Archives for: October 2009
10/28/09
Facebook Scam - Phishing Email
I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.
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Opera and Firefox patches
If you are running Opera or Firefox, you should update them today in order to fix some security issues with them.
Cheers,
Dave
The Facebook Team Scam Email
I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.
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10/27/09
Stolen Laptop Exposes 33,000 Patients' Data
It is crazy that this stuff is still going on.
Why is there any and I mean any patient data stored on a laptop? There is no excuse for this.
Didn't we learn anything from the VA exposure that occurred, what 2 years ago?
FDIC Scam Email
I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.
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Microsoft Update Center Scam Email
I received this message in my junk email. So, obviously something isn't right about it to start with. The following is the break down of the major parts of the message I received.
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10/15/09
Protecting yourself from Identity Theft
Today I received a call from a company that wants to help me protect my identity.
That got me to thinking, what can I do to protect myself,
- check my credit reports with the big three:
- shred any paperwork that has sensitive information
- make sure I get the mail from my mailbox in a timely fashion
- only mail bills from the post office or other secure mailbox
Also I can freeze my credit report so no one but me can authorize new credit.
The cost associated with each item listed above varies by state and credit agency. It may be a fair amount work for someone to do, but it seems feasible.
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