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Welcome to The RFID Signal!
Greetings!
Welcome once again to all of our members. A special welcome to all of our new readers -- and thanks to those of you who continue to forward this valuable information to your friends, family and colleagues.
The RFID Signal continues to alert consumers about the dangers of electronic pickpocketing and identity theft as well as delivering valuable information about securing their identity.
Check out this month's resource center to learn more about identity theft and what you can do to help fight it!
Make sure ALL of your cards are protected today.
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Congratulations Mary! | |
 Congratulations to Mary Garofalo, anchor, investigative correspondent and senior producer for Canada's news program 16x9 on her Gemini Award for "Investigating Electronic Pickpocketing along with Walt Augustinowicz, Founder and CEO of Identity Stronghold. The award recognizes and celebrates excellence in Canadian English-language television since 1986.
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Ask Walt | |
Can my cell phone really steal my credit card number?
 The short answer is 'yes' but some explanation is needed. Millions of new smart phones are shipping with a recent technology called NFC or Near Field Communications. NFC allows you to load credit card info into your phone, and then simply wave your phone near a retail reader to pay.
As with much technology, speedy introduction to the market often comes with the risk of unknown applications taking advantage of the technology and the owner.
Smart phones are fantastic receivers of useful applications. However some of those applications may not be as useful as hoped. For instance, over a three day research session in our labs, we were able to develop a smart phone app disguised as a 'tic tac toe' game. Within the game, we embedded a Trojan application that sought credit card information from RFID loaded cards and when found, immediately emailed the found information to a remote email account where the credit card info could be used by thieves.
In this case, a phone kept in a pocketbook would be ideal for the theft mentioned above. The cell phone user would have no idea that the information had been taken. Worse yet, the Trojan-loaded phone could also retrieve information from friends and family who were nearby.
Click here to watch a video of the demonstration.
Identity Stronghold Recommendation:
Avoid the 'convenience' of storing your credit and debit cards on smart phones, and keep your valuable credit and debit cards in Secure Wallets from Identity Stronghold.
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Resource Center | |
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. Skilled identity thieves may use a variety of methods to get hold of your information, including dumpster diving, skimming, phishing, changing your address, old-fashioned stealing, pretexting. Once they have your personal information, identity thieves use it in a variety of ways. Click here to learn more about identity theft and what you can do to help fight it..
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October 2011
In This Issue |
Product Showcase
Ladies Clutch This elegant women's wallet comes in 3 beautiful colors: black, tan and red. It has 13 card slots, plus 4 large shielded areas to accommodate bills, a checkbook, and even a full size passport book, plus 2 zippered compartments for change or keys. This genuine leather wallet features the best RFID shielding in the industry. Every single slot is entirely shielded individually. Click here for more info and to see more pictures! The holidays are less than 3 months away. Place your orders now and get a jump start on your shopping. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you. Email us |
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