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Privacy: How to protect yourself from data brokers | Prism Money | Analysis & Opinion | Reuters.com
Every day a collection of companies and individuals search the vast universe of public records and gather information about you. They’re the same companies, in many instances, that advertise that you can find out who’s looking for you or get information on other people. Not to be too scary, but once that information gets around, it’s hard to get it back.
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When we think about data breaches, we often worry about malicious-minded computer hackers exploiting software flaws, or perhaps Internet criminals seeking to enrich themselves at our expense. But the truth is that errors and negligence within the workplace are a significant cause of data breaches that compromise sensitive personal information. Thus, a critical starting point for preventing future security breaches (and the identity theft that can follow) is developing ironclad policies and practices for handling personal information from within the workplace.
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Federal Trade Commission Protecting America's Consumers FTC Legal Action Halts Alleged Mortgage Relief Scammers Who Lured Homeowners with Bogus Claims Defendants Falsely Promised They Could Help Desperate Consumers Who Joined Group Lawsuits Against Their Lenders For Release: March 21, 2012 FTC Permanently Stops Two More Operations Charged with Using Fake News Sites to Deceive Consumers about Acai Berry Products, Defendants will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million to Settle Charges FTC Resolves first Action against "Affiliate Network" of Internet Advertisers For Release: March 20, 2012
BBC News - Criminals target mobile devices and social networks
Facebook applications can provide the personal information needed to create a targeted attack Smartphones and social networking sites are likely to become the next big target for cyber criminals, according to a security industry report. In several cases, the security holes were exploited and used to install harmful software on Android handsets - suggesting that criminals now view smartphone hacking as a potentially lucrative area . At least six different varieties of malware were discovered hidden in applications that were distributed through a Chinese download service. "It is something we have started to see happen, albeit on a small level," said Orla Cox, security operations manager at Symantec. "It allows people to do a variety of things from intercepting SMS messages to dialling toll numbers.