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IDTheftSecurity.com
Experts on personal security and identity theft with more than 25 years of experience in security work, white collar crime prevention, and self-defense. Read more »

it's not a Yahoo! counter folks
One of the most common complaints we get is when a webmeister or user thinks we're unjustly accusing a website of being evil. Read more »

The Red Tape Chronicles
Sullivan covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC.com. The Red Tape Chronicles is MSNBC.com's effort to unmask these 21st Century headaches and offer real solutions that save you time and money. Read more »

LooseWireBlog.com
This gives you an idea of how bad malware is getting, and how much we’re underestimating it: a U.S.. company that processes credit card transactions has just revealed that malware inside its computers may have stolen the details of more than 100 million credit card transactions. That would make it the biggest breach in history. Heartland Payment Systems, one of the fifth largest U.S. processors in terms of volume, began receiving reports of fraudulent activity late last year. read blog »

LockerGnome.com
Hackers and phishers are opportunistic. They quickly take advantages of news events. In many cases that involves a disaster, natural or man-made. This time, the online crime involves the new President: “…PandaLabs over the weekend reported that its researchers had detected a botnet-driven malware campaign impersonating then President-elect Obama’s Web site. “The fake Web site looks just like the real thing and attempts to bait viewers into clicking a story entitled, ‘Barack Obama has refused to be a president,’ ” wrote PandaLabs security research Sean-Paul Correll in a blog post. read blog »

SecurityWatch.eWeek.com
As at least one well-known IT security expert agrees, writing down your passwords might not be as dangerous as using the same credentials for many sites and applications. read blog »

MyIdentityTheftBlog.com
The protection of your identity is very crucial to your financial security. Criminals will be prowling the stores, food courts, and the outlet malls looking for ways to make a quick buck or a “killing.” Not murder, but a lucrative heist on your financial future. read blog »

JustAskGemalto.com
Gemalto has introduced a new consumer website that helps "consumers fully enjoy their digital lifestyle and protect their personal financial information as they buy, surf, communicate and travel. read blog »

Blogs.CreditCards.com
Credit card and debit card data breaches are nothing new, and major precautions have been put in place in an attempt to stop them. Not only do they persist, but they continue to be more widespread than ever. read blog »

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