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 Security Risks: What You Should Know About Identity Theft                                                           Identity theft is a very real problem that can affect almost anyone today. Identity thieves do not operate just online, they employ a variety of techniques in order to steal information that can be used to access personal accounts, or to open new accounts. Avoiding identity theft requires vigilance and knowledge about the practice. Every person should know how to deal with common risks that could lead to identity theft.                             Unsecured Wireless Routers  Identity thieves can use unsecured wireless routers to steal personal information. Software-like packet sniffers, and other applications can capture and decode data moving through the router from hundreds of feet away. The packets can reveal login and personal data, when banking or making purchases online. This can be prevented by protecting wireless routers with a strong password, or by

A history of hacking Hacking has been around for more than a century. In the 1870s, several teenagers were flung off the country's brand new phone system by enraged authorities. Here's a peek at how busy hackers have been in the past 35 years. Early 1960s University facilities with huge mainframe computers, like MIT's artificial intelligence lab,  become staging grounds for hackers. At first, "hacker" was a positive term for a person with a mastery of computers who could push programs beyond what they were designed to do. Early 1970s    John Draper John Draper  makes a long-distance call for free by blowing a precise tone into a telephone that tells the phone system to open a line. Draper discovered the whistle as a give-away in a box of children's cereal. Draper, who later earns the handle "Captain Crunch," is arrested repeatedly for phone tampering throughout the 1970s. Yippie social movement starts  YIPL/TAP  (Youth International