Anne Bubnic's List: Digital Citizenship/Identity Theft and Phishing

Story of a FaceBook account that was hijacked. The criminal promptly changed all of he log-in information, impersonated the account owner, and sent requests to all of his friends for money. He claimed he was in London and his wallet had been stolen so he needed people to wire him money, ASAP.

Doug Foderman and Marje Monroe of ChildrenOnline.org review concerns about Facebook and the risks for kids.\n\nThey have Facebook accounts and actually see it as a wonderful, and valuable, resource. However, just because Facebook says that anyone 14 years or old CAN use Facebook, doesn't mean that they should. It isn't an age-appropriate or developmentally healthy place for our children and younger teens to hang out. Facebook is not working to protect our children and the laws in our country are terribly inadequate to safeguard our children online, in general. Not enough is being done to protect and educate children and teens against the risks that come from using the Internet, and Facebook in particular. We (adults, parents, educators) need to do more.

Contains dozens of classroom-tested exercises and hundreds of links to Web sites, documents, and resources, Safe Practices for Life Online offers practical advice to help middle and high school students stay safe by making better choices and minimizing their risks.

Watch this excellent video from Microsoft to find out more about phishing e-mail scams and how they are used for identity theft. The video will show you how fraudulent e-mail messages and spoofed Web sites-two common forms of phishing-can trick you into s

From Qwest Communications. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America with 18-29 year olds being the largest group of victims. Educating 13-18 year olds about how and why they are being targeted is critical in preventing new victims. Clean credit and a low level of identity theft awareness are two top reasons teens are targeted. A new survey from Qwest Communications Teen Council Program shows that an alarming number of teens are making it easier for thieves to steal their identity. With answers from more than 1,600 students about their online habits, the report identified the top 5 ways teens are compromising their identities.\n

OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. There are ten colorful flash-based quizzes here appropriate for students on security topics such as phishing, hackers, spyware etc.

The threat landscape once dominated by the worms and viruses unleashed by irresponsible hackers is now ruled by a new breed of cybercriminals. Cybercrime is motivated by fraud, typified by the bogus emails sent by "phishers" that aim to steal personal information. The tools driving their attacks and fueling the blackmarket are crimeware - bots, Trojan horses, and spyware.

This amazing library collection of cybersafety and cyberethics articles from Symantec would make a great resource for teachers who want to assign students different topic areas for student presentations in a digital citizenship class.

Download this lesson plan from I-Safe which introduces students to the term phishing and the threat of identity theft associated with this type of\ne-mail. Students will:<br>\n• understand the term phishing and the types of e-mail it applies to<br>\n• understand the security risks associated with this type of message<br>\n•\nengage in an activity to reinforce concepts by sharing information with others <br>

Educational partnership with I-Safe. OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help consumers be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. This site also includes three PSA's that can be shown in the classroom.

Rising concern about computer security. The San Jose Mercury News recently ran a three-part series focusing on everything from phishing schemes and identity theft to student safety on the Internet. In many districts, technology directors are finding they have to do more and more to insure that data is not compromised and to see that students are not using school networks to access inappropriate content. Part I: How online crooks put us all at risk <br>\nPart II: How well are we protecting ourselves?<br>\nPart III: U.S. targets terrorists as online thieves run amok

Teachable moment in which a teen on Facebook filled out car loan applications to get extra points in an game online. The son foolishly gave out personal family information.

Identity theft can affect everyone, including teenagers. It is important for you to know what information is needed to steal your identity and the best ways of protecting your information. Your information, in the wrong hands, can ‘jack your life!’ The site includes lesson plans, games and a video.

Court order sent to YouTube in Spalla hacking incident

Hackers are targeting Facebook users with a hoax application that attempts to steal personal information for ID fraud.

Teaching cyber security with a focus on safety and ethics has grown rapidly in importance over the past few years. Securing your personal computer and protecting classroom computers plays a crucial role in protecting our nation’s Internet infrastructure.

Cybercriminals have launched a massive new wave of Internet-based schemes to steal personal data and carry out financial scams in an effort to take advantage of the fear and confusion created by tumbling financial markets, security specialists say.

Florida Virtual School includes a learning module on <b>Internet Safety</B> in their student orientation materials. Through colorful flash-based adventures, students solve four Internet Security mysteries and learn about cyberstalking, identity theft, cyberbullying and email scams, then create their own Internet pledges based on NetSmartz materials. ISafe materials on cyberbullying and copyright are also included as downloads in the resource section.

ID theft has become the crime this generation will deal with most of their lives.Kids just never think about Identity Theft. Most parents are not even aware that kids have identities to be stolen. A 2-minute, eye-opening news video.

Presentation for 2006's FBLA National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN. Placed THIRD in the nation with student-made video.\n