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11-Mar-2009, 08:35 AM #1
Report: ID fraud malware infecting PCs at increasing rates
Report: ID fraud malware infecting PCs at increasing rates.

More than 10 million Internet users worldwide were hit with identity fraud-related malware last year, according to a new estimate from Panda Security.
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The researchers predict that the infection rate will increase by 336 percent per month throughout this year, based on the trend of the previous 14 months.


The take home lesson is - never keep important financial or ID information on your computer that would be the target of ID fraud.

I prefer to do my banking with a person at the bank rather than trust my computer or the Internet. It's a choice you too can make!

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11-Mar-2009, 01:51 PM #2
I agree. Good read Tom!
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