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Saturday, January 27, 2007

Finding patterns of importance in (ID Theft) a deluge of data 


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 ...

BetonSports ID Thief Sentenced to 34 Months 
Beleaguered gambling site fell prey to identity theft shortly before indictments closed its U.S. operations.

Charlotte has Powerball fever 
The Powerball jackpot is expected to hit $240 million for Wednesday nights drawing. And despite the odds of winning, vendors in the Charlotte area are seeing a spike in sales.

Robbery suspect killed in police chase 
A car carrying three robbery suspects crashed in Cramerton early Tuesday morning. One man was killed, a second was taken into custody and the driver remains on the loose.

LifeLock Begins Working With Rush Limbaugh 
LifeLock, the leader in ID Theft prevention, today announced a new radio advertising campaign with the nationally syndicated radio program, "The Rush Limbaugh Show," that will communicate a powerful, consistent message about preventing the rapidly growing crime of identity theft. The campaign debuted the week of January 8 with a 60-second spot airing three times per week through mid-July 2007.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Caddo Senior Citizens Learn About New ID Theft Law (Identity Theft)


Caddo Senior Citizens Learn About New ID Theft Law
KSLA - For the first time, senior citizens at the Caddo Council on Aging learned there's a new identity theft law on the books in Louisiana, one tailor made just for them. "If you are inclined to come and steal from a senior citizen, then you are going to

ID theft always pays
PC Advisor - As anybody who has ever been the victim of identity theft knows, the reason it's so common is because it pays. And why does it pay? Because identity thieves rarely go to jail. Case in point: Friday's Boston Herald had a story about a US-based woman

John Overall Reports
KVOA 4 - Arizona has one of the highest number of identity theft cases in the country, and, this week, the Pima County Sheriff's Department has busted up an ID theft ring operating in the county. Lorraine Rivera Reports Proof of ownership required to reclaim

Trojans fuel ID theft boom
The Register - Identity theft, both offline and online, is on the rise with keylogging Trojan software often forming the weapon of choice for would-be fraudsters, according to a new study by net security firm McAfee. McAfee reckons the number of keylogging malware

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Police news - 12/27/06  (Credit Card Protection)


Police news - 12/27/06 
Car damaged: Police are looking for the person who used an object to damage the front, sides and rear of a 1998 Honda Civic parked in the 200 block of Tanner Avenue on Friday afternoon. Damage is estimated at $1,800, police said.

3 jail escapees who beat guards captured 
MORGANTON - Three inmates who beat and handcuffed their Burke County jailers before escaping late Wednesday were captured hours later about 60 miles away in Concord after a statewide manhunt.

Staunton Grand Jury Indictments 
STAUNTON A Staunton man accused of driving drunk and slamming his pickup into a teen headed to school on a moped was indicted Tuesday by the grand jury.

Just-seated AG nearly gets burned by fraud 
In this age of online shopping, no one is safe from credit card fraud. Not even Martha Coakley , the state's freshly minted attorney general.