Hacker faces prison for PC attacks (ID Theft)

Hacker faces prison for PC attacks  (ID Theft)

Hacker faces prison for PC attacks 
A 20-year-old California hacker who created a virus that jeopardized patients at Northwest Hospital in Seattle, damaged computers at U.S. military installations worldwide and affected thousands of others will be sentenced today.

Historic Occoquan Going Wi-Fi 
Free public Wi-Fi Internet access will soon be available to tourists,...

Panda Software Launches Panda Antivirus 2007, Its Ultralight, Easy-to-Use Antivirus Designed to 'Install and Forget' 
Panda Software is launching the new Panda Antivirus 2007, the lightest antivirus in the Panda Software consumer solutions range.

Investigator: Report cybercrime 
( InfoWorld ) - Companies that work with law enforcement agencies on cybercrime can get valuable information, including lists of hostile IP (Internet Protocol) addresses and information on new types of attacks, a U.S. Air Force cybercrime investigator said Thursday. Wendi Whitmore, a special agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, urged companies that are victims of

ONLINE EXTRA: Police crack crime ring, arrest 4

ONLINE EXTRA: Police crack crime ring, arrest 4

ONLINE EXTRA: Police crack crime ring, arrest 4
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - Aug 2, 2006... Padron is charged with conspiracy to commit tampering with public records, two counts of conspiracy in theft of identity and 95 counts of theft of identity. ...

A Warren County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the following ...
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Aug 20, 2006... Stephenson, 33, address unavailable, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, theft of identity, second-degree ...

Sun News Report
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - Aug 13, 2006... fraudulent use of. illegally obtained credit card, theft of identity and computer abuse between March 1 and June 9. Juan Alonzo Lopez ...

COLD SPRING ARRESTS
Campbell Community Recorder, KY - Aug 10, 2006... first degree, July 19. Nolan C. Sexton, 31, of 922 Park, front apartment, Newport, theft of identity, July 20. James T. Neal Jr., 49 ...

Renaissance fest tryouts are today
Charlotte Observer, NC - Aug 23, 2006... the Observer's Your Week section. Another program, Theft of Identity, will be 1:30 to 3:30 pm Sept. 19. This program teaches how ...

Credit-card theft may be tied to Cortlandt businesses (Credit Card Protection)

Credit-card theft may be tied to Cortlandt businesses (Credit Card Protection)

Credit-card theft may be tied to Cortlandt businesses
The Journal News.com, NY - Aug 19, 2006By TERRY CORCORAN. PEEKSKILL � Police are investigating whether a taxi company and a gas station in Cortlandt are involved in a ...

Authorities believe Pamela Ramer victimized senior citizens while ...
Aurora Beacon News, IL - Jul 21, 2006... Ramer was charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person, unlawful use of a credit card, theft and using the credit card of another person. ...

Police and Fire
Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA - Aug 16, 2006Charles Robert Plumley, 29, of no fixed address, has been arrested and charged with burglary, credit card theft and credit card forgery, police said. ...

Country club find was Rappahannock man
Centreville Times, VA - Aug 3, 2006... prison. Mr. Furbush also faced felony charges in Rappahannock County of credit card theft, credit card fraud and computer fraud. He ...

Viruses and Spyware Cost (Phishing) Users $7.8 Billion

Viruses and Spyware Cost (Phishing) Users $7.8 Billion 

Viruses and Spyware Cost Users $7.8 Billion 
Consumers paid as much $7.8 billion over two years to repair or replace computers that got infected with viruses and spyware, a Consumer Reports survey found. That figure was down from a similar survey a year ago. Still, it suggests that people are paying large sums to cope with the flood of malicious viruses and other programs that can slow computers or render them inoperable. "There is a

Yahoo tests antiphishing service 
( InfoWorld ) - Yahoo Inc. is testing a security service designed to prevent Web surfers from landing on sites that look like they are from Yahoo but that are fake ones set up by fraudsters to carry out phishing scams. The service lets users know if they have landed on a legitimate Yahoo sign-in Web page, preventing them from entering their Yahoo ID and password on a phishing site. The

Microsoft Files Domain Suits 
Software behemoth files suits to stifle attempts to profit from domain names.

Kona-based credit union is latest phishing target 
The Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union, the largest Kona-based credit union, is warning members of a bogus-e-mail seeking personal information. The credit union is sending out its own e-mails warning of the "phishing" attack and placing an alert on its Web site.

Companies House urges secure online filing 
Corporate identity theft on the rise

E-mail scams ala Da Vinci 
PETALING JAYA: Internet scam artistes have upped the ante to the ultimate level they are now phishing for money in the name of God.

Sun News Report (Identity Theft)

Sun News Report (Identity Theft)

Sun News Report
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - Aug 13, 2006... fraudulent use of. illegally obtained credit card, theft of identity and computer abuse between March 1 and June 9. Juan Alonzo Lopez ...

A Warren County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the following ...
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Aug 20, 2006... Stephenson, 33, address unavailable, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, theft of identity, second-degree ...

ONLINE EXTRA: Police crack crime ring, arrest 4
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - Aug 2, 2006... Padron is charged with conspiracy to commit tampering with public records, two counts of conspiracy in theft of identity and 95 counts of theft of identity. ...

COLD SPRING ARRESTS
Campbell Community Recorder, KY - Aug 10, 2006... first degree, July 19. Nolan C. Sexton, 31, of 922 Park, front apartment, Newport, theft of identity, July 20. James T. Neal Jr., 49 ...

When Data Theft Hits Home (Identity Theft Prevention)

When Data Theft Hits Home (Identity Theft Prevention)

When Data Theft Hits Home
.NET Magazine - While neither myself nor any of the other victims have experienced identity theft as a result of this loss, there are many lessons to be learned in this experience. First, though my military service is long since behind me, it seems that I still

Identify theft law now in effect
Annandale Advocate - If you're an identity-theft victim with the police report or case number to prove it, freezes and thaws are free. The bureaus have three business days to freeze your credit. Ten days later, you'll get a personal identification number that you'll need

ID theft insurance: Is it worth it?
Waterbury Republican-American - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- You've heard the horror stories about identity theft victims spending many frustrating, costly hours trying to reclaim their financial lives. For insurers, those nightmares are a marketing opportunity. Increasingly, companies are

Bodden pleads innocent to charges
Charlotte.com - He was taken to the Harrison County jail and charged with six counts each of bank fraud and identity theft and one count of tampering with a witness, also known as obstruction of justice. U.S. Magistrate John Roper set a $25,000 unsecured bond for

Sneaky ID Thieves Sidestep Security Technology
TechWeb - New security technology such as smart ID cards or biometric safeguards won't stop identity thieves, a British criminology researcher said Monday at a science conference in Dublin. "Many people depend on technology to beat identity theft, but

Man Gets 10 Years For ID Theft After Skipping Court (Identity Theft Prevention)

Man Gets 10 Years For ID Theft After Skipping Court (Identity Theft Prevention)

Man Gets 10 Years For ID Theft After Skipping Court
NBC 10.com, PA - Aug 16, 2006PHILADELPHIA -- A swindler who twice failed to appear for sentencing, saying he was hospitalized after suicide attempts, made it to court and received a 10 ...

Cops try to keep pace with ID theft
Detroit Free Press, United States - Jul 28, 2006BY GINA DAMRON. If could happen if someone gets hold of a neglected credit card application or your personal checks. Identity theft ...

24 are charged in 6 ID-theft rings
Philadelphia Daily News, PA - Jul 27, 2006By MICHAEL HINKELMAN. A federal grand jury yesterday charged 24 people in six identity-theft scams, two of which involved mortgage fraud. ...

Navy Army FCU Adds ID Theft Service
BankNet 360, NY - Jul 26, 2006Navy Army Federal Credit Union will provide identity theft prevention and education services to some account holders through a partnership with Identity Theft ...

Regulators want new ID-theft measures
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jul 21, 2006But as the government considers imposing new requirements on financial institutions to help prevent ID theft, the banking industry worries the initiative will ...

BearingPoint awarded agency (Identity Theft Prevention) smart-card contract

BearingPoint awarded agency (Identity Theft Prevention) smart-card contract

BearingPoint awarded agency smart-card contract
Infoworld - GSA for identification of employees and contractors » Man charged in Hurricane Katrina phishing scams Jovany Desir, 20, was indicted Tuesday on five counts of wire fraud related to several scams » Africa's SAT-3 future uncertain Johannesburg meeting

Netscape Soups Up Security, Adds RSS Support
TechWeb - A new security center also debuted, with status indicators that show the browser's current settings for defensive measures against phishing and popup ads, as well as whether automatic update is enabled. The updated browser now also handles RSS (Real

English-language e-mails spamming mobile phones in Japan
Lexington Herald-Leader - There have been no reports of phishing - in which personal information is falsely obtained - or fraudulent billing scams, but Softbank is warning customers not to access any sites advertised on junk e-mails. Softbank found that the e-mails are being

Apple finds few violations at Chinese iPod factory
Infoworld - With Numara™ » Email Security Reaches New Levels to Combat Evolving, Malicious Inbound Threats" - "2006 has seen startling growth in spam email and phishing attacks. Additionally, with organized crime now involved in spam and virus outbreaks

MailFrontier Tests Phishing IQ
TechWeb - Messaging security vendor MailFrontier Tuesday posted a follow-up to its popular online Phishing IQ test that nearly a quarter million people took in the first incarnation. Dubbed Phishing IQ Test II, the online exam puts ten real-world e-mails in