Home affairs combats ID theft (Credit Card Protection)

Home affairs combats ID theft (Credit Card Protection)

Home affairs combats ID theft
Independent Online - Earlier this year it had been reported that criminals were fleecing the South African economy of billions of rands through theft of identity. "Thefts through the use of the bar-coded identity document are causing many problems and something has to be

The Winchester Sun
Winchester Sun - Baylous, 39, of Lexington Saturday with alcohol intoxication, indecent exposure and theft of identity. John Tipton, 28, of 190 Tuggle Branch Road, Ravenna, was charged Friday by Winchester Police with careless driving, failure to maintain insurance

Beware Your Social Security Number
Forbes - Now, after thousands of Americans have suffered from the Kafkaesque nightmare known as theft of identity, there are signs of change . In 2005 more than 40 states enacted laws restricting in primitive ways state agencies uses of and dissemination of

Portland ID theft leader pleads guilty, gets 8-year sentence (Credit Card Protection)

Portland ID theft leader pleads guilty, gets 8-year sentence  (Credit Card Protection)

Portland ID theft leader pleads guilty, gets 8-year sentence 
Prosecutors say they've reached a plea bargain calling for an eight-year sentence for the ringleader of a Portland identity theft gang that stole credit cards from the desk of a pastor while he was leading services, and wallets from a closet in a preschool where a teacher was leading a music class.

Finding patterns of importance in a deluge of data 
Dartmouth engineers George Cybenko and Vincent Berk think that PQS, or process query systems, are the way to go to make sense of the huge volume of data we collect each day from computer network monitors, video surveillance cameras, financial transaction records, databases of email exchanges, etc. The duo present their case in a paper published in this month's IEEE Computer, the flagship magazine ...

Motel manager gets ID theft charges dismissed 
In the beginning, there were 12. Now there are nine. A judge Monday dismissed the criminal charges filed against a motel manager who was arrested during Operation Sleep Over and accused of stealing guests' credit card numbers. Although Will County police spokesman Pat Barry once called the case "iron clad," it's the third time charges have been dropped.

Companies promote affordable all-in-one computer security packages 
SAN FRANCISCO - The fight to protect consumer PCs from hackers is heating up. Whether it leaves all digital intruders in the cold could be another matter. Major product rollouts from Symantec and McAfee incorporate features from acquired security firms that pack every conceivable cyberdefense into an affordable package. Comprehensive security packages go for $40 to $80, cheaper than buying ...

PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT 
Gresham police Dec. 18: At 3:12 a.m. police contacted a person in the lobby of the Gresham Police Department regarding an assault. The victim told police he was beat up by three men who forced their way into an apartment in the 3100 block of Northeast 23rd Street, where he was visiting.

ID Theft - PDF security risk greater than originally thought

ID Theft - PDF security risk greater than originally thought 

PDF security risk greater than originally thought 
Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn.

Intermedia.NET First to Offer Free Outlook 2007 with Hosted Exchange 2007 
Leader in hosted Microsoft Exchange is first company to offer complete combination of hosted Outlook/Exchange 2007. Companies taking advantage hosted Exchange 2007 get a free copy of Outlook 2007 for each mailbox (employee) to use. (PRWeb Jan 8, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1FbXB0LUVtcHQtTG92ZS1NYWduLVplcm8=

LG Bridges the Next-Gen DVD Gap 
LG Electronics said it plans to release a next-gen DVD player that can handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats and perhaps finally bring an end to the debate and confusion over the dueling standards. The new player will be formally unveiled at next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and will go on sale in the U.S. in early 2007, according to LG. It is expected to be the first ...

Cyberoam's US Partner CCNY Places First Purchase Order worth $1.2 Million 
In a major declaration today, Elitecore, the makers of Cyberoam Identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances, announced receiving the first order for 200 appliances from their North American Partner CCNY. This significant first order is an important milestone for Cyberoam to consolidate its position and make its presence felt in the Internet security market of USA.

Holidays bring retail-related crimes (Identity Theft)

Holidays bring retail-related crimes  (Identity Theft)

Holidays bring retail-related crimes 
Gunmen robbed a store before Potomac Mills mall even opened on Sunday. Police charged cashiers from Best Buy, Target and H&M with embezzlement. Two women were arrested after a suspected shoplifting incident at Marshalls.

Surveillance photos could crack credit card theft case 
She left her purse alone in her office for a few minutes, and that's all it took for a Hanover woman's credit cards to disappear. But pictures of the suspect using those cards could break the case. The victim believes someone slipped into her Memorial Regional Medical Center office and took her credit cards and ID. She didn't know until the thief went on a shopping spree.

Man opened accounts with fake identity 
Police said a Mesa used the identity of another person to open credit card and cell phone accounts.

NJHerald.com 
By TOM HOWELL JR. NEWTON Two out-of-county adults admitted Monday they and a 17-year-old from Hardyston went on a car burglary spree in five eastern Sussex County municipalities last summer until one was recognized at the Franklin Wal-Mart.