Your credit card number could show up in cyberspace
Likelihood of personal data theft grows with use of Internet
Ever try Googling your name just to see what comes up?
The sister of a Post-Gazette reporter recently plugged her name into the ubiquitous search engine and was stunned when up popped a file with her credit card number.
No hacking involved. Just a simple Google search and there it was -- her 16-digit Visa number. The file also contained the names, addresses and credit card numbers of about 140 other people.
"There is no doubt in my mind that somebody either stole these numbers or bought them from someone who stole them, and intends to use them in an illicit way," Pittsburgh cyber-security expert Jason Thomas said after reviewing the file.
Ever try Googling your name just to see what comes up?
The sister of a Post-Gazette reporter recently plugged her name into the ubiquitous search engine and was stunned when up popped a file with her credit card number.
No hacking involved. Just a simple Google search and there it was -- her 16-digit Visa number. The file also contained the names, addresses and credit card numbers of about 140 other people.
"There is no doubt in my mind that somebody either stole these numbers or bought them from someone who stole them, and intends to use them in an illicit way," Pittsburgh cyber-security expert Jason Thomas said after reviewing the file.
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