There is an informative article on Wired News about spyware. Spyware is considered malicious software ( malware ) that can do numerous things from delivering targeted pop up ads to recording web search and surfing habits of users, including recording keystrokes, passwords and credit card numbers of PC owners. The article details the problems that […]
Category: Privacy & ID Theft
Spyware Programs That Can Listen To and Record Your Keystrokes
Keystroke logger of the worst kind: a microphone by ZDNet‘s David Berlind — Just when you thought anti-spyware technology was making it safe to compute again, researchers at the University of California have come up with a new form of spyware using some old technology: a microphone. According to a story on ScientificAmerican.com, with 88 […]
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Creator of “Loverspy” Spyware Program is Indicted and Running
Carlos Enrique Perez-Malara, the creator of the infamous spyware program “Loverspy”, has been indicted for allegedly breaking US federal computer privacy laws and is apparently hiding from federal law enforcement officials. The “Loverspy” spyware was created for people to spy on the internet activities of lovers and spouses. Four people who purchased and used the […]
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Hospital Worker Steals Dying Man’s Identity
Here is an interesting identity theft article on how a hospital worker stole a dying patient’s identity to make almost $12,000 in purchases: Dying man’s credit stolen by Carl Mario Nudi @ heraldtoday.com […]