- Terrorism and Identity Theft
- Who Are Identity Thieves?
- What Do Identity Thieves Do?
- College Students and Identity Theft
- Malware and Macs
- Dumpster Diving
- You Are Only As Safe As the Places That Have Your Information
- They Should Know Better
- Hackers
- Identity Theft Risk in Old Gaming Consoles
- The Drug Connection
- Phishing
- Federal Express Phishing Scam
- Newegg Phishing Scam
- Former Good Advice
- More Good Advice to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Phishing
- The Dangers of Aquaman
- Iron Man 3
- Nude Photos of Carla Bruni
- Debit Card Phishing Scam
- Another Debit Card Phishing Scam
- Phishing with a Large Net
- Phishing Around the World
- Spearphishing
- How Do You Know That You Have Become a Victim of Phishing?
- Reloading
- Identity Theft Through Internet Phone Calls
- What Do Kim Kardashian and Michelle Obama Have in Common?
- USB Sticks and Identity Theft
- Internet of Things
- What You Can Do to Prevent Identity Theft
Iron Man 3
The movie Iron Man 3 was a huge worldwide hit in 2013. Pirated versions of movies distributed on the Internet are a major problem for the movie industry, but they are also a major problem for consumers. I don’t condone buying cheap bootlegs of movies over the Internet; that is a crime. However, I understand that many people will be tempted to purchase or even get free what they think are pirated versions of popular movies. Identity thieves understand this too, which is why soon after the release of Iron Man 3 there were more than a hundred websites, not connected with the studio that produced Iron Man 3, claiming that they had copies of Iron Man 3 for purchase or free in some instances. These sites required you to download a file containing a video player. The problem is that by downloading this video player, you might have downloaded keystroke-logging malware along with or instead of the promised video player. This malware can steal all of your personal information from your computer, including credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and passwords, and turn you into a victim of identity theft.