Identity Theft

Online

How To Protect Yourself From Online Fraud

5:00AM November 11, 2011 | Alan Henry

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. More »

News

Police Used GPS To Bust Identity Thief With Over 300,000 Victims

1:06AM October 27, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Police use of GPS tracking in investigations is something of a hotbed issue that calls into question how much privacy people are entitled to. But when it’s used successfully, as it was to arrest a California man who committed identity theft against 300,000 people, that argument becomes much more complex. More »

Online

That Anonymous Cop Leak Was Much Worse Than We Thought

8:01AM September 10, 2011 | Sam Biddle

When Anon stuck their finger in the eye of many a Texan cop with their huge 3GB data dump, we were more interesting in the bigoted juicy stuff. Turns out, it was also an identity thief’s wet dream. More »

Geek Out

Consultant Terrorized 100+ People, Watching Their Every Move

11:00AM September 4, 2011 | Kwame Opam

It’s one thing to have some sort of “noble purpose” when you grab nudie pics from a person’s computer. Extorting people for them and making money off their identities is quite another. That’s what 32-year-old Luis Mijangos did, and it’s completely vile. More »

Online

How This Man Stole $US57,000 From His Neighbours Using Facebook

1:45PM August 16, 2011 | Alyssa Bereznak

If Facebook fraudster Iain Wood has taught us anything, it’s to distrust thy neighbour. Because sometimes thy neighbour stalks you on Facebook, steals your mail, then uses your personal information to rob you. More »

Software

FaceNiff Is The Firesheep For Android, Hijacks Facebook Sessions With One Tap

9:00PM June 2, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

If you remember the privacy fiasco that Firesheep caused just months ago by allowing laptop-toting pranksters to hijack the Facebook accounts of unwitting public Wi-Fi users, then you’ll know the sort of tom-foolery that’s about to ensue now that FaceNiff exists. The app allows Android phones to sniff out and use Facebook accounts of other users on the same open wireless network with a single tap of the finger. More »

Software

Firesheep Sniffs Out User Credentials At Wi-Fi Hotspots

3:51AM October 26, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Firefox: Firesheep sniffs out and steals cookies – and the account and identity of the owner in the process – of popular websites from the browsing sessions of other users on the Wi-Fi hotspot you’re attached to. More »

Geek Out

LifeLock CEO’s Identity Has Been Stolen 13 Times

10:20AM May 19, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If Todd Davis’s face looks familiar, it’s because it’s plastered all over subway stops and billboards – right next to his social security number – on ads for the personal security company LifeLock. His lifelock? It’s been picked 13 times. More »

Online

Blippy Reveals Credit Card Numbers On Google

1:19AM April 24, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Heard of Blippy? It’s a “fun and easy way to see and discuss what everyone is buying”. It’s also a service that’s putting scads of credit card numbers online. Whoops! Also: very bad. More »

Gadgets

Electronic-ID OLED Is Skynet’s Security System

4:01PM January 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Breaking into high-security areas is going to be a whole lot trickier in 2035, if this 2-inch electronic-ID has anything to say about it. The good news is, it’s guaranteed to get your good side. More »