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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Justice Dept. Releases Study (Phishing) on Identity Theft


Justice Dept. Releases Study on Identity Theft
MichNews.com - An estimated 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the nation, learned that they had been the victim of at least one type of identity theft during a six-month period in 2004, according to an April 2 report by the US Justice
Source: www.michnews.com

Jensen Beach waitress indicted in credit card theft
Palm Beach Interactive - A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former waitress at a Jensen Beach restaurant on charges she skimmed credit card information from dozens of customers and then sold the information to someone else. Malisa Norman, 29, reportedly told federal
Source: www.palmbeachpost.com

Computer security battle goes on
Chicago Tribune - Computer security experts were pleased Tuesday that New York Atty. Gen. Eliot Spitzer filed a new lawsuit in the battle to stop Internet companies from illegally installing unwanted and "deceptive" software on computers. But while Spitzer's attacks
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Plea closes difficult trial
Charlotte Observer - Eugene Smith died after trying to protect his wife from a purse-snatcher. Pushed to the ground, the 84-year-old suffered a broken wrist and hip in the 2003 attack outside his church and died a few weeks later in a hospital. Now his attacker will
Source: www.charlotte.com