Where Your Credit Card is Most Likely to Be Stolen The next time that you stay in a hotel, your room might end up costing you more than you originally anticipated. At one time, a restaurant was the number one hot spot for stolen credit card data. However, recently, it appears that the number one spot is now owned by hotels. Booking centers and hotels seem to be the prime targets, these days. A reservation center can have literally thousands ...

In the workplace, today, many of the undocumented alien workers are using the identities of legitimate citizens. The number of illegal aliens in the United States is estimated in the millions. (See: reference 1) Many of these illegal immigrants are using stolen identities to secure work. The increase in stolen documentation Washington lawmakers are currently debating methods designed to cut down on the proliferation of illegal immigration. Ho ...

New methods of attack With the proliferation of adware, spyware and keyloggers new approached are being designed to deal with this problem. However, as more anti-spyware products are introduced, the level of spyware sophistication increases. This translates into more unusual means of infecting computers. An example of this can be found in spyware code that enables it to reinstall itself. A good anti-spyware program can remove the registry entry ...

Identity theft investigations are labor intensive. Additionally, Individual identity theft cases are generally looked upon as too minor for federal prosecution. The difficulty lies in multiple jurisdiction situations. Professional identity theft criminals usually prey on more than one victim. They then spread their criminal activities over a wide range of locations. Their victims also tend to be oblivious of the crime until weeks or months have pass ...

Each year, over 10 million individuals are victims of identity theft. The question remains, just how effective are terrorist watch lists and travel alert databases? The source of information on identity theft that gets little attention is the 9/11 commission report (see: References 1). That report focused on what went wrong that allowed the terrorists attacks to occur. Within that report, one can find about 10 pages dealing with suggestions for prev ...

The far-reaching effects of identity theft have been felt by millions of people throughout the world. It is estimated that 10 million are affected each year in the U.S. alone. Globally, there are nearly 20 people affected by some aspect of identity theft every minute. But a new trend is developing with identity theft crime. This new type of scam is targeting children as the victims. Bill Draper of the Associated Press reported the story, updated ...

Attorney General Consumer Alert Consumer alerts are provided by the Attorney General to alert the public of deceptive practices. They also provide guidance and information on other issues of public concern. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox issued an identity theft Consumer Alert in 2007 (See: references 1). This particular alert concerned victims who are deceased. There are extreme emotional aspects associated with the death of a loved one ...

In March of 2009, global leader in IT security, Panda Security, announced the results of their identity theft study. This study was done by its malware analysis lab, PandaLabs. After analyzing 67 million computers the previous year, it was concluded that 1.1% of world Internet users have been exposed to malware. (See: references 1). This form of malware is directly linked to identity theft. When discussing malware, first of all we need to underst ...

One of the more recent tricks that are involved with identity theft scams revolves around the victim’s mail. The scam is achieved by diverting mail to another location. This diversion is initiated by a simple change-of-address form. Once this form is filed with the post office, it becomes possible to have the victim’s mail sent directly to doorsteps of the criminals. This will occur even while the victim is waiting at home for mail that never ap ...

Identity theft protection may, at first, seem like a complex subject. But actually, it’s relatively simple once you understand the basic concepts. But first, let’s take a look at the statistics. The FBI has reported that identity theft, for the 7th year in a row, is the #1 crime in America. This translates into one occurrence of this crime every three seconds. This is an increase from once every 30 seconds from only two years ago. There is no ot ...