Drich

You will certainly be aware of the term 'spyware' as the warnings appear often both in the press and on your computer. But what is spyware? Apart from our general perception that it is a bad thing to have on... Read Full Story

I've talked about some of my own experiences with others trying to use my identity and my reputation to further their own scams.  It's not uncommon that con-artists use the names of government agencies, financial institutions or even familiar consumer... Read Full Story

With the Super Bowl just around the corner, both Giants fans and Patriots fans are looking for some way to enjoy the event and support their teams.  Unfortunately, as with most major events there are scammers lying in wait to... Read Full Story

Criminals use the phone to commit many different types of fraud. They often use publicly available data, phone directories or data they obtained in a data breach --so they might know your name and other personal information when they call... Read Full Story

Have you ever wondered how identity thieves use the Internet to buy and sell your stolen information? When most people think of identity theft they imagine people stealing credit card applications from their trash or stealing their credit card numbers... Read Full Story

A major identity theft ring bust thought to be centered in Apopka FL --appears to stretch far beyond the state of Florida ---and the United States. According to law enforcement authorities, the Florida arrests are part of a massive conspiracy... Read Full Story

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of victims of the 2007 Hannaford data breach. Some of you, especially those living in Maine, may remember news breaking of a data breach that reported; malware installed on Hannaford Brothers servers... Read Full Story

With 2011 winding down, many people are looking back and reflecting on the year that was.  Everywhere you look it seems like there's another "Top 10" list and someone is recapping all of the wonderful and terrible things that happened... Read Full Story

As technology continues to be more and more sophisticated, we need to be more and more careful and alert to the latest types of hi-tech scams and techniques used by today's tech savvy criminals.  As a number of banks and... Read Full Story

Facebook security and privacy issues have been the focus of a number of my blog posts, since it doesn't take much for an identity thief to gather a wealth of information from an unguarded Facebook account.  Even those who have... Read Full Story