Todays’ target for a phishing attack is Just Eat Irish users will be enticed to follow the links in emails purportedly from the site which is offering a €50 bounty for completing a survey: Of course for this to work for the phisher they need to get their pay day. As with other attacks we’ve […]
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RFID-Blocking Jeans & Jacket Protects Against Identity Theft
You’ve heard of tinfoil hats? Now US online clothing company Betabrand has teamed up with Norton to bring you RFID-blocking jeans and a blazer, to protect against ID theft. [youtube]http://youtu.be/G11xHMvhq3E[/youtube] Credit and debit cards are increasingly equipped with RFID or NFC technology for contactless payments, and the technology is also used in passports. However there […]
The Biggest Crime Spree in US History [Podcast]
Our guest on today’s podcast (33:05; 19MB; MP3) is Neal O’Farrell, an internationally recognised expert in fraud and personal security, who has spent over 30 years working on security issues in Ireland, the UK and now in the US, where is the founder and Executive Director of The Identity Theft Council, an organisation which … … […]