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Synthetic Identity Theft & Its Very Real Consequences
Monday, January 30, 2017 10:47 am, Posted by Absolute Destruction
We know how it sounds. How can synthetic identity theft pose a genuine concern for Canadian citizens if it isn’t real? Well, for one thing, it’s not as artificial as its name implies. Synthetic identity theft uses a mixture of authentic and fabricated information to create a completely new identity or — in some cases […]
Cyber Safety: A Look At The Symantec Honey Stick Project
Monday, November 14, 2016 10:30 am, Posted by Absolute Destruction
We’ve all felt that momentary feeling of panic when we can’t find our smartphones. It’s usually short-lived after a frantic search reveals it in an unlikely place, like the top of a bookshelf or between two couch cushions, but not all of us are so lucky. Sometimes, our carelessness isn’t confined to the home, and […]
A Gentle Reminder about Mail Fraud
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:30 am, Posted by Absolute Destruction
A week rarely goes by without some news agency reporting the discovery of an identity theft ring. Usually, these articles hail from somewhere in the United States — a country with a population roughly 9 times that of Canada and a rate of identity theft that’s suitably much larger than our own. But every so […]