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Your New Car Is Spying on You. Can You Lock Down Your Privacy in the Age of...
The future just pulled up in your driveway. Your new connected vehicle may be able to alert you to potholes in the road, point out traffic jams ahead, auto brake to avoid a crash, or even send weather...
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Beyonce’s Twins Won’t Have to Worry About Massive Student Debt or Loan Scams,...
The party’s over. That cap and gown have been packed away. Beyonce and Jay-Z’s kids won’t need student loans but you did. Now is the time to get out your calculator because the bills will start soon....
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Are You Too Old (or Young) for Identity Theft? Probably Not but the Workforce...
We all make assumptions about identity theft. The most common one is that “It will never happen to me.” As a Watchblog reader, you know that’s a fallacy. It’s also dangerous to assume that the elderly...
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Slip of a Finger Could Trigger Major Financial Data Loss in Less Than 3 Minutes
It was just a careless mistake. That new Sears MasterCard I received in the mail required activation from my home phone number, so I squinted at the very small numbers on the sticker and dialed. I was...
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Child Predator in Your Neighborhood? Or Is the Real Risk Computer Malware?
Ominous photos and a frightening headline are the markers of an old email phishing scam resurfacing in inboxes nationwide this year. It warns of possible sex offenders in your neighborhood and features...
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Think You’re Smarter than a Girl Scout When It Comes to Cyber Risk? Cookies...
They’re best known for their Thin Mints, but the Girl Scouts of America want members to learn all about the risks of today’s digital society, too. To achieve that goal, the Scouts will add 18 new IT...
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The FBI Worries About Your Kid’s Toys. Are the Risks Overblown?
Strange, but true. U.S. parents can now take some advice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with them when they shop for new kids’ toys. The agency, which handles many cyber security...
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A Sex Offender Could Be Living Next Door Under a False Identity. Would You...
Some convicted sex offenders, when faced with the need to register for the next 20 years, change their identity instead. It’s estimated that over 15% of sex offenders steal information for a new...
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Game of Thrones, Other Files Leaked in New HBO Hack. Even the Company Can’t...
It’s been a rough week at HBO. On Monday, the company alerted employees to a major data loss. By Friday morning, an unaired episode apparently stolen from Mumbai-based distributor Star India was posted...
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Teen Sucked Dry 800 Unemployment Benefit Accounts. His Reward? Years in Jail
His honest work history would have been too brief to earn unemployment compensation, but law enforcement officials say that didn’t stop 19-year-old Miami resident Phyllistone Termine from filing over...
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