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Fraud-related losses rose 20 percent to $1.7 billion in the past year, Kroll study says
Incidence of theft of information and electronic data at global companies has overtaken physical theft for the first time, according to a study released yesterday.
According to the latest edition of the Kroll Annual Global Fraud Report, [...]
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Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security
Identity theft that targets children is rising. Here are five steps to protect your family
By Alissa Figueroa
Identity theft has grown into a multibillion-dollar problem. And it’s not only adults who are targeted.
At least 7 percent of the reported cases of identity theft target children. [...]
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DesMoinesRegister.com
Nearly $9,000 was stolen from a Des Moines family’s credit union account after their home computer was hacked. The theft occurred at the end of March.
“My husband was on the computer and he’d just paid a credit card bill,” Nickie Siracusano said. “A pop-up that said PC Shields came up on the screen. [...]
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Malware: Fighting Malicious Code
By FBI NPO
The FBI warned consumers today about an ongoing threat involving pop-up security messages that appear while they are on the Internet. The messages may contain a virus that could harm your computer, cause costly repairs or, even worse, lead to identity theft. The messages contain [...]
