Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Computer steals passwords and credit details

About three weeks ago, Cheryl Lambert bought a £179 surfboard on eBay for her daughter. Soon after, she noticed her computer started to behave erratically and within a few days it had ground to a halt.

A few days after her desktop machine was unplugged from the internet, Lambert’s personal details appeared on a Russian website.

Her home phone number, her address, her credit card number and her e-mail address with Tesco were all listed on a forum where criminals and computer hackers trade stolen identities.

Read the article HERE.

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