Twitter Porn Names Scam

Social networking site Twitter's current top trending topic (things that are twittered the most by user members) has a security hole. The hole is no technical snafu, rather it traces back to human error or sneaking social engineering.

The "twitter porn names" game is a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. However it is actually nothing more then a disguise to get users to publicly post answers to your own online security questions. With that information Web scoundrels can hack into your personal online accounts.

The current game has a few variations but the information it illicit is all the same. To find your "porn name" you are asked to take the name of your first pet, combine it with the street you grew up on or your mother's maiden name. Yep, all of these are common security questions to access your online accounts and bank information.

Be wary of this and other combinations of the game that might entice you to reveal potential answers to your security questions. Be sure to pass along the information to your friends if they have been unwittingly providing answers to their security questions.

If you have publicly revealed answers to your online security questions delete the post, change your passwords, and updating your security questions.

Elections Canada may be exposing voters to ID theft: privacy commissioner

Canadian voters are at risk of identity theft because of voters lists that go missing and are circulated widely among political parties, says Canada's privacy commissioner.

"The personal information of Canadian voters is not adequately protected," commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday in a statement after presenting a report to Parliament highlighting the issue. "We're concerned that voters' personal information could fall into the wrong hands and be used for illegal activities."

Stoddart looked into the practices of four federal agencies that collect personal information such as birthdates and addresses:

- Canada Revenue Agency.

- Elections Canada.

- Passport Canada.

- Service Canada.

The report found that in the case of Elections Canada:

- Some voters lists went missing during elections and byelections.

- Elections Canada collects too much personal information on voters, including some teenagers too young to vote.

- Paper and electronic copies of voter lists are widely circulated to political parties and candidates, who aren't required by law to protect privacy.

- Such parties don't have a formal way to report privacy breaches to Elections Canada. Canadians aren't fully informed about how their personal information will be used.

The report was prepared in collaboration with Auditor General Sheila Fraser, who presented her own report on whether the departments examined by Stoddart work together to manage the information efficiently in accordance with the law and collect only the information that is relevant to delivering their programs.

Prison for Maryland man who put ex's nude photos on web

Let this be a lesson to anyone thinking of trying to get revenge on there ex's in the same way (and maybe to guys....Another reason to believe its not always a woman you're talking to on the other end of that chat window!!!)

A Maryland man is going to prison for posting nude photos of his ex-wife on the Internet.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown says Thomas Gillen, of Hagerstown, has been sentenced to 2 1/2 to five years in prison. The prosecutor says the former Queens resident had pleaded guilty to identity theft and criminal contempt.

Brown says Gillen admitted that he created an Internet account in his ex-wife's name and used it to contact men and engage in racy conversations.

Gillen also sent them nude photos of her and posted some online.

The District Attorney says Gillen admitted that he impersonated his former wife on the Internet 1,577 times between November 2007 and July 2008.

Gillen was arrested on similar charges in 2006 and was sentenced to five years' probation.