Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Talking with a friend the other day, he told me that he had received a phone call, allegedly from the IRS, telling him he owed more on his taxes and to call the agency back at a specified phone number. He recognized it for what it was — a scam — and instead called his local law enforcement agency to report it. The response there was less than comforting, being along the lines of, “There’s not much we can do about it.” As fate would have it, at the time I was reading “Future Crimes” by cybersecurity expert Mark Goodman. Frankly, the book is more frightening than a Stephen King thriller. My response to my friend was that most likely his computer had already been hacked, and the only thing the hackers were missing was his Social Security number, which would allow them to access his bank accounts. The response from local law enforcement was also predictable, and not meant as a criticism. The fact is, increasingly sophisticated international crime syndicates are gaining the ability to attack anyone and everyone on the Internet. They make the likes of Willie Sutton, who allegedly said when asked why he robbed banks, “Because […]
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