All Blog Posts Tagged 'cards' (24)

10 Tips to Secure Online Holiday Shopping

UK officials shut down an amazing 1200 online retailers who scammed millions from unsuspecting shoppers. Most of the sites originated from identity thieves in Asia who tricked victims into believing they were legitimate sites. Victims then lost money by entered the

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on December 9, 2009 at 6:45pm — No Comments

Obama; Cybersecurity and Identity Theft Protection Starts at Home

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert

Whether you realize it or not one of the biggest threats to your personal security is your computer. And the Obama administration is bringing to light the fact that they believe, and you should too, that one of the biggest security threats to national security is also your computer.

The message is “Think before you click. Know who’s on the other side of that instant message. What you say or d

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on October 6, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

ATI VS. Nvidia

my thoughts on ati vs. nvidia are i would rather have an nvidia card because im more used to them but im building a new pc soon and i would like to know which one would be better on an intel based system! so please give me advice and reasons on which one would be better. -cotyslick Continue

Added by coty johnson on September 19, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Carders, Dumps, and Identity Theft

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert

Albert Gonzalez and his gang of criminal hackers, were responsible for data breaches in retailers and payment processors with some estimates saying they breached over 230 million records combined.

Gonzalez, considered a proficient criminal hacker, provided “Dumps” which is credit card data he stole from the breaches and supported the supply of “Carders”. “Carders” are the people who buy, sell

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on September 18, 2009 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Credit/Debit Card Identity Theft Concerns Trump Terrorism

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert

A recent Unisys study found that, in the midst of the global financial crisis, American’s primary fear is credit and debit card fraud. 68% of those surveyed are extremely or very concerned about the security of their credit or debit card d

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on September 8, 2009 at 3:27pm — 4 Comments

Another Identity Theft Ring Busted

Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano

The feds are getting better at busting criminals every day. Seventeen criminals, many from Eastern Europe, pilfered more than 95,000 stolen credit card numbers and $4 million worth of fraudulent transactions.

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on September 3, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Big Time Identity Theft Hackers Indicted

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert

ABC news and a bazillion other outlets report that a former informant for the Secret Service was one of three men charged with stealing credit and debit card information from

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on August 31, 2009 at 8:17pm — 1 Comment

Identity Theft Is Easy Over P2P

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert

Peer to peer file sharing is a great technology used to share data over peer networks. It’s also great software to get hacked and have your identity stolen.

Installing P2P software allows anyone, including criminal hackers, to access your data. This can result in data breaches, credit card fraud and

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on August 27, 2009 at 8:54pm — 12 Comments

Google Voice Cards

I finally got my Google Voice cards in the mail and I am very happy about them. I love the price as well (free), because Google was nice enough to give out 25 cards to each customer who wanted them. As you can see I added my name (of course), my Google Voice number, my website, as w… Continue

Added by Adam Radcliffe on August 16, 2009 at 5:02pm — 1 Comment

Identity Theft Attempt at Defcon

Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano

Hackers hacked hackers at the annual Defcon conference in Las Vegas this past weekend. Defcon is a conference for hackers of all breeds. There are good guys, bad guys, those who are somewhere in bet

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on August 11, 2009 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Debit Cards at Risk for Identity Theft

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert

There are 437,000,000 debit cards in circulation, and their use is on the rise. Criminal hackers are paying attention. Credit cards offer some measure of protection, but when a debit card is compromised, the stolen money is taken directly from the victim’s bank account.

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Added by Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano on August 5, 2009 at 7:15pm — 2 Comments

ATI or nVidia

Another big decision for most gamers is to choose between ATI or nVidia. It isn't an easy one to make, either. Like AMD and Intel, they're pretty much neck-and-neck in terms of quality. Again, it'll come down to how much you're willing to pay. ATI is by far cheaper than nVidia. You average users out there will be comfortable with cheap, but some of your gamers aren't. Trust me, I know. You want the best. In my research, I've found that the nVidia GeForce 285 GTX 2GB FTW Edition is the best GPU… Continue

Added by Tim Gerads on July 15, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Firewire Card = DOA

I tried using a Firewire (IEEE) card this weekend to capture some footage off my DV camcorder and no go. The card is shot. So I guess I'll have to start saving up for this: Pinnacle Studio Moviebox Ultimate V12 Although that's ok because I've always secretly wanted Pinnacle or something of the sort to cut more professional… Continue

Added by dr.lono on February 9, 2009 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments

A Gamer NEEDS Help From The Community!

Hey, This is sullivan1513 here again and I need some advise! I am getting ready too stream Xbox 360 Gameplay live from my T.V. to the internet and I need to know the proper equipment. Should I get a capture card and a monitor recorder and have the Capture card Broadcast it while the monitor recorder sends it to the website app, or is their another way to do this? The t.v. and computer are 5 feet apart so it is simple to connect. And what capture card would you recommend for good quality? Thanks… Continue

Added by Alex Sullivan on February 2, 2009 at 1:57pm — No Comments

How To Win The Lottery - NOT!

Florida Lottery: Worst Bet For Gamblers LABELLE, FL. -- According to a tally by the St. Petersburg Times this week. Florida Lottery players have the worst odds of all Florida's legal gambling games, while the state and the gambling room owners have 100% odds of winning. Floridians bet $4.2 billion on lottery games in the last year, but pay-outs only amounted to $2.1 billion, only 50% of the amounts bet. The state of Florida, however had a sure thing, winning $2.1 billion. Slot machines… Continue

Added by Don Browne on January 13, 2009 at 5:44am — No Comments

Our iPhone/iPod Touch Game "WaKi SNAP!" a finalist for "Best Kids App"! Get it now FREE!

Hi Everyone! We're really excited that our app WaKi SNAP! for the iPhone/iPod Touch (2nd Gen) has been shortlisted as a finalist in the "Best Kids Game" category in 148Apps.com's 2008 Best App Ever Awards! Please help us by voting for our app here if you like it: http://snipurl.com/9blbb We've made WaKi SNAP! free for the next few days so get it quick and download it here and check it out: http://tinyurl.com/9uqfb5… Continue

Added by WaKi Apps on January 1, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Links to Funny Christmas Cards

Kitty One :) http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/christmasjoykitten.htm Disco Santa http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/discosanta.htm I thought it was funny cause it had adam sandler's voice in it. http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/frosty.htm Elf one : http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/superbad.htm Mistletoe http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/mistletoe.htm Santa Doing the Santa baby dance http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/santa_baby.htm Something stuck up in the chimney http://www.superlaugh.com/cmas/chimney.ht… Continue

Added by Sol McNally Aka : Dmitri Girl on December 12, 2008 at 12:28am — No Comments

ASUS GTX 260 TOP

The GTX series from NVIDIA is in some case one of the fastest SINGLE core graphics in the market, but the ATI however is the performance crown with the 4870X2, with the help of the dual cores in the 4870X2 give ATI a lead in the performance block. With NVIDIA retaliating with the issuing driver ad hardware compatibility with all of their new GTX and 9 series range with the Physics engine that they have recently bought, to increase the graphics potential on GPGPU and graphic calculations, or just… Continue

Added by Govind on December 5, 2008 at 7:35pm — No Comments

XFX 9800GTX+

For the NVIDIA chipsets are all but downgraded in the past week or so by ATI, with the GeForce 9 series going to replace the ailing 8 series, we; the public might expect that it may be the successor of the 8 series. For much they have made the 9 series, the 9600GT being the only great success, then follows the 9800GT in a later month and the high-end graphics of the 9800GTX and the GX2. With a number of problems show that it did not perform as fast as the previous version or way too expensive wh… Continue

Added by Govind on December 5, 2008 at 2:23am — No Comments

Palit revolution 700 deluxe graphics card

For the 4870X2 being in the top dog and the top drawer in graphics performance, with the same principle as the HD3000 series with two cores to compensate the single core constraints. With the memory of the excess of 2GB’s gives you enough memory to load up textures and good for those high resolutions with the use of the anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering and the speed and bandwidth of both GDRR5 and PCIex2.0 in one single long card.… Continue

Added by Govind on December 1, 2008 at 10:55pm — No Comments