Feb 3, 2007
When I first read this, I thought is was old news. However, upon further examination, it is a NEW report. Department of Veterans Affairs is reporting ...
Jan 31, 2007
A New York Court sentenced 32 year old Nigerian Lanre Elekede to 34 months in prison for his role in an identity-theft scheme. Elekede was convicted o...
Jan 29, 2007
We have posted on this a couple of times in the past, but it bears repeating: Make sure that your wireless router is secured! Wireless routers are bec...
Jan 26, 2007
The TJ Maxx database hack carried out against Framingham, Massachusetts based TJX Companies Inc. could put as many as 30% of New Englanders in danger ...
Jan 25, 2007
If you ask a victim of identity theft (and their numbers are growing), there is really no easy way to deal with the intrusion. Many of them say the fe...
Are You Kiddin' Me?, General, Security
Jan 25, 2007
I have been called “paranoid” when it comes to computer security. Usually, it is after I have refused to send some sensitive data via emai...
Jan 24, 2007
There are four main steps that you should take. Let’s recap what we have so far: The first step was to contact a credit reporting agency and not...
Jan 23, 2007
There are four main steps that you should take if you think you are the victim of identity theft. The first step was to contact a credit reporting age...
Jan 22, 2007
If you suspect your identity may have been stolen, what do you do next? Who do you call or contact? There are specific steps to take if you are ever i...
General, Security, Tech Tips, Technology
Jan 22, 2007
How many old computer monitors do you have? What about old PCs, the ones that are way to slow to be of any use, but still have some data that you don&...
Jan 18, 2007
T.J. Maxx has reported the they have been hacked. “I don’t shop at T.J. Maxx”, you say? Well, they also operate as Marshalls, HomeGo...
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