I recently found a discarded desktop computer, a Dell Inspiron model, lingering by the dumpster. Anything left next to dumpsters signifies that the former owner wants you to take it. Whoever abandoned the computer wants to do someone a favor. Unfortunately, computer donators don’t really know what they’re actually giving away: Privacy, passwords, security and potentially a great deal of money. After giving the discarded computer a quick teardown, I put it through a variety of security tests and found glaring problems – problems our readership may learn from. Stealing someone’s identity doesn’t take a lot of intelligence or even...
Read the full article: How to Get Your Identity Stolen in One Easy Step
No comments:
Post a Comment