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How to Spot a Smishing Attack
Smishing is a form of cybercrime that uses social engineering similar to phishing, but via text messages. The name derives from “SMS phishing” and uses the same techniques to bait you into divulging...
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Black Friday & Cyber Monday Safety Tips
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the traditional starts to the Christmas shopping season. Retailers open early and offer big deals both in-store on Black Friday and online on Cyber Monday, though many...
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Cash vs Credit Cards for your Holiday Shopping
Should you use a credit card or cash when you are shopping? Which is safer? This post will look at factors you may want to consider in terms of your shopping – in-store and online – and how to balance...
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Paying by Smartphone: Security Risks
Do you ever pay for something on your smartphone? You may want to re-consider that. Most people don’t know that there are significant risks to making payments on your smartphone. According to research...
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Child Identity Theft and Fraud
Children are increasingly being targeted for identity theft. Child identity theft occurs when a minor’s Social Security number is used by another person for personal gain such as a line of credit,...
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How to Protect Your Privacy Online
We’ve talked a great deal about how to protect our kids online, but they aren’t the only ones who need protecting: we do too! Our privacy is disclosed in a number of ways while we are online....
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Tax Fraud & How to Avoid It
Tax fraud and tax-identity theft are on the rise, some even calling it a “tsunami” that is sweeping the Nation. Identity theft is the criminal act of assuming an identity to access resources, obtain...
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Crimes in Tax Season – What to Expect
Tax season brings with it a burst of criminal activity. As we shared in the previous post, tax crimes affect millions of people each year and cost billions of dollars. Aside from The types of crimes...
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Identity Theft Top Complaint: Prevent It
The FTC recently released its list of Top 10 Complaint Categories for 2012 with Identity Theft being the top of the list for the 13th consecutive year. The FTC received more than 2 million complaints...
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10 Scams Targeted to Kids & Youth
Most people assume that online scams are something only adults have to worry about. Unfortunately, this is just not true. Though most scams will target adults, who have control over money and whose...
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Mobile Security Is About Protecting Your Data, Not the Cost of your Device
When it comes to mobile security, it can seem overwhelming in the number of things you are told you just HAVE to do. Many people are so overwhelmed that they instead opt to do nothing. Passcodes,...
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The Data on Your Phone Puts You at Risk
Mobile security is about protecting your data, not just the cost of your device. Granted, having to pay for a new device is not fun, but hacking, snooping and stolen devices can also lead to identity...
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What Value to People Place on the Contents of the Smartphone?
According to new research from mobile network Three, Brits are placing a high value on their smartphone, more than the value of the device itself. But is that value high enough? According to the...
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Smartphone Theft Hits 3.1 Million in 2013
According to a new Consumer Reports project, 3.1 million American consumers were victims of smartphone theft in 2013. This new figure is nearly double the 2012 figure that was already pretty shocking –...
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Credit Muling Fuels Smartphone Black Market
Denver news organization 9Wants to Know recently uncovered a scheme where criminals are using the homeless to sign up for phone contracts, securing discounted phones, then defaulting on the contracts....
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17% of All Thefts Threaten Privacy
According to data obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and regional police forces in the UK, and presented at InfoSec 2014 by ViaSat, 17% of all thefts in the UK threaten victim...
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Not Reporting Mobile Thefts Can Be Costly
The Guardian recently ran a story about just how costly mobile theft can become. There are many ways mobile theft can become costly: the lost cost of your stolen device, the cost to replace it (often...
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Mobile Thief Abuses Account Connections
Think about your smartphone. When you use your PIN to log into your device (let’s presume you do), you start up your favourite apps. You check your email, you browse through Facebook or Instagram or...
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UK Pushes for Opt-Out Passcodes on Devices
Following the revelation last week that London continues to be the top city for device theft in the UK, the Metropolitan Police have revealed that they have spent the past two years lobbying for phone...
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$15k In Devices Stolen from Movie Set
Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro are currently filming a film, “The Intern,” in New York City. Unfortunately, the set of this new comedy film turned into a crime scene with the theft of $15,000 in...
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