Identity Theft

[gainrage]

What about programs in the Boot Partition? It's a useful space.

[IDTheftManifesto]

Great video Chris.

[SuperArnie]

Overwriting ONCE does all you need with hard disk drives. Overwriting 7 or even 35 times is simply paranoid overkill. Ask Ontrack or Convar: They retrieved data from drives found at Ground Zero, but are not able to find data on a disk, that has been overwritten with whatever pattern.

Of course, if you wish to waste time, power - and still keep worrying whether overwriting *once*more* wouldn't have been safer, go ahead.

[unytcommsys]

There is a program online, I think it is called TrueCrypt. I never learned how to use it, but it is free and effective.If you don't want to pay to encrypt your files with a 3rd prty applcnt fearing the man will have a "back door."

[unytcommsys]

Buying a good shredder is a good idea. goto howstuffworks and wikipedia andyou'll learn which shredder is best for you.

[unytcommsys]

Encrypt, encode, shred, erase, repeat! I encrypt all my critical files. I scan regularly. I check my credit cards statements (I normally use only one), etc. The weakest point in identity theft protection is the hard copy. Computer files can be protected with encryption / biometrics. The experience hacker won't go after files that have high levels encryption like an predator. Make sure you alone could guess your pws.

[eXcon1337]

People should know also identity theft is the use of someones personal ( name, date of birth, 'SSN' or Drivers License number ) details, to defraud them or companies of money, goods or services.

However, if someone just obtains your credit card number or internet banking login it's usually called 'Access Device Fraud', read the law.

Fraud is a very diverse crime/field of work.

[unytcommsys]

I know those buy hart already.

[eXcon1337]

Suspect everything. Build a network of trusted people/companies to do business with and do business with them only. Take advantage of the fact you are covered by banks ( in most countries ) with Zero Liability for fraudelent charges, if you're credit card data has been compromised and somebody else has used it.

[eXcon1337]

There is no such thing as security.

Security is nothing more then a feeling of being safe, it's an evolved (result?) human emotion, stemming from social conditioning (imho).

Anyone who operates a computer and wants to be safe from 'ID theft', remember this:

THE WEAKNESS IS ALWAYS THE USER

THE WEAKNESS IS ALWAYS THE USER

[eXcon1337]

The police don't have the resources to keep up with the epidemic. There's thousands of people out there just like this guy, who isn't me.

It's an industry. The hackers hide behind VPNs and infected 'zombie' computers, anyone can be a zombie, it's just a Port-Redirect or Socks proxy opened up on your infected computer. You can chain proxies too ( make it go thru multiple - bouncing - hosts )

In this industry business is conducted online, and people are just getting better and better at this.

[eXcon1337]

Someone who isn't me makes at least 20K a week, from phishing internet banking accounts from naive people; by the sounds of things, these people remind me just like the people posting here, or their parents.

[sirfatalx]

Someone in chat said WEP your network. WEP is the EASIEST thing to crack in the world. Not sure if they knew what they were talking about.

[Dejaiin]

try Brute, 16 Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers and Symbols. Will take you several million years.

[nanciesweb]

The only sharing in this house is on the main computer. I won't share files on my computer.

As for not signing the back of the card, not everyone checks the back of the card. What's worse, you can sign it in front of them AND they will accept it.

[unytcommsys]

If you look up the legal stuff, they are not required by 'law' to check the ID. all they need is a signature! It could Jay Lin Cho and Marry Beth can use his card.

[DxlilxD]

weard?

[RRA1ncognito]

Weird?

[jayleejay]

In mac os x there is an erase feature in Disk Utility that allows you to do a 7 time pass erase like Darik's Boot and Nuke. It also allows you to do a ridiculous 35 time pass erase as well which i've never seen before

[unytcommsys]

Eraser is a program I use often. I wipe the drive periodically 7 or more. 35 is done rarely - but is done. I normally erase a file instead of deleting it. Find reputable companies to get the software from free or otherwise.

[unytcommsys]

If you never seen 35 (or more) passes, then you are determinately new to erasing files. I have used half a dozen different applications. Only one of then didn't have 35 passes.

[itsstevol2]

the best you can do is overwrite the deleted files with as much random stuff as possible but even then its still possible to get some text or the filename. also shredding files securely on your computer above dod level is illegal (ie gutman) although no-one can tell

[unytcommsys]

That is double speak is it not. Erasing a file does a rename and rewrite over and over. LOL, yea lets make it easier for a 15 year old to crack my files, but it is illegal for me to wipe a drive as good as the Fed. LOL I have free and purchased erasing and I have every intention of protecting my data. That would be like making 256encrypt illegal! LOL.

[unytcommsys]

Yea, that is good if you don't have an erasing program, but is way more time consuming.

[unytcommsys]

LOL, they can tell when they search your computer applications. PGP erases files @ 28 passes. I use more than one file-erasing tool. However Eraser is my first choice. If the DOD is so concerned then they can simply police the internet like china and make sure no citizen can do it! It is the same as saying I can burn my paper, but limited to a crappy strip-cut (wiki or howstuffworks search) since the DOD wants a chance in hell to get my data. 2Hell w/ that! Did you encrypt today?

[AudioGeek89]

Hi Chris, thanks for your video, keep up the good work!

[AudioGeek89]

Hi Chris, thanks for your video, keep up the good work!

[vistalover]

I agree with chris. When on a public computer just surf the internet and never do you banking or check your email. You don't what ppl might have downloaded or installed. Also when you delete stuff and clear it from the recycle bin, its still in the hard drive

[darthboti]

who the fuck is this bitch i want to kick his fucking ass

[Laoch111]

Hi lockergnome,

Well done on this and other tutorials you have made. Awesome.

[Laoch111]

Hi lockergnome,

Well done on this and other tutorials you have made. Awesome.

[elphans1]

If you we're smart, you don't need a shredder tool!

Highlight the folder\application you want to permanently delete hold shift and Delete(NOT BACKSPACE)

Bingo!

[mobilephone2003]

These files can be undeleted dude, the OS marks it as free space to overwrite, but you can recover them

[Oratles]

Unfortunatly, it will not permanently delete the data. The facts is that the files is not sent to the Recycle Bin. However, the files are still present on the hard drive and can be recover by programs such as Recover My Files.

[shah2006gunit]

you can still recover the files /folders

[rjrrules]

identity theft is BAD!!!!  :(

[kevaughanshiu]

DONT USE LIMEWIRE.

My best tip.

[rocawear1215]

there is a feature that can stop uploading files

[wtfvitowtf]

what's wrong with it??

[kevaughanshiu]

not safe.

[komahoby]

cool!!

[Bowzer27]

first ha take that chris

[techsoldier1]

first to post

[rangerp4RS]

nice