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PC Speak: Abney Associates Tech Blog: Protecting your identi

Globally, cybercrime costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year and it comes in many forms, from computer hacking to phishing scams.At the forefront of the fight is the U.S. Secret Service. While law enforcement is trying to stay on top of it, people are urged to do their part because in the end it's the consumers who will foot the bill.A listing of stolen credit card numbers was found last month when authorities searched two homes on Quiet Way in Louisville. "I'll be pretty conclusive -- it probably came from a recent data breech," said Paul Johnson with the U.S. Secret Service. "In this case we hit the mother lode."

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