All About Identity Theft

2007-03-11T17:57:00.000-07:00

EBay: More cooperation needed on cybersecurity (Phishing)

EBay: More cooperation needed on cybersecurity
( InfoWorld ) - Banks, online merchants, and technology vendors must work together to prevent security problems like phishing attacks and data breaches, eBay President and CEO Meg Whitman said Thursday. Whitman called on large e-mail service providers, such as Yahoo and Microsoft, to reject e-mails supposedly coming from eBay or subsidiary PayPal that do not include domain key signing ...

Exploit Prevention Labs Promotes Chris Weltzien to President
Exploit Prevention Labs , a leading developer of safe surfing software for protection against web-based exploits, today announced the promotion of Chris Weltzien to president.

Better Business Bureau Warns of Phishing Scam Using Their Name
The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses across the U.S. and Canada of a scam which uses the BBB name and a false BBB e-mail address.

IT Confidential: Is Anyone Doing Anything About Identity Theft?
I never knew my personal data was so valuable. Take my Social Security number or my PIN--wait, don't! Here are a few modest proposals for curbing ID theft.

Internet Defense Technologies Launches Total Mail Defense
BURBANK, Calif.----Internet Defense Technologies , a provider of Internet security solutions, announced the availability of its Total Mail Defense, an anti-spam tool that identifies and screens out unwanted email.

Core Security Technologies Uncovers Vulnerability in Widely-Used Open Source Encryption Software
BOSTON----Core Security Technologies, provider of CORE IMPACT, the first-to-market penetration testing product for assessing specific information security risks, today issued an advisory disclosing a flaw in the GNU Privacy Guard , an OpenPGP-compliant cryptographic software system and part of the Free Software Foundation's GNU software project, and third-party email applications that rely on it ...

2007-03-09T22:32:00.000-08:00

Optimistic Identity (Phishing) Theft Study Flawed

2007-03-08T03:02:00.000-08:00

Credit Card Protection - Lucas found guilty

Lucas found guilty
Henry Johnson Lucas was found guilty Wednesday in a case the commonwealth described as one of power, control and desperation on the part of the defendant.

Pair surrenders in credit card theft
The best thing police had in the investigation was a store surveillance photo of a young couple entering a Manheim Township business, allegedly to use a stolen credit card. The picture of the suspects — a woman carrying a small child, followed closely by a man wearing a baseball cap &mdas...

Police seek couple who stole, used credit cards
Police have released surveillance photos of a young couple they believe went shopping with a stolen credit card just minutes after stealing a Manheim Township woman's wallet. What the thieves obviously didn't know was that their victim in this case is the wife of a candidate for judge in Lancas...

Gas station clerks recover stolen car
A woman who smiled and held the door open for Doris Griggs at the South Lakes Sunoco gas station walked straight out of the convenience store, got into Griggs' running car and drove off in a brazen theft Friday, Feb. 9, at 9:55 a.m.

2007-03-07T03:02:00.000-08:00

Beware Phishing Scam (Identity Theft) Using IRS Threat

Beware Phishing Scam Using IRS Threat
Fox 19 - "Previous e-card attacks and resulting infections have been slanted more toward denial of service, spam relay and virus propagation -- this one is much more dangerous to users because their financial information is at risk," Minoo Hamilton, senior

Elertz web-based broadcast battles concerns over spam and phishing
Security Park - Latest figures reveal that around 95 per cent of e-mail today is spam or phishing scams and more than 2,500 new phishing sites are created each month. Businesses are finding it increasingly hard to communicate directly with customers as inboxes

Update: Mozilla issues fix for critical flaw
Infoworld - Firefox has also come under criticism from independent researchers, including Polish vulnerability expert Michael Zalewski , regarding several other classes of vulnerabilities, some of which are related to new spoofing and phishing threats aimed

Encrypt Everything and Boost
Computerworld - Thompson says his company’s Windows-only software, LinkScanner Pro, protects people from sophisticated phishing schemes and prevents them from going to Web sites known to be unsavory. It can even determine whether unclassified sites are bad by

Online Voting Clicks in Estonia
Wired News - None of the major risks we identified (including phishing, denial of service, spyware, viruses, Trojan horses and insider attack) have technological solutions these days, which is why so many computer scientists oppose the idea of internet voting in

Shouldn't You Be Online Banking?
WNEP-TV 16 - With some precautions—a good firewall, anti-virus and a spy detection program—and a dose of common sense about phishing and fake e-mails, you’ve probably had completely secure transactions. Online banking is simply the next step from that

2007-03-05T12:07:00.000-08:00

Credit Card Protection - West Virginia man faces theft-related charges

West Virginia man faces theft-related charges
TriCities.com - Thomas Eric Striker, 36, of Charleston, W.Va., is charged with grand larceny, vandalism, breaking into an automobile, receiving stolen goods, credit card theft and credit card fraud. He is being held without bond at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month, and year .
Computerworld - I am a security professional. And I am sick of hearing about, writing about, and preaching about data theft, p0wned databases, credit card theft, corporations with breaches that weren't discovered for 2 years, etc., etc., etc. So think about it. When

Card Theft Ring Bigger Than Thought
WXIA 11 Alive - Police in Canton said a credit card theft ring is apparently much larger than they originally thought. Earlier this month, investigators arrested two women, but are now looking for three more. It all happened so fast, and so secretively, that for

Pair arrested for credit card theft scheme
Register-Mail - GALESBURG - Two Chicagoans were arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing and using an area woman's credit card. Sarah J. Warfield, 1015 E. Euclid, Monmouth, told police she was approached Thursday in Bergner's by two men claiming they worked in

Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft
KOMO-TV - GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) - A man has been convicted in a shotgun killing near White Salmon that investigators linked to the theft of credit cards. A Klickitat County Superior Court jury deliberated for two days before convicting Michael D. Lindsey, 23

2007-03-03T17:22:00.000-08:00

Identity Theft Prevention - Irongate Integrates Mailshell's Engine To Block Spam, Phishing

Irongate Integrates Mailshell's Engine To Block Spam, Phishing
IronGate, a leading Spanish manufacturer of security software solutions, today announced its selection of Mailshell Inc., the leading OEM provider of software engines that block email spam and phishing, to provide protection for its security appliances.

March 2007
Email Mistakes: Giving Away the Store, Without Knowing it Inside jobs don't have to be the work of disgruntled employees. New research suggests most email-related exposure of sensitive data is accidental.

Out-of-Date Software Holds the Door Open for Phishers
Lazy,incompetent or unaware website administrators who do not keep software packages updated are providing phishing gangs with an open invitation.

Eat Ice Cream to Get Pregnant?
February 26 - March 2, 2007. 02/23/07 Service Shop "Rip-offs" Common "rip-offs" at car service and repair shops.

Symantec Releases Norton 360 Security Service
Symantec on Monday released its much-anticipated Norton 360 service, packing a full security suite plus utilities into a subscription offering.

2007-03-01T21:22:00.000-08:00

ID Theft - AG: Counties Get 60-Day Buffer To Clear Public Records

AG: Counties Get 60-Day Buffer To Clear Public Records
KSAT 12 - SAN ANTONIO -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot gave county officials a 60 day reprieve to remove information from public records such as Social Security numbers that could lead to identity theft. Abbot said the county officials the reprieve will

Competition Bureau: Canadians Need to Strike Back in Fight Against
CCNMatthews - Whether it's Internet or mail fraud, deceptive telemarketing or identity theft, fraud is a serious problem," said Competition Commissioner Sheridan Scott. "It can steal Canadians' money, their identity and even their self-respect. Law enforcement

Identity theft discovery leads to arrest of 13 illegal aliens in Aiken
WIS-TV - (Aiken County) March 1, 2007 - Efforts to find illegal workers lead to 13 arrests in Aiken County. All the workers were employed at the same business. Their hands were tied and they were arrested on the job - one by one. Carlisle Tire and Wheel never

Treasury, Banks Promote Direct Deposit
Forbes - Even though 80 percent of government benefits are paid by direct deposit, the vast majority -- 90 percent -- of reported fraud and identity theft problems involve paper checks, Kenneth R. Papaj, commissioner of Treasury's financial management service

Deadline Extended On License Compliance
Guardian Unlimited - requirements, which were in the 2005 REAL-ID Act, saying Congress didn't give them the money to convert their databases or enough time to develop driver's licenses that critics complain amount to a national ID card and could promote identity theft.

2007-02-28T21:37:00.000-08:00

Dr Pita Sharples; Speech (ID Theft)

Dr Pita Sharples; Speech
Scoop - The Maori Party is always willing to upskill and share our new knowledge accordingly. And so in researching the background to this Bill I uncovered a whole new phenomenon calling ‘phishing websites’ (that’s with a ph – not with a f).

Symantec Launches All-in-One Security App
Enterprise Security Today - As Internet activity increased, malware -- or "malicious software" -- perpetrating online financial scams, identity theft, e- mail phishing, Trojan viruses and more multiplied. Current estimates put the number of malware programs circulating around

Firefox, IE7 Open to URL Spoof
PC World - This flaw allows the attacker to track your footsteps and either redirect you to the URL you wanted to visit, which wouldn't be noticed at all, or to a similarly named phishing Web site when you choose to visit a target of some significance

One local business thriving with help of county
WHEC TV 10 - ePostmarks is focused on fighting the spam and phishing problem that exists in e-mail today. Phishing is when a fraudulent e-mail is sent under the guise that it is from a legitimate source, all to obtain personal information from the recipient. "We

Astaro's New Version 7 Is Compatible With Vista
Market Wire - Astaro offers a family of Security Gateway appliances that protect computer networks from a variety of attacks including viruses, hackers, spam, spyware, phishing, and unauthorized content. "We're happy to report that all of Astaro's virtual private

Symantec Releases Norton 360
Beta News - Transactions of personal information will be protected through anti-phishing protection, which will auto-detect new phishing sites as well as alert users of known sites when they are visited. A feature known as Web Site Authentication will ensure a

2007-02-27T21:52:00.000-08:00

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month, and year, . (Identity Theft)

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month, and year, .
Computerworld - I am a security professional. And I am sick of hearing about, writing about, and preaching about data theft, p0wned databases, credit card theft, corporations with breaches that weren't discovered for 2 years, etc., etc., etc. So think about it. When

Attorney General's Credit-Card Theft Highlights Prosecution Problems
Information Week - A recent attempted theft using the Massachusetts attorney general's credit card -- and her comments about it -- have renewed focus on jurisdictional problems authorities face when prosecuting credit-card and identity-theft cases. The state's top

Optimistic Identity Theft Study Flawed
Tech Dirt - If it doesn't cover credit card theft, then from my perspective the study is worthless, as that's the most common type of "pretending to be someone else". ( reply to this comment ) ( link to this comment ) by |333173|3|_||3 on Feb

Officers who go beyond the call
This is Dorset - Her successes in the last 12 months included tracing a credit card theft, a burglary caught on CCTV and working with the victims of domestic violence. She was praised for communicating effectively 'at all levels and in the widest range of

When credit card fraud hits home
Kansas City Star - My credit card theft report also is in the hands of the FBI. The experience brought home to me loud and clear how identity theft is really getting out of hand. Shortly after my morning wake-up call, a new report on identity theft landed on my desk

RFID Credit Cards and Theft: Tech Clinic
Popular Mechanics - Published in the January 2007 issue. It depends on whom you ask. The new RFID-enabled credit cards and key fobs do have unique security risks — foremost being the chance that some twerp with a souped-up scanner will read your card information from

2007-02-24T23:27:00.000-08:00

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23 (Credit Card Protection)

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23
Read Eva Rosenbergs TaxWatch today to make sure your good works translate into a good deduction, and dont miss more news on how to account for household help, plus a review by the Wall Street Journals Tom Herman of the major tax-software products, all on this weeks Tax pages.

Businesses Told To Protect Online Buyers
It is up to businesses rather than banks to instill more confidence in consumers about the safety of online transactions, according to research from Symantec. A Yougov survey, of 2,500 UK adults, carried out for the security company has revealed that despite three-quarters of the population shopping and banking online, many are looking for additional reassurances from online retailers before ...

Laptop losses and phishing fruit salad
The need for accurate risk assessmentDr Neal Krawetz takes a look at the numbers behind reports of laptop thefts and phishing attacks, showing inconsistent metrics and the difficulty in using numbers to determine the real level of threat.

Phishers hook up to Web 2.0
Blog: There's something unusual about a phishing scam doing the rounds, which uses a news hook--a fake report that Australian Prime...

Phishers Up The Ante And Go After Online Poker Players
Websense warns that phishers are targeting online poker players who use the Party Poker site.

Credit Union Warns Public Of Phishing E-Mails
Hawaiian Telcom Credit Union warns the public about e-mail scams.

2007-02-24T03:37:00.000-08:00

The top 10 consumer complaints (ID Theft)

The top 10 consumer complaints
The Federal Trade Commission released in February its annual report on the top consumer fraud complaints for 2006.

Stolen laptop contains hospital patients' info
About 7,800 uninsured patients who were treated at Seton hospital system facilities since July 2005 are being warned to watch for signs of identity theft after a laptop containing personal information was stolen last week.

EWTK: Stolen mail can lead to identity theft
If your mail is stolen, your identity could be stolen as well, and that's troubling some Northeast San Antonio residents after a rash of mail thefts.

Identity theft: One victim continues to recover
Identity theft is a difficult crime to protect against, simply because there are so many ways thieves can steal personal information. One Corpus Christi woman said her personal information was stolen from her home.

2007-02-23T06:27:00.000-08:00

Phishing - Police blotter: Fraud used to obtain ID

Police blotter: Fraud used to obtain ID
ASHEVILLE -- Teodoro Eugenio Orellana, 46, was arrested on charges of obtaining property by fraud after officers said he tried to get a driver's license with a false social security number.

4 charged in robbery scheme
CINNAMINSON -- Police say they have charged four people in an alleged scheme to lure men to a local motel for sex and then rob them.

Vineland woman charged with ID theft, stealing credit card slip
FLORENCE Police in this Burlington County community say they arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman on suspicion of writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant.

Hearing for Hoaks sister accused of stealing from church
COLUMBUS, Kan. A 36-year-old southeast Kansas woman appears in court on three felony charges that she stole 24-hundred dollars from a church. Birdie Jo...

Authorities make arrest in credit card case
Jennifer Pineda, 28, was arrested Feb. 2 on charges of credit card fraud. She is charged with fraudulent use of a credit card, theft of access cards or account information and unauthorized use of personal information to obtain goods and services.

Woman arrested on ID theft charges
Florence police arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman and charged her with writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant Tuesday, police said.

2007-02-22T06:33:00.000-08:00

Phishing - Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft

Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft
KOMO-TV - GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) - A man has been convicted in a shotgun killing near White Salmon that investigators linked to the theft of credit cards. A Klickitat County Superior Court jury deliberated for two days before convicting Michael D. Lindsey, 23

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Collar the lot of us! Blair adds whole UK to police suspect list
Out-Law - Credit card theft? Who knows?). One thing that was clear from the 2002 study was that further work would be needed to provide a clear definition of what we mean by ID fraud, and consequently take us closer to making a realistic estimate of what it

Tuesday Morning Quarterback
ESPN.com - Of course, everyone is innocent until proven guilty, but the boy in this case had a prior conviction for credit card theft. In the Post article, the boy complained on the record about how the arrest spoiled his summer vacation and said of the armed

2007-02-20T10:37:00.000-08:00

Optimistic Identity (Identity Theft Prevention) Theft Study Flawed

Optimistic Identity Theft Study Flawed
Tech Dirt - If it doesn't cover credit card theft, then from my perspective the study is worthless, as that's the most common type of "pretending to be someone else". ( reply to this comment ) ( link to this comment ) by |333173|3|_||3 on Feb

Online Press Release
PRWeb - The recognized leader in online news and press release distribution service for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate communications. PRWeb pioneered SEO Press Release Distribution and continues to set the standard for online news

Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft
KOMO-TV - GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) - A man has been convicted in a shotgun killing near White Salmon that investigators linked to the theft of credit cards. A Klickitat County Superior Court jury deliberated for two days before convicting Michael D. Lindsey, 23

Elephants don't dance
Boston Globe - If TJX were a different kind of company and Cammarata a different kind of leader, company and chairman could become the champion for the need to do something about identify theft and credit card theft. But then elephants don't break dance, either. Now

Collar the lot of us! Blair adds whole UK to police suspect list
Out-Law - Credit card theft? Who knows?). One thing that was clear from the 2002 study was that further work would be needed to provide a clear definition of what we mean by ID fraud, and consequently take us closer to making a realistic estimate of what it

Attorney General's Credit-Card Theft Highlights Prosecution Problems
Information Week - A recent attempted theft using the Massachusetts attorney general's credit card -- and her comments about it -- have renewed focus on jurisdictional problems authorities face when prosecuting credit-card and identity-theft cases. The state's top

2007-02-18T16:12:00.000-08:00

Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks (Identity Theft)

Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks
Security researchers at Symantec Corp and Indiana University have figured out a way to compromise home networks using a single line of JavaScript in a web page.

Thieves phishing for your info on the internet
Law enforcement officials are warning people of bogus emails that look like they are from your bank or the IRS. The emails are part of a scheme to con you out of hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

Guard ID Vault
My first impressions of the Guard ID Vault were good; it looks like what it is supposed to do. Lock up your personal user information in a unit that looks like a lock.

State: "Phishing" Scam Takes New Tact
ALBANY, N.Y. State officials are warning about a new kind of Internet phishing scam. Phishing _ spelled with a P-H _ is the term used for efforts to steal personal...

State Officials Warn of Internet "Phishing" Scam
State officials are warning about a new kind of Internet phishing scam. Phishing _ spelled with a P-H _ is the term used for efforts to steal personal information over the Internet. The state Consumer Protection Board noticed e-mails sent earlier this month that appeared to be from Chase Bank with the subject line reading: ``Phishing: Security Measures.'' The messages are bogus.

TSA Website Attacked By Phishers?
A new online method for trying to resolve travelers' problems boarding planes looks like a typical phishing attack. In 27B Stroke 6.

2007-02-16T00:26:00.000-08:00

4 charged in robbery scheme (Identity Theft Prevention)

4 charged in robbery scheme
CINNAMINSON -- Police say they have charged four people in an alleged scheme to lure men to a local motel for sex and then rob them.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Court OKs mental health expert to aid Jephsons defense A mental health expert has been appointed in the case of a man accused in the murders of four members of a Frederick County family.

Police sniff out credit card theft
A Davenport couple is accused of using stolen credit card numbers to order flowers and gift cards from Iowa Quad-Cities Hy-Vee Food Stores.

For Chinese hackers, it's a game
Money is by far the primary motivation for most of today's virus writing and spamming in the world of computers except when it comes to China. For Chinese hackers, gaming prestige outweighs financial gain, according to a new report on Internet security.

Woman arrested on ID theft charges
Florence police arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman and charged her with writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant Tuesday, police said.

2007-02-15T04:41:00.000-08:00

Cupid, a high-ranking NJ official, suspended after arrest (Identity Theft Prevention)

Cupid, a high-ranking NJ official, suspended after arrest
journalnews.com - Cupid spent his 31st birthday yesterday in White Plains City Court, where he was arraigned on charges of fourth-degree grand larceny, eavesdropping and two counts of second-degree identity theft, all felonies, Westchester District Attorney Janet

Only On KFOX: Bank Suspends Western Union Transactions Due To Fraud
KFOX 14 - One Wells Fargo customer fell victim to identity theft and came close to having her bank account cleared after she said, someone stole her bank card information. Maria Vasquez, who said she pays all her bills over the phone fears that's how someone

Fraser has feds' number
Montreal Gazette - management of the social insurance number program and how Canadians' personal information is used, auditor-general Sheila Fraser charges in her annual report. And these long-standing problems have serious implications in an age of identity theft and

COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services Launches Identity Theft
Forbes - Responding to the demand from their customers, COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services today announced the launch of identity theft coverage as an endorsement on all home and farm policies. One of the foremost insurers in the US, with more than 1

Pair sentenced in identity theft ring
KESQ News - FRESNO, Calif. An identity thief who lied while testifying at his trial was sentenced to more than 21 years in state prison and his girlfriend was sentenced to ten years behind bars for being his partner in crime. Santiago Cardenas, of Orosi, was

Police charge Darlington woman for identity theft
Morning News - Police have charged an Atlanta woman with identity theft and forgery as she wore a wig to impersonate a Rock Hill woman at several local banks, Darlington Police Sgt. Michael August said. Rebekah Sue Arnold, 31, of 535 Connall St. faces three counts

2007-02-13T11:12:00.000-08:00

Phishing - How Does The Hacker Economy Work?

How Does The Hacker Economy Work?
Information Week - How Does The Hacker Economy Work? It's a murky world of chat rooms, malware factories, and sophisticated phishing schemes. Here's a look inside. By Larry Greenemeier J. Nicholas

Assurix Named UK "VAR of the Year" for 2006 by Finjan
PR Inside - Assurix recognises that the web has now become the undisputed payload vector for attacks such as Spyware, Phishing, viruses, Trojans and other malicious code, and consequently poses one of the greatest challenges to businesses and organisations today

Security Step 2: Prevention
eWeek - Anti-virus software is undoubtedly deployed already as a reactive solution; admins must also decide whether anti-spyware, anti-phishing, anti-spam, rootkit detection or host IPSes (intrusion prevention systems) will help shore up desktop defenses

NCAC's New Blacklist Targets Pirate Firms
ChinaTechNews.com - Local media report that the National Copyright Administration of China will join hands with other concerned government departments to carry out a special campaign to beat online piracy. Because many phishing, spamming, and pirate software websites

Data leakage: Good intentions can go bad
ZDNet - that have not been traditionally thought of as "at risk" for personal data breaches including; publicly released court documents, Internet Web search research data and a URL database in a security tool intended to reduce the risk of phishing. The

2007-02-11T16:46:00.000-08:00

Identity Theft Prevention - Microsoft's OpenID embrace reflects new approach

Microsoft's OpenID embrace reflects new approach
Microsoft surprised the industry this week with plans to support OpenID, a grass-roots alternative to its Passport system, in Windows Vista. But the company says the move reflects an evolution in its thinking.

Review: Microsoft Office Standard 2007 a worthy upgrade
The ambitious, ground-up rebuild of Microsoft Office Standard 2007 presents drastically different interfaces and new file formats.

Phishers slip through Firefox' security net
Security researchers claim to have discovered a flaw in the open source Firefox browser that allows attackers to disable the browser's anti-phishing filter through a simple change in a site's URL syntax.

BrandProtect to Provide Data for Anti-Phishing Service in Windows Internet Explorer 7
BrandProtect, an industry leader in online brand protection, today announced it is working with Microsoft Corp. to provide anti-phishing data for the Microsoft Phishing Filter service in all supported platforms of Internet Explorer 7.

CyberDefender's Aqua Teen Hunger Force Raffle Winner Announced
Aqua Teen Hunger Force neon sign raffled off by security software developer CyberDefender Corporation (www.cyberdefender.com) at the RSA Conference in San Francisco today.

2007-02-07T23:31:00.000-08:00

ID Theft - Trend Micro Announces New Beta Version of ScanMail for Microsoft

Trend Micro Announces New Beta Version of ScanMail for Microsoft
MSN MoneyCentral - This beta version of Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange Server 2007 and earlier versions of Exchange continues to provide businesses proven protection against a multitude of email-borne threats including spam and phishing and viruses, plus

Browser Upgrade: Singing Opera's Praises
Law.com - The big news in version 9.1 is Opera's greater protection against phishing -- fraudulent Web sites that try to steal your personal information. The latest versions of IE and Firefox also offer anti-phishing protection, but Opera is the only

Skype and Symantec Sign Agreement to Offer Small Office and Home
Consumer Electronics Net - Symantec's most recent Internet Security Threat Report, compiled from data on more than 120 million systems worldwide, shows a decline in viruses and worms, but a sharp rise in crimeware and phishing designed to steal personal information for

The Microsoft Roadmap to a Trustworthy Computing Environment Category
Softpedia - of Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, the Forefront Server Security Management Console public beta, Internet Explorer 7 support for Extended Validation SSL Certificates, the Windows CardSpace proof-of-concept and the expansion of Microsoft’s Phishing

2007-02-07T01:16:00.000-08:00

Identity Theft Prevention - 2007 Legislature - Back to School

2007 Legislature - Back to School
OLYMPIA -- The 2007 Legislature will convene at noon today with the traditional pomp, ceremony and vows of bipartisanship. Immediately afterward, lawmakers will turn their attention to writing a budget -- and deciding what to do with a projected $2 billion budget surplus over the next two years.

Cashier Charged with Credit Card Theft
A grocery store cashier in Lycoming County is accused of stealing a customer's credit card number and charging items on it.

Credit card abuse
I read many articles about illegal use of credit cards and credit card theft. The use of them has been made too easy by store personnel and management in the way that they do not ask for proper identification before processing.

REGION BRIEFS
NEWFIELD -- U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg sent a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Atomic Safety Licensing Board on Thursday requesting a public hearing on a proposal from Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation to cap a pile of radioactive waste in the borough.

3 jail escapees who beat guards captured
MORGANTON - Three inmates who beat and handcuffed their Burke County jailers before escaping late Wednesday were captured hours later about 60 miles away in Concord after a statewide manhunt.

Free Clinic Opens to Treat Uninsured
By Jay Conley jay.conley@roanoke.com 981-3114 A free clinic created to serve the uninsured opened its doors in Botetourt County on Tuesday night. The Christian Free Clinic in Botetourt will continue to open each Tuesday evening beginning at 5:30 p.m.

2007-02-05T06:11:00.000-08:00

SMS feedback (Identity Theft)

SMS feedback
It may be Xhosa culture but thumbs down to the insensitive deed and comments accompanying Tony Yengeni's home bull and sheep stabbing. Any respect or sympathy I had for Tony Yengeni has gone after horrific killings of a bull and sheep at his home.

Waterbury woman arrested, charged with falsely reporting rape
Police have arrested a 28-year-old Waterbury woman who had claimed she was raped by a black man in Bushnell Park, then recanted.

Police Log
The following articles appeared in the Police Log in the Cumberland Times-News on January 25, 2007.

Scam Alert: Watch out for identity thieves at your fitness center
If your primary holiday season workout involved lifting your credit cards in and out of your wallet and you have now resolved to get into shape by joining a fitness center, today's column is for you.

In Brief
Conservation and boil water orders for the village of Cato will remain in effect until Thursday afternoon at the earliest. Cayuga County Health Department officials were awaiting test results for water samples Wednesday.

Vineland woman charged with ID theft, stealing credit card slip
FLORENCE Police in this Burlington County community say they arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman on suspicion of writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant.

2007-02-01T15:56:00.000-08:00

Identity Theft - State likely to drop charges against investigator in HP case

State likely to drop charges against investigator in HP case
Contra Costa Times - A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Monday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, and state prosecutors said they would not oppose a defense motion to dismiss the identity theft, conspiracy, fraud and illegal use of computer data charges against

TheStar.com - News - 3 charged in identity theft
Toronto Star - Three people face a combined 70 charges after Canadians across the country had their identities stolen, Durham Regional Police say. Employees of The Source called police to the Dundas St. W. electronics store in Whitby on Friday to report a fraud in

Coaches Talk Mentoring In Super Bowl Spot
CBS News - including Alcohol Abuse, the Arts, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Breast Cancer, Child Abduction, Child Advocacy, Children's Health, Colon Cancer, Depression, Diversity/Tolerance, Drug Abuse, Education, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, HIV/AIDS, Identity Theft

County Supervisors call for upgrades to protect against identity theft
North County Times - SAN DIEGO -- County supervisors Tuesday unanimously directed county managers to find $300,000 to reinforce safeguards to protect taxpayers' personal information from identity theft. The recommendations were outlined as part of a review supervisors

What's In Your Mailbox?
Ledger - There's a good chance that much of that mail is made up of unsolicited credit-card offers, which, if they fall into the wrong hands, can make you vulnerable to identity theft. And that's not to mention the temptation such offers hold - temptations

State bill targets credit fraud
MSN MoneyCentral - Identity theft causes havoc, and our current statute of limitations makes it difficult to investigate and prosecute these cases. Today's consumer must be ever-vigilant in their credit protection activities, and SB 369 will give these consumers and

2007-01-29T22:06:00.000-08:00

RSA Announces (Identity Theft) Findings of Annual Consumer Online Fraud Survey

RSA Announces Findings of Annual Consumer Online Fraud Survey
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, today released the findings of its fourth annual Financial Institution Consumer Online Fraud Survey. Conducted in December 2006, the online survey(1) asked 1,678 adults(2) from eight countries(3) around the world for their opinions on evolving fraud threats such as phishing, vishing and keylogging, and on the efforts of their financial institutions to strengthen ...

February 2007
Keeping the business locked down from hackers and other means of electronic theft is a big job, but perhaps not as big as keeping sensitive information from leaking out by accident.

Second Massive Email Virus Attack in a Month Portends Explosive Growth in Fraud, Theft, Spam and Viruses
Postini, the global leader in on-demand communications security, compliance and productivity solutions for email, instant messaging and the web, today announced that hackers and spammers are raising their onslaught in 2007 as witnessed by two massive, global email-borne virus attacks which took place from December 29 to December 31, 2006 and again from January 19 to January 21, 2007.

Dell Starts Taking Orders for Notebooks Pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista
Dell announced today that this weekend it will begin taking orders for Dell desktop and notebook computers pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista.Dell has spent more than 100,000 engineer-hours testing and validating the new operating system and is ready to ...

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Finding patterns of importance in (ID Theft) a deluge of data

Finding patterns of importance in a deluge of data
Dartmouth engineers George Cybenko and Vincent Berk think that PQS, or process query systems, are the way to go to make sense of the huge volume of data we collect each day from computer network monitors, video surveillance cameras, financial transaction records, databases of email exchanges, etc. The duo present their case in a paper published in this month's IEEE Computer, the flagship magazine ...

BetonSports ID Thief Sentenced to 34 Months
Beleaguered gambling site fell prey to identity theft shortly before indictments closed its U.S. operations.

Charlotte has Powerball fever
The Powerball jackpot is expected to hit $240 million for Wednesday nights drawing. And despite the odds of winning, vendors in the Charlotte area are seeing a spike in sales.

Robbery suspect killed in police chase
A car carrying three robbery suspects crashed in Cramerton early Tuesday morning. One man was killed, a second was taken into custody and the driver remains on the loose.

LifeLock Begins Working With Rush Limbaugh
LifeLock, the leader in ID Theft prevention, today announced a new radio advertising campaign with the nationally syndicated radio program, "The Rush Limbaugh Show," that will communicate a powerful, consistent message about preventing the rapidly growing crime of identity theft. The campaign debuted the week of January 8 with a 60-second spot airing three times per week through mid-July 2007.