Tag Archives: identity theft

The state of computer security

Since computer Malware plays a significant part in credit card fraud and identity theft, I thought I’d share some statistics. Continue reading

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On line credit card fraud is going to soar

The current economic situation can only mean an increase in credit card fraud for on-line merchants. Continue reading

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Why Identity Theft is such a problem!

If you are one of those that wonders why Identity Theft has become such a problem, wonder no more. Here’s just a few reported in one week. Continue reading

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More on Bank of New York Mellon

Now Bank of New York Mellon is reporting not one but two incidents of loss of unencrypted data, but their website says, “Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of our clients’ information is one of The Bank of New York Mellon’s highest priorities” so it’s all OK. Continue reading

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Even Some Banks are Careless

According to ComputerWorld, Bank of New York Mellon Corp. transported an unencrypted computer tapes with 4.5 million client records and the tapes are lost. Continue reading

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