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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Forrester Research, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is an independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology. They released their 2010 data security predictions. Heading into 2010, they are pre...
01/11/2010
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert A bunch of us recently celebrated a 40th birthday of a friend. The conversation at one point revolved around my ATM scam and how easy it is to con people. A new boyfriend of a friend began to tell everyone how he often cons people to get in bars and clubs. “...
01/10/2010
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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Here we have a series of bank robberies, an appearance on a nationally televised reality show and the arrest of a man who was running from the law. Apparently, he robbed a bank, then went on the show, then robbed two more banks after the show. “What an incre...
01/10/2010
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert In my early 20’s I bought real estate in a depressed area north of Boston in Lynn Massachusetts. At 20, that’s all I could afford. Lynn was then and is now known as “Lynn Lynn the City of Sin, you don’t go out the way you come in.” Lynn’s a hard city known ...
01/09/2010
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert At least three masked men broke into a home, made 11 people inside remove their pants, shot one man and fled with the pants, their contents and televisions. You’re probably wondering why they would steal someone’s pants? Police said the robbers apparently ma...
01/07/2010
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert There’s a lot of excessive trust in the Facebook world. People have entirely dropped their sense of cynicism when logged on. They have no reason to distrust. People who are your “Friends” are generally those who you “know, like and trust”. In this world, you...
01/07/2010
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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert There are all kinds of dumb. But “dumb and criminal” is hard to beat. Fox Tampa shamelessly (and we appreciate the candor) lets us all know they may take the cake in dumb criminals. A Bay County man arrested for shoplifting had a request for deputies: let hi...
01/07/2010
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert There are few scenarios as disturbing as one’s home being burglarized or invaded. The thought of having an uninvited person enter your property while you are home or not, and then taking your stuff, holding you or your family hostage or committing violent ac...
01/05/2010
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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Lately I’ve been coming across “advertisements” posted on forums from criminal hackers looking to sell our stolen information. They are “carders” selling “dumps” and “fullz” I wrote about it HERE. Well I decided to make contact with one of them to see what t...
01/04/2010
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Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Without a doubt one of the most difficult jobs on the planet is to be a law enforcement officer. Enforcing the law means constantly dealing with difficult people and situations. They deal with violence, theft and all kinds of disturbances. One thing’s for su...
01/04/2010
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