"World's Worst (Phishing) Internet Law" ratified by Senate

"World's Worst (Phishing) Internet Law" ratified by Senate 

"World's Worst Internet Law" ratified by Senate 
The Convention on Cybercrime has passed the US Senate, and that has some civil liberties groups on the left and the right worried about a lack of due process and Chinese spies.

Online criminals have a new way of getting your information 
A new scam to get your banking and credit information nicknamed "vishing" has sparked a warning from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC).

The latest news & announcements about Linux on the desktop ... 
Jul. 14, 2006 The UK-based BLAG (for Brixton Linux Action Group) project on July 10 released BLAG 50000, a single-CD, Fedora-based Linux distribution with multimedia support and extra applications, spokesman and developer Jeff Moe said.

The latest news & announcements about Linux on the desktop ... 
Jul. 12, 2006 Mozilla on July 12 released Firefox 2 Beta 1, a "developer preview" that features experimental anti-phishing and spell-checking tools, among other enhancements.

IRS issues advisory on 'phishing' scams 
PORTSMOUTH -- Following a recent increase in scam e-mails, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to be on the lookout for bogus e-mails claiming to be from the tax agency.

McAfee launches Identity Theft Protection products 
BANGALORE: McAfee, Inc ., today announced the launch of Internet Security Suite and Total ProtectionTM that will address consumers' concern for identity theft protection as well as social engineering attacks including spyware , spam and other malicious programs.

RSA Security Announces Major Achievements in Consumer (Credit Card Protection)

RSA Security Announces Major Achievements in Consumer (Credit Card Protection)

RSA Security Announces Major Achievements in Consumer
MSN MoneyCentral - the more genuine customers are negatively affected -- resulting in frustrated users and increased customer service calls.) * The RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center has worked to shut down more than 18,000 phishing

Phishers Moving Away From E-mail "Lures"
TechWeb - Phishing attacks were up slightly in February, the Anti-Phishing Working Group reported last week, but the trend toward even sneakier ways of scamming identities is growing quickly. According to the latest report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group

In a Broadband World, AOL Forced to Open the Gates
Washington Post - And the parts of the Internet that became increasingly hostile -- spam, spyware, viruses and phishing scams -- were beyond the power of AOL or any one online provider to fix. A glut of AOL discs in mailboxes and slick AOL ads on TV couldn't fix those

8e6 Technologies Continues Record Financial Growth and Industry
Consumer Electronics Net - extends the functionality of the 8e6 R3000 appliance, empowering schools to enforce acceptable Web use policies, including blocking access to inappropriate content and controversial sites such as MySpace.com, as well as known spyware and phishing sites

Weird "Ghost Spam" Testing Addresses
TechWeb - If that's the case, Corrons went on, it implies that the cyber crook is cleaning up list mailing list prior to sending phishing spam or to distribute known or unknown malware. Rival security company Symantec provided more detail in an alert issued to

Crime on the rise in Utah Valley (ID Theft)

Crime on the rise in Utah Valley  (ID Theft)

Crime on the rise in Utah Valley 
Internet safety, identity theft and drug use in Utah Valley were areas of concern discussed Friday by BYU crime prevention officer, Jennifer Jensen, to a group of faculty, students and Provo residents in the WSC.

Identity theft virus infects 10,000 computers 
More than 10,000 Australian computers have been infected by a trojan virus - invisible to most anti-virus software - that is transmitting their owners' private details to identity thieves. -

Sen. Harry Reid an identity theft victim 
Nevada Senator Harry Reid says he is a victim of identity theft. The Senate Minority leader noticed this week that someone used his Mastercard number to charge about $2,000 at a Wal-Mart and other stores in North Carolina.

Deputies and Secret Service Agents Bust I.D. Theft Ring 
MEMPHIS, TN - Shelby County sheriff's deputies along with Secret Service agents bust an identity theft ring in East Memphis. Now, investigators are looking for Ronald Yancey and Jamell Richmond. Deputies have linked at least 26 theft cases in and around Memphis to the two men.

Police Log: Bus driver charged with child abuse (Identity Theft Prevention)

Police Log: Bus driver charged with child abuse  (Identity Theft Prevention)

Police Log: Bus driver charged with child abuse 
A Durham daycare bus driver was charged with child abuse Thursday for allegedly dropping a child off at the wrong address in April, according to warrants.

Spitzer and Suozzi to face off in Democratic debate 
ALBANY Democratic gubernatorial candidates Eliot Spitzer and Tom Suozzi are having their first debate of the campaign tonight in Manhattan. FULL STORY >> Updated: 7/25/2006 12:52 PM

Prosecutors Use New Law In ID Theft Case 
Prosecutors are starting to use a new law designed to be tougher on anyone stealing a person's identity.

Teen charged in fatal stabbing 
RENSSELAER COUNTY A Rensselaer teen is dead after being stabbed in the chest. Another teen is charged with his murder. FULL STORY >> Updated: 7/25/2006 9:45 AM

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Police request (ID Theft) help in credit card theft

Police request (ID Theft) help in credit card theft

Police request help in credit card theft
Toledo Blade - Toledo police are seeking information through the Crime Stopper program about the identity of a man who used credit cards taken in a burglary. A burglar entered a home in the 3200 block of River Road between midnight and 5:30 a.m. June 7 while the

Winchester man indicted for baseball bat attack
Winchester Star - Colby James Young, 20, of the 100 block of Buckskin Trail, Winchester, for credit card theft, two counts of attempted credit card forgery, and one count of credit card forgery, all on Feb. 10. — Contact Suzanne E. Wilder at

Residents Can Report Crimes Online
WBAL Channel - Police said the online report format is an easy and convenient way to report incidents that are less serious in nature, such as vandalism, theft up to $5,000, theft from automobiles, identity theft, credit card theft, and lost property. Incidents

Man accused of scamming Plymouth family out of $144,000 arrested
Patriot Ledger - Warrants in Massachusetts and New Hampshire had been issued for Penney’s arrest on charges that included larceny, burglary and credit card theft. Penney was allegedly paid $144,000 by a Plymouth family to put an addition on their home. After

ID Theft - 24 are charged in 6 ID-theft rings

ID Theft - 24 are charged in 6 ID-theft rings

24 are charged in 6 ID-theft rings
Philadelphia Daily News - A federal grand jury yesterday charged 24 people in six identity-theft scams, two of which involved mortgage fraud. Two of the scams each involved 10 individuals. In one case, 10 suspects were charged with using the personal information of hundreds

Breaches put private data at risk
Whittier Daily News - California High-Tech Identity Theft Task Force said the number of ID theft cases reported to the Sheriff's Department alone has jumped from 645 in 1999 to 6,132 last year. In the latest security breach, 11 laptop computers were stolen from an

January 2006
BeSpacific - until 2026." Related Documents : United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission) v. ChoicePoint Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division), FTC File No. 052-3069 beSpacific postings on ID theft

Pittsburgh - ID theft scam
Beaver County Times - Allegheny County court officials have warned of an identity theft scam in which perpetrators pose as court employees and request confidential information over the phone. District Court Administrator Raymond L. Billotte said the scammers tell people

Identity Theft Prevention - Electronic phishing

Identity Theft Prevention - Electronic phishing

Electronic phishing
Texarkana Gazette, TX - Jul 11, 2006... It directs them to a website that mimics the IRS site and requests financial information. This scam is called phishing. Beebe�s ...

'Vishing' Scam Comes By Phone
Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam - Jul 28, 2006... This new scam is called is called "vishing" - short for `Voice Phishing". In phishing scams, identity thieves send email that typically ...

PayPal and eBay biggest targets of email phishing
TechWhack, India - Jul 28, 2006Security company Sophos has said in a statement that eBay and PayPal happens to be the biggest targets of email spammers and phishing networks. ...

Majority of phishing attacks aimed at eBay and PayPal
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jul 27, 2006Researchers at Sophos found that 54.3 per cent of phishing emails caught by its network of spam traps during the year were targeting PayPal users, while 20.9 ...

VoIP Phishing Scams � Don't Get Hooked!
VoIP News, CA - Jul 11, 2006First off, what exactly is phishing? The ... For more on phishing, see the VoIP News wiki and also the VoIP News VoIP Security FAQ. Phishing ...