twelve Scams of Christmas," or Popular Online Attacks This Holiday Season Pt II of IV
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Robert Siciliano identity theft expert Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday [...]
SWATting, Using Technology To Hurt
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Swatting is making prank calls to emergency services. In the field of information security, swatting is an attempt to trick an emergency service (such as [...]
Hackers Indicted for Jacking Comcast
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Robert Siciliano identity theft expert A single hacked email address led to the defacement of Comcast’s homepage. When the hackers called Comcast’s technical contact to let him know that the [...]
Money Mules Facilitate Identity Theft and Fraud
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Mules are relatively unaware people who get hooked into a “small business” or employment that is a function of a criminal enterprise. The mules often respond [...]
I Bought an ATM off Craigslist for $750 w/1000 CC#s on it. Yup.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert After the Vegas DEFCON ATM debacle where hackers hacked hackers by setting up a fake ATM in front of the facilities security office, I needed to [...]
Twitter Phish Identity Theft Scam
Sunday, November 15th, 2009Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert I’ve been getting the same “direct message” from several of my Twitter followers. Apparently, their accounts have been hacked, because it’s a phishing message that says, [...]