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Etienne A. Gibbs's Articles in Personal Finance

Identity Theft Sometimes Comes from Those Closest to You
According to a study by the Federal trade Commission (FTC), many victims of identity theft don't report the crime to police. In its report on 2006 consumer fraud and identity theft complaints, of the more than 233,000 victims who responded to a question about whether they had contacted a police department, 62 percent said they did not.
Don't Let Zombie Computers, Home Computer Hacking, and Drive-by Hacking Compromise Your Finances
Cybercrime is on the rise. You may not be the only one using your computer. Hackers may be using your computers and you may not even know it. Would you ever know it if your computer were taken over and being used by a hacker? Not likely. When a hacker hijacks a computer, the victim rarely knows. A computer that has been hijacked is one that is completely taken over by a hacker, or a group of hackers, to be used for their own purposes.