Phishing with sharks

Phishing with sharks

Phishing with sharks
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Sep 25, 2006... But in the first six months of 2006 Symantec detected 157,477 new unique phishing attacks, an increase of 81 per cent on the same time last year. ...

Don�t Get Hooked By A �Phishing� Scam
DOTmed.com (press release), New York - Sep 27, 2006... and other financial information, according to a survey published recently by a leading Internet security company which showed such "phishing" attempts almost ...

Phishing becomes more localised
VNUNet.com, UK - Sep 7, 2006... The overall number of phishing attacks grew in August but the number of targeted brands decreased by 20 per cent, according to the report. ...

OpenDNS Announces Community Anti-Phishing Web Site
Domain informer, IL - Oct 2, 2006... today unveiled PhishTank (www.phishtank.com), a free, consumer-friendly community Web site where anyone can submit, verify, track and share phishing data. ...

Google plugs phishing hole
CNET News.com, CA - Sep 18, 2006Google has acknowledged the presence of a phishing hole on its Public Service Search application and has blocked access to the service until the problem is ...

Credit Card Protection - Korea guards against online ID theft

Credit Card Protection - Korea guards against online ID theft 

Korea guards against online ID theft 
South Korean authorities have introduced a new online identity system in an attempt to combat a wave of identity theft that affected more than one million people earlier this year.

Georgia top court to hear ID theft case 
ATLANTA -- When Jason Smith contacted the Internal Revenue Service to find out why his $600 tax refund hadn't arrived, he received a nasty surprise: The government was waiting for him to pony up $12,000 in back taxes.

$50 Million in Tax Relief 
(KHNL) While most taxpayers in the state will save some money with the plan, the benefits of the plan are focused on the state's poor. Lawmakers approve $50 million in tax cuts.

CA offers warranty on security products 
Security vendor CA Inc. is so confident in its products, it is offering up to $1,500 for computer repairs should users of its anti-virus software get infected.

State, Federal Officials Promise Larger Crackdown On Identity Theft 
They are launching a major campaign to go after repeat offenders, as well as ID theft gangs and kingpins.

CA offers 'insurance' against viral infection 
CA has put its money where its mouth is by offering to cover US users of its new range of anti-virus products for as much as $1,500 worth of clean-up costs ...

Princeton, Kentucky

Princeton, Kentucky

Princeton, Kentucky
Princeton Times Leader, KY - 14 hours ago... St., was indicted on 19 counts of unlawful access to a computer, 48 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, four counts of theft of identity without consent ...

Protect yourself from ID theft
Highland Community News, California - Sep 27, 2006... He told business operators they also have a responsibility to guard against theft of identity from their clients and customers. ...

Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police Department
Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Sep 26, 2006... outstanding warrant. A theft of identity report was taken at 9:52 am from a resident in the 300 block of North Sahara Drive. A disturbance ...

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 ...

HP Scandal: Dunn, Others to be Charged in Calif.
CIO, MA - 18 hours ago... fraudulent pretenses to obtain confidential information from a public utility, unauthorized access to computer information, theft of identity, and conspiracy ...

Princeton, Kentucky
Princeton Times Leader, KY - Sep 25, 2006... the arrest of a city woman Thursday evening on warrants charging her with attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud and theft of identity of another ...

Identity Theft Prevention - Cousins face ID theft and fraud charges for stealing medical ...

Identity Theft Prevention - Cousins face ID theft and fraud charges for stealing medical ...

Cousins face ID theft and fraud charges for stealing medical ...
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Sep 8, 2006By Madeline Baro Diaz. Combining an "unwholesome criminal trilogy" of identity theft, medical privacy violations and health-care ...

ID Theft Risk for State Employees
WTVQ, KY - Oct 1, 2006A form letter created by the personnel cabinet was sent to a company called Bluegrass Mailing. They were in charge of merging names ...

Can Watchful Cybercitizens Curb ID Theft?
E-Commerce Times - Oct 1, 2006Since May, good Samaritan Steven Peisner has scoured the Internet forums of cybercrooks, looking for the names of ID-theft victims whose personal information ...

Good cybercitizens keep watch over ID-theft victims
USA Today - Sep 27, 2006... security experts. Peisner, 43, is one of several avenging angels nationwide looking out for the well-being of ID-theft victims. They ...

Identity Theft: Shielding Yourself (Identity Theft Prevention)

Identity Theft: Shielding Yourself (Identity Theft Prevention)

Identity Theft: Shielding Yourself
Times Herald-Record - Identity theft" can mean almost anything from simple credit-card theft (think pickpocket) to elaborate frauds where thieves use purloined data to drain bank accounts. It is important to remember that data heists don't equal identity theft. For

by Erik Baard and Rebecca Cooney
Village Voice - In China, human rights groups say, citizens have been executed for nonviolent offenses like taking bribes, credit card theft, small-scale tax evasion, and stealing truckloads of vegetables. Political dissidents have also been sentenced to death

Steal my card, then my ID (and bouncing bear)
Computerworld - First, the initial credit-card theft is only the first step in a larger identity theft scam. Second, far too many sites are compromised each month by hackers and scammers while their owners remain completely oblivious or in denial. Finally, many of

Northwest Arkansas crime report
NW Arkansas Times - Jerad Lee Swearingen, 34, was arrested on charges of fraudulent use of a credit card, theft of property and breaking or entering a vehicle. POLICE CALLS Sept. 19 7: 50 a. m. A woman at 884 W. Holly St. reported someone vandalized her car and put

Woman held for credit card theft
newindpress - CHENNAI: City police on Sunday arrested a 35-year-old woman for stealing a credit card and using it to purchase gold jewellery worth Rs 80,500. Police recovered 10 sovereigns of gold jewellery from her house. According to the police, Hema, wife of

Attorney general brings kids a lesson in intellectual property
Silicon Valley - It continued Wednesday with students testing a new educational computer game. ``AirDogs,'' distributed by Web Wise Kids of Santa Ana, teaches middle-schoolers to avoid cybercrime activities such as credit-card theft and re-selling stolen notebook

Grand jury-direct indictments-Sept. 9, 2006 (Phishing)

Grand jury-direct indictments-Sept. 9, 2006 (Phishing)

Grand jury-direct indictments-Sept. 9, 2006
Southwest Virginia Enterprise, VA - Sep 8, 2006... burglary charge. Benny Lee Hendricks Jr., 19, of Christiansburg was indicted on credit card theft and grand larceny charges. Brandon ...

Report: 2 Moroccans Jailed for Releasing Zotob Worm
CIO, MA - Sep 13, 2006... just 12 days after the release of Zotob, but authorities had also been investigating 16 other individuals in connection with a credit card theft ring that may ...

Man charged in assault on McDaniel student
Baltimore Sun, United States - Sep 2, 2006... was charged with burglary, theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and two drug-related charges after his arrest for the credit card theft, authorities said. ...

Moroccan Court Jails Two Men For Internet Worm Last Year
Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - Sep 13, 2006... The case, which US and Moroccan authorities say they believe is connected to a credit-card theft group in Turkey, illustrates how geographically dispersed ...

Compiled by Tom (Identity Theft Prevention) Treweek

Compiled by Tom (Identity Theft Prevention) Treweek 

Compiled by Tom Treweek 
The police blotter is based on reports provided by the Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety. Listed in these reports are name, age and hometown of the individual(s) along with the charge and date of incident.

POLICE REPORTS - Florence Recorder POLICE REPORTS - Florence Recorder 
Tasha M. Stanton, 23, Covington, possession of marijuana, 6761 Parkland, Florence, Aug. 28.

Woman indicted for allegedly scamming elderly 
An elderly woman was allegedly scammed out of $86,100 by a woman claiming to be a friend who picked up groceries for her.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS 
The grand jury, which met Sept. 5 and 6, issued the following indictments. Some indictments will remain sealed until an arrest is made.