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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Identity Theft - Attorney general seeks tools to fight ID theft


Attorney general seeks tools to fight ID theft
Everett Herald - EVERETT - The state's top law officer will push for a law in 2007 to help Washington consumers combat identity theft by preventing unauthorized credit accounts from being opened. State Attorney General Rob McKenna, who was in Everett on Friday, said

City targeted by fraudsters
TMCnet - Previous research suggests residents in the area are also more likely to be victims of identity theft - which often leads to online fraud. Students in shared accommodation are generally seen as easy pickings by fraudsters. Although London still has the

Enterprise Security
NewsFactor Business Report - Security Holes Found in Mock Hacks Microsoft Issues Three Security Fixes Authors of Zotob Virus Sentenced Toward a Better Security Architecture Real Hackers Attack Virtual World AOL Adds Free Identity Theft Protection Fake hackers largely foiled

Emergency Services
Medford Mail Tribune - Medford police arrested Adkins Saturday on charges of first-degree theft, first-degree forgery, third-degree use of a forgery instrument, fraudulent use of credit card and identity theft. She was lodged in jail, where she remained late Saturday in

No word on Dunn's fate from HP's board
Biloxi Sun Herald - An investigation by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer found that the tactics broke state laws related to identity theft and illegal access to computer records. Lockyer said this week he was still digging to determine the breadth of the

Our voice for Sept. 16
Desert Sun - City honored for identity-theft efforts The fight against identity theft may not be glamorous, but the League of California Cities has ensured one local city's efforts against it are not left unsung. Cathedral City was the deserving recipient of a