Crime watch (Phishing)

Crime watch (Phishing)

Crime watch
Cambridge Chronicle - In addition to this week's log entries, Cambridge, Harvard and MIT police received 10 reports of stolen wallets, purses or backpacks, six incidents of identity and credit card theft or fraud, 11 reported cell-phone, iPods or laptop thefts, eight

Teacher's purse robbed
Free Lance-Star - According to the news release, there are 21 warrants outstanding against Kelly on charges including credit card theft and fraud, driving on a suspended license, failure to appear in court and obtaining money by false pretenses. Kelly had not been

ID Thieves Turn Sights on Smaller E-Businesses
Washington Post - Schuyler Cole needed an accessory for his Palm Treo 600 smartphone, so the Haleiwa, Hawaii, resident fired up his Web browser last month and ran a Google search. After scanning the search results, he purchased the inexpensive item -- a USB cable used

Internet attacks are more hidden, creative
TMCnet - The victim is tricked into giving personal information that can be used for identity theft or credit-card theft. "When phishing first started, there were a limited number of brands that were being targeted - the top five banks in the United States