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Monday, May 22, 2006

Identity thieves begin to target MySpace (Identity Theft Prevention) users


Identity thieves begin to target MySpace users
With its easy sharing of jokes, gossip, photos and videos within a virtual community of young people, the Web site MySpace.com has rocketed to second place in worldwide popularity, with an estimated 78 million users.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Sunbelt Software Announces Third-Generation ''All-in-One'' Messaging Security
CLEARWATER, Fla.----May 22, 2006--Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security solutions, today announced the release of its new third-generation enterprise messaging security solution, Sunbelt Messaging Ninja.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Convict: Stealing your identity was easy fun
Jason Michael Carpenter, a convicted identity thief who is serving 17-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and fraud in connection with access devices, says stealing identities was fun and "incredibly easy."
Source: www.cnn.com

Hooked by Crooks
Warms about cyber thieves trolling for personal financial data through phony e-mails masquerading as legitimate correspondence from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . Lists a Web site where consumers can forward such e-mails to the FDIC.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Activists challenge AOL's bulk e-mail fees
Four years ago, a small e-mail campaign saved a struggling coffee shop in Portland, Oregon.
Source: news.yahoo.com