Archive for the ‘ Identity Theft ’ Category

How to get your free credit report in Canada and the USA without getting scammed.

There are probably 1000+ websites dedicated to getting your credit report from the big three credit reporting companies: TransUnion; Equifax; and, if you are in the United States, Experian. However, they all charge money for a ‘free’ credit report, or they offer it to you for ‘free’, but automatically sign you up for a monthly [ READ MORE ]

Secura Obscura: Two clever ways to securely & secretly hide your data in plain sight.

Data security is something most people take for granted even though our computers and the Internet are inherently insecure. This insecurity is heightened even further if other people have physical access to our computers. With enough time, anyone can break into our windows/linux/Mac accounts, copy our internet history, our saved passwords and much  more. I [ READ MORE ]

The Holy Grail of Pirated Software: Microsoft COFEE leaked online. *UPDATED*

What is COFEE? “Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) Easily captures important “live” computer evidence at the scene in cybercrime investigations, without special forensics expertise.” That basically means COFEE extracts all important passwords, network connections, internet history, documents, photos and whatever else  it thinks is important from any computer with a USB port. It’s a pretty [ READ MORE ]