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An Imprisoned Hacker Invented An ATM Attachment That Stops Skimmers
Valentin Boanta has a lot of free time on his hands — five years worth, to be exact. That’s because Boanta is currently serving a prison sentence for, according to Reuters, “supplying gadgets to an organised crime gang used to conceal ATM skimmers.” So with all that time to think about what he’s done, the apparently penitent prisoner spent six months developing an ATM add-on to prevent the exact crime that put him there in the first place.
Facebook Helped The FBI Bust An International Crime Ring
Facebook: it lets you find out way too much about your weird cousins, aids you in stalking your exes, and now it helps feds fight crime. In partnership with the FBI, Facebook assisted in nabbing a giant international crime ring that had been stealing the identities of people and doing $US850 million in financial damage.
Try These Criminal Tricks to Stalk Yourself: It’s Seriously Creepy
A new report out from security company ALLOW shows all the tricks that identity thieves use to stalk their victims. None of it’s particularly sophisticated, but holy hell is it creepy.
Why The Best Identity Protection Is Just Being A Weirdo
These are troubling times for internet identity, with passwords being ravaged and real names being outed. How does a young web citizen keep himself secret and safe? By being a unique brand of nutjob, of course.
AWOL Soldier Tries To Steal The Identity Of One Of The World’s Richest Men
The feds have locked up an AWOL soldier because he tried to use Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s identity to pay his bills. Oops.
How To Protect Yourself From Online Fraud
This week is International Fraud Awareness Week, and there’s no better time to brush up on your skills to make sure you don’t fall for online trickery designed to fleece you or convince you to give up sensitive personal information. Here are some tips to stay safe.
Police Used GPS To Bust Identity Thief With Over 300,000 Victims
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