Facebook can be used for identity theft, be careful
February 8, 2010
Facebook has become one of the largest, if not the largest, social networks in the World. It can bring people together to celebrate the Saints Super Bowl XLIV victory, or mourning the Colts loss, or to talk about Sarah Palin’s awful use of hand-written notes for speeches. But with 350 million Facebook members, there’s bound to be a crappy person or three hanging around. Some members are on Facebook just to steal your identity.
This video shows what happened when the people at Sophos Labs created a Facebook member who was a duck:
The Sophos Labs video makes sense but leaves out an important point: it’s what you put in your Facebook profile, not so much who you friend. Using my profile “Zenophon Abraham” as an example, I have a lot of friends and many I do not know, but have shared business-related information, especially about events.
I use Facebook for networking; while I have information about me there, it’s not my address or personal relationship status other than who my relative is (my half-sister Amanda). I don’t have my instant message handle posted, I don’t give details on where I am all the time, unlike some people.
Read more: HERE
Man Arrested for Vehicular Theft may also be Identity Thief
January 17, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS- A police chase of a stolen vehicle in the Springs results in the arrest of a possible identity thief.
An officer noticed a car driving around with out licenses plates, and when he tried to pull the driver over to investigate, a chase ensued. The chase was short, never leaving the 900 block of South Cascade Avenue…MORE
