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Election videos could result in identity theft
Posted on Oct 25, 2008 by Tom Fragala
Be careful about downloading anything from file sharing sites. Now there's news of hackers using videos for Barack Obama and John McCain to lure unsuspecting people to comprmise their computers.
Internet users who download authentic-looking campaign videos for Barack Obama and John McCain may actually be exposing themselves to a massive invasion of privacy and possible identity theft. That’s the word from the online security firm Webroot, which reports that some file-sharing networks are under attack from malware that masquerades as campaign videos from the two presidential candidates.
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Mark on Nov 10, 2008
Here is some great information about ID Theft Stats, things alot of people are not talking about, and comparison charts:
Lots of research was put into this: http://tinyurl.com/5huncs
Mark Kaminski
Senior ID Protection Associate!
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