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Mahwah NJ, a terrifying car crash in Suffern, NY, took an even darker turn when a man pretending to be a Good Samaritan robbed the unconscious victim. Mahwah Police are calling it a case of theft, not a rescue. This shocking incident serves as a stark reminder that appearances can be deceiving, especially in the moments following an emergency.
Continue reading Don’t Fall for the “Good Samaritan”: How a Crash Victim Was Robbed by His ‘Rescuer’
Harriet Taylor | @Harri8t
Cybercriminals don’t care that much about your credit card number anymore.
Uber, PayPal and even Netflix accounts have become much more valuable to criminals, as evidenced by the price these stolen identifiers now fetch on the so-called “deep Web,” according to security company Trend Micro.
Stolen Uber account information on underground marketplaces sells for an average of $3.78 per account, while personally identifiable information (PII) was listed for $1 to $3.30 on average, oddly down from $4 per record in 2014, according to data compiled by Trend Micro for CNBC last week. (PII includes any information that can be used to commit identity fraud, like Social Security numbers or date of birth and varies in price depending on the specific information for sale.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/19/stolen-uber-accounts-worth-more-than-stolen-credit-cards.html
