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Friday, April 26, 2013  If you were a patient at Upstate University Hospital, your personal information may have been compromised.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  National Grid is warning their customers that scammers are calling and identifying themselves as National Grid employees in order to get personal banking or credit card numbers.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a new computer scam that's tricked tens of thousands of people into giving up personal information to scammers posing as technical support employees.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  It can be an easy task for identity thieves to get private information from your computer if you don't properly delete those files. Simply emptying your desktop trash folder doesn't do it. So how can you protect yourself?

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  One of the hottest areas for identity thieves right now is stealing the identity of young children. It's a crime that's happening to infants and toddlers everyday.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  A huge network of hackers is out to get your personal information and they may already be lurking around your computer.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  New York's attorney general is warning homeowners to be alert for phone calls from people posing as bank or government officials to get personal information through bogus offers of help with their mortgages.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports that some smart phone applications can be used to steal private photos and contacts without the user's consent.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  The group that hacked into the Syracuse Police department website has struck again, this time out west in California.

Monday, January 30, 2012  Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email "phishing" scams. They've formed an organization to design a system to authenticate emails from legitimate senders and weed out scams.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  A Frankfort woman is charged with identity theft for allegedly using a victim's personal information to open a line of credit at a jewelry store in New Hartford.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Some suggestions to stay safe, don't use your real name on a social media site.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Be careful the next time your phone rings. There's an alleged jury duty scam going around you need to be aware of.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  A new Craigslist scam may pose a threat to many job seekers and their personal information.