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The continuous technology providing new opportunities harassment: social media identity theft, cell phone abuse, online bullying, the list continues.
There are more than a year, I appeared on The Tyra Show to discuss harassment of high technology. I met a family of Washington, which found that several of their phones had been hacked and were used to spy on and harass. The hacker was able to turn a compromised phone on and off, use the phone's camera to take pictures, and use the speaker to record their private conversations. Whenever they replayed the episode, I get emails from more victims.
In an even more shocking cases of high-tech harassment, a hacker took on the account of a Facebook woman while she was on a camping trip with no internet and no cell phone service . The pirate personified this woman, but instead of trying to rip his family and liquidity friends, he used his Facebook profile to send suicidal messages, including, "My only friend is the handgun in the back my closet, "and," I do not want a funeral or a memorial, I want it to be like I never existed. "After two and a half hours Facebook drama, the victim happened to find the reception of cell phone and discovered twenty voice messages begging him not to do" anything drastic. "When his son was able to get in touch with her, there were police officers gathered outside his house, preparing to break the door.
In this incident, the victim was the mother of a Navy Seal who died in Iraq. It is believed she was targeted because of her charity work celebrating the life of the deceased.
But it can happen to everyone. To protect yourself, strengthen your passwords. Use a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers and avoid easy words to guess that can be found in the dictionary, the names of pets or children or birth dates. Make sure your computer has updated Internet security software. Do not access social networking sites from public computers that could contain spyware. Do not click on links in messages "friends" to encourage you to download a video or view photos as this is becoming a common ruse in social media. Avoid all third party applications, which are at risk and may be fronts for malware.
And invest in identity theft protection. All forms of protection against identity theft can be prevented, but identity theft protection services can dramatically reduce your risk.
Robert Siciliano, identity theft speaker, discusses hacked email on Fox & Friends.
Robert Siciliano is CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, an expert on identity theft, professional speaker, security analyst published author and television news correspondent. Siciliano works with Fortune 1000 and start-up companies as a consultant on product launches, branding, messaging, representation, SEO and media. the thoughts and advice of Siciliano on all these issues often appear in both television and print media news, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, Forbes and USA Today. He has 25 years of safety training as a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He is the author of two books, including The Safety Minute: Living on high alert; How to take control of your personal safety and to prevent fraud . He also established a partnership with Uni-Ball to help raise awareness of the growing threat of identity theft and provide tips on how you can protect yourself.