Saturday, September 11th, 2010
iTunes users all over the world are being hooked in a possible phishing scam that siphons cash out of their PayPal accounts. Phishing scams, of course, consist of emails that appear to be coming from a legitimate, trusted business. These emails are often designed to trick the ...
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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
I was watching Back to the Future II with a little person in my life and thought how funny it was that every time McFly was called a chicken he would accept the challenge and throw up his dukes. Maybe it’s funny to me because I’m kind ...
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Monday, September 6th, 2010
Just like those credit card company representatives that promise students free t-shirts and other garb when signing them up for accounts they will later not be able to repay, many identity thieves look forward to this time of year – the start of a new college semester. This is ...
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
In 2009, there were a reported 140 million records compromised, compared to 360 million in 2008. In 2010 there have been almost 13 million records stolen. But don’t have a party just yet. Criminals are fine-tuning their craft and getting better. The industry just isn’t making it ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
If you’re on Facebook, love them or hate them, you’ve likely heard of games like Farmville, Mafia Wars and Zoo World. If not, your kids have heard of them. These mini versions of simulators are all applications that are used by a whole lot of people – think tens ...
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