Identity Theft - Discarded customer details probe

Identity Theft - Discarded customer details probe 

Discarded customer details probe 
An investigation is launched by an information watchdog after claims a post office left personal details in a bin.

Around Newton: ID theft discussion with expert 
Angelo Manoloules of CombatingIDtheft.com will speak at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St.,today at 7:30 p.m. His interactive program will address the subject of identity theft, how it happens and how to reduce exposure to crime.

COVINGTON 
CAR RECOVERED: A car stolen in Bellevue was driven on a school day to the student parking lot of Kentlake High School and recovered by police later Sept. 11.

Considering buyout offers 
Ford Motor Company unveiled today a plan that would cut a third of its employees. Ford also said it would offer buyouts for 75,000 hourly employees. Buyouts are nothing new in the auto world. Recently General Motors and Delphi offered thousands of employees buyouts just a few months ago. So, what if you're facing the decision to take a buyout or not...we'll tell you what you need to consider on

Town workers personal data released 
BLACKSTONE -- More than 150 employees have been advised that "very personal and confidential" information about them may have been improperly divulged when elected Collector/Treasurer Diane Warren complied with a private citizens request for copies of payroll records -- a little too generously, some say.

Identity Theft - Women arrested in purse, credit card theft

Identity Theft - Women arrested in purse, credit card theft 

Women arrested in purse, credit card theft 
Two women have been arrested on charges of stealing a purse from a Woodside resident and using her credit card in a San Bruno shopping spree August 20, the San Mateo County Sheriffs Office reported today.

Grand jury-direct indictments-Sept. 9, 2006 
A Max Meadows man with a history of sexual abuse convictions was one of 50 individuals targeted with direct indictments during the July grand jury session.

Winchester Indictments 
Thomas M. Newman, 39, of no fixed address, for three counts of arson and one count of attempted murder.

5 Arrested For Alleged Credit-Card Fraud 
MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Five New Yorkers are under arrest after police said they used fraudulent credit cards at the Best Buy store in Manchester. Five people are under arrest and are charged with forgery and credit card theft. Some also face multiple counts of duplicating the cards.

Trend Micro (Identity Theft Prevention) Security Suite Matches Microsoft On Price

Trend Micro (Identity Theft Prevention) Security Suite Matches Microsoft On Price 

Trend Micro Security Suite Matches Microsoft On Price 
Trend Micro launched the 2007 edition of its desktop security suite with features and pricing to take on Microsoft's OneCare.

The latest news & announcements about Windows based embedded applications ... 
The latest news & announcements about Windows based embedded applications ... Keywords: Match: Sort by: Sep. 12, 2006 i-mate unveiled its first Windows Mobile 5.0 devices for distribution in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada, at the CTIA show in Los Angeles Sept. 13. The two devices are the JAQ, a PDA/phone with a QWERTY keyboard, and the SPL, a candybar-style tri-band GSM/GPRS handset.

HP turns over thousands of documents to House panel 
( InfoWorld ) - Hewlett-Packard has turned over thousands of documents to a U.S. House subcommittee investigating methods the company used to find out who was leaking company information to the media, a subcommittee spokesman said Monday. "The committee did receive thousands of pages of documents from HP. Staff investigators are reviewing them now," said Terry Lane of the Subcommittee on

MX-Sweep creates new jobs in Trim 
Puts its money where its Meath is Irish e-security firm MX-Sweep is to create 10 new jobs as it positions itself to expand in both the Irish and international markets.

Gary Warren, Chairman, CEO, AppForge 
Security and supply-chain dynamics have altered the wireless landscape, and Warren's evolutionary intentions are set to make AppForge a force.

'Vishing' joins phishing as a security threat 
You might well ask what are "phishing" and "vishing." Most of us have seen enough warnings to not "click here" in an e-mail message that claims that there is a problem with our credit card or bank account, so they need to verify information.

A Warren County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the following ... (Phishing)

A Warren County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the following ... (Phishing)

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 ...

Police reports
Hamilton Journal News (subscription), OH - Sep 4, 2006... Deputies responded Aug. 3 to the 5600 block of Red Pheasant Way, West Chester Twp., for a report of theft of identity. Deputies ...

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 ...

Cybercrime Is Getting (Credit Card Protection) Organized

Cybercrime Is Getting (Credit Card Protection) Organized

Cybercrime Is Getting Organized
Wired - Typically these groups engage in ID theft, carding (the illegal use of bank cards) and so-called botnet armies where hundreds sometimes thousands of computers are taken over and used to infect other machines. Precise figures on the global cost of

U.S. urged to keep lid on Social Security numbers
CNET News - Risk of ID theft means the government should limit the use of Social Security numbers in employee records, a panel advises.

BBB, Dell, Microsoft, Others Partner Against Identity Theft
TechWeb - First, it will identify and catalogue existing standards and guidelines related to ID theft. Secondly, it will identify areas where updated or new standards are needed, and push the standards development community toward addressing the shortfalls.

Man charged with ID theft held without bond
Kauai Garden Island News - In another twist in the case of a missing Kaua‘i resident who was last seen four months ago, Honolulu police are investigating a similar incident that occurred more than a decade ago that could involve one of the same suspects. Hank Jacinto, also

Most ID theft not online, but hype scares users
Biloxi Sun Herald - You're sitting at a public WiFi ``hotspot,'' perhaps in a coffee shop or a hotel lobby, and you really want to buy a book from Amazon.com or check your bank balance. You get a queasy feeling in your stomach. What if cybercriminals are lurking, just

Two-thirds of phishing scams target single US bank (Phishing)

Two-thirds of phishing scams target single US bank (Phishing)

Two-thirds of phishing scams target single US bank
VNUNet.com, UK - Sep 13, 2006Customers of the Fifth Third Bank in America were the most at risk from phishing attacks in August, according to figures from antivirus firm McAfee. ...

Phishing for victims
Cincinnati Post, OH - 16 hours ago... anything fishy. The e-mail, alas, had been sent by a someone who was on what is known to the trade as a "phishing'' expedition. Once ...

Phishing: Beware of e-mail offers too good to be true
UTSA Today, TX - Sep 12, 2006... Called "phishing" -- sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering ...

No virus epidemic in August but strong increase in phishing emails
Security Park, UK - Sep 5, 2006According to Kaspersky Lab, the anti-virus industry was spared a virus epidemic in August 2006 but was struck by several major phishing attacks. ...

Microsoft Nets New Phishing Filters for IE
PC World - Sep 5, 2006Microsoft is using data-mining techniques from a third party in its Internet browsers to guard against "phishing" attacks, where dubious Web sites try to ...

Record number of phishing sites seen for July
Macworld, CA - Sep 11, 2006Cybercriminals created a record number of phishing Web sites in July and also hijacked a record number of brands to help them do their work, a consortium that ...

Crossett Man Charged with Buying Cycle, Car (Identity Theft Prevention) with Stolen Credit Card

Crossett Man Charged with Buying Cycle, Car (Identity Theft Prevention) with Stolen Credit Card

Crossett Man Charged with Buying Cycle, Car with Stolen Credit Card
Ashley County Ledger - He is charged with fraudulent use of a credit card, theft of property and criminal impersonation. Authorities in Bastrop and other agencies in Arkansas are participating in the investigation. Also on Saturday, police arrested Felecia Felts, 45, no

After guilty verdict, Vitale family reflects on their mother's killing
Court TV - Dyleski was arrested for her murder on Oct. 19, after his best friend tipped police off to a credit-card-theft scheme the pair concocted as a way to buy marijuana-growing equipment online. The fraudulent purchases on Dyleski's computer linked him to

Microsoft talks of a new security threat to video game enthusiasts
Earthtimes - Weinstein said for several players, there is more store value for their MMO characters than there is on their credit card with which they pay for the account. It may be easier for the police to understand and crack a credit card theft and its

Cyber Safety: What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your PC
WISH-TV - Identity theft, credit card theft, for fraud against banks and credit card companies is increasing at a very significant rate,” said Eugene Spafford, CERIAS Purdue . “Last year, according to a British study, there was $32.5 billion that was

Two more Smoothie King suspects to be tried as adults
Gazette - Dugan decided to keep the cases in adult court because of the seriousness of the charges and their previous convictions in a 2004 credit card theft case in juvenile court. A similar hearing for Ashley was originally scheduled for today, but was

City indictments
Free Lance-Star - Brown Jr., 25, Arlington, receiving stolen goods, two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses, two counts of identity fraud, credit card theft, credit card forgery and two counts of conspiracy. Nini Campo, 25, Jamaica, N.Y., felony shoplifting.

Identity Theft - Attorney general seeks tools to fight ID theft

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