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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Identity Theft Prevention - Man Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Theft Charges 


Man Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Theft Charges 
An Azusa man, 46, pleaded innocent Monday to federal charges related to his alleged theft of identity information via e-mails that appeared to come from America Online.

POLICE REPORTS - Erlanger Recorder 
James Dugan, 50, of 4219 Beechgrove, Independence, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, illegal possession of drugs, Sept. 29.

Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police 
A man was arrested at 10:34 a.m. in the 700 block of West Atking Avenue on an outstanding warrant. A theft of identity report was taken at 10:55 a.m. in the 200 block of North Yorktown Street.

Two indicted for rape 
In two separate cases, William Snook and Daniel Sloan were indicted Monday on rape charges. Sloan, of Shelbyville, was indicted on one count of first-degree rape that allegedly occurred on or about April 1, 2006, when he is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion.

Friday, November 17, 2006

ID Theft - Identity theft alleged 


Identity theft alleged 
A woman is accused of impersonating her sister when she was stopped by police around 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Wykes and Davis streets in Aliquippa.

Business Briefs 
Former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn yesterday pleaded not guilty to four felony identity theft and fraud charges for allegedly instigating the company's ill-fated spying probe into boardroom leaks.

Ex-HP Chairwoman Pleads Not Guilty 
Former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four felony identity theft and fraud charges for allegedly instigating the company's ill-fated spying probe into boardroom leaks. Dunn appeared briefly for her arraignment in Santa Clara, Calif., County Superior Court and was released on her own recognizance after her lawyer entered the plea for her.

Protect your identity over the holidays 
With the holidays right around the corner, many people will be spending a little extra time shopping. The risk of losing a purse or wallet increases and with that, the risk of identity theft also increases.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Identity Theft Prevention - DBI Declares War on Identity Theft With New Release of Brother-WatchDog Digital Surveillance Solution for Oracle and DB2 


DBI Declares War on Identity Theft With New Release of Brother-WatchDog Digital Surveillance Solution for Oracle and DB2 
Database-Brothers, Inc. (DBI), an industry leading provider of database performance and accountability solutions for Oracle and DB2 LUW, today announced a new version of Brother-WatchDog(TM), a breakthrough software solution designed to capture and record database activities to create immutable audit trails and hold privileged users accountable. Featuring robust data auditing capabilities for

Which Is Safer: Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2.0? 
On the Wild Wild Web, where scams, fraud, and identity theft are commonplace, which browser protects you more effectively? Is it Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla's Firefox 2.0?

Former HP chairwoman enters not-guilty plea 
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four felony identity theft and fraud charges for allegedly instigating the company's ill-fated spying probe into boardroom leaks. Dunn appeared briefly for her arraignment in Santa Clara County Superior Court and was released on her own recognizance after her lawyer entered the plea for her.She and her attorney,

2 years for Sacramento woman in ID theft cases 
A Sacramento woman on already probation for identity theft in Contra Costa County has been sentenced to two years in prison for another scam in which she stole other people's identities to finance a Jaguar and live the high life in luxury apartments,...

Police seek alleged partners in schemes 
Police seek help in locating alleged partners in a series of forgery and identity theft schemes in Southern Oregon. Richard Allen Wolfe, 42, was arrested with Dawn Lavern Vaughn, 36, who was profiled in Crime Stoppers in late September.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Phishing scams cause online fraud to rise (Identity Theft)


Phishing scams cause online fraud to rise
SC Magazine, UK - Nov 7, 2006Online bank fraud losses rose sharply in the first half of 2006 due to a surge in phishing scams, new figures show. According to ...

Cybercrime Fugitive Arrested in Azusa for Operating Phishing ...
Student Operated Press, FL - Nov 7, 2006... who was known as �The Hacker,� was originally arrested in January 2006 on charges he operated an identity theft scheme known as �phishing.� During the ...

The Feds bust international phishing gangs
PC Pro, UK - Nov 3, 2006The FBI has busted an international phishing gang with arrests of a number of members. Members located in the USA, Poland and Romania ...

US Leads World In Hosting Phishing Sites
Digitaltrends.com, OR - Nov 8, 2006Anti-phishing group PhishTank, which is a service of openDSN and tracks phishing attempts on the Internet, offers information about phishing and ongoing scams ...

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

ID Theft - Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police


Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police
Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Nov 1, 2006... an outstanding warrant. A theft of identity report was taken at 10:55 am in the 200 block of North Yorktown Street. A theft report ...

Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police
Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Oct 20, 2006... of West Ward Avenue. A theft of identity report was taken at 3:01 pm in the 100 block of West California Avenue. A theft report ...

Indictments - Man accused in standoff faces new charge
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Nov 11, 2006... Ameche Tremayne Rayford, 44, 120 W. 13th Ave., theft of identity, receiving stolen property under $300, second-degree possession of a controlled substance ...

Indictments - Rockfield man indicted on robbery charges
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Oct 22, 2006... A, three counts theft over $300, three counts theft of mail, theft of identity, second-degree persistent felony offender, transfer district court bond. ...

Hacker Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Theft Charges
CBS 2, CA - Nov 6, 2006(CBS) LOS ANGELES An Azusa man, 46, pleaded innocent Monday to federal charges related to his alleged theft of identity information via e-mails that appeared ...

Locked cyber lab waiting for Deputy Chief Minister
Pune Newsline, India - Oct 22, 2006... touch via emails. It will also help us to detect hacking, theft of identity and pornography,� the officials said. However, Phulari ...

Monday, November 13, 2006

ID Theft - Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police


Action briefing: Ridgecrest Police
Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Oct 20, 2006... of West Ward Avenue. A theft of identity report was taken at 3:01 pm in the 100 block of West California Avenue. A theft report ...

Indictments - Man accused in standoff faces new charge
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Nov 11, 2006... Ameche Tremayne Rayford, 44, 120 W. 13th Ave., theft of identity, receiving stolen property under $300, second-degree possession of a controlled substance ...

COK hosts public forum on identity fraud Thursday
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - Oct 15, 2006The forum, which will look at the theft of identity in use of debit and credit cards, is being held under the theme 'Confronting identity fraud: the changing ...

Indictments - Rockfield man indicted on robbery charges
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Oct 22, 2006... A, three counts theft over $300, three counts theft of mail, theft of identity, second-degree persistent felony offender, transfer district court bond. ...

Locked cyber lab waiting for Deputy Chief Minister
Pune Newsline, India - Oct 22, 2006... touch via emails. It will also help us to detect hacking, theft of identity and pornography,� the officials said. However, Phulari ...