Taxing Times -- Feb. 23 (Credit Card Protection)

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23  (Credit Card Protection)

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23 
Read Eva Rosenbergs TaxWatch today to make sure your good works translate into a good deduction, and dont miss more news on how to account for household help, plus a review by the Wall Street Journals Tom Herman of the major tax-software products, all on this weeks Tax pages.

Businesses Told To Protect Online Buyers 
It is up to businesses rather than banks to instill more confidence in consumers about the safety of online transactions, according to research from Symantec. A Yougov survey, of 2,500 UK adults, carried out for the security company has revealed that despite three-quarters of the population shopping and banking online, many are looking for additional reassurances from online retailers before ...

Laptop losses and phishing fruit salad 
The need for accurate risk assessmentDr Neal Krawetz takes a look at the numbers behind reports of laptop thefts and phishing attacks, showing inconsistent metrics and the difficulty in using numbers to determine the real level of threat.

Phishers hook up to Web 2.0 
Blog: There's something unusual about a phishing scam doing the rounds, which uses a news hook--a fake report that Australian Prime...

Phishers Up The Ante And Go After Online Poker Players 
Websense warns that phishers are targeting online poker players who use the Party Poker site.

Credit Union Warns Public Of Phishing E-Mails 
Hawaiian Telcom Credit Union warns the public about e-mail scams.

The top 10 consumer complaints (ID Theft)

The top 10 consumer complaints  (ID Theft)

The top 10 consumer complaints 
The Federal Trade Commission released in February its annual report on the top consumer fraud complaints for 2006.

Stolen laptop contains hospital patients' info 
About 7,800 uninsured patients who were treated at Seton hospital system facilities since July 2005 are being warned to watch for signs of identity theft after a laptop containing personal information was stolen last week.

EWTK: Stolen mail can lead to identity theft 
If your mail is stolen, your identity could be stolen as well, and that's troubling some Northeast San Antonio residents after a rash of mail thefts.

Identity theft: One victim continues to recover 
Identity theft is a difficult crime to protect against, simply because there are so many ways thieves can steal personal information. One Corpus Christi woman said her personal information was stolen from her home.

Phishing - Police blotter: Fraud used to obtain ID

Phishing - Police blotter: Fraud used to obtain ID 

Police blotter: Fraud used to obtain ID 
ASHEVILLE -- Teodoro Eugenio Orellana, 46, was arrested on charges of obtaining property by fraud after officers said he tried to get a driver's license with a false social security number.

4 charged in robbery scheme 
CINNAMINSON -- Police say they have charged four people in an alleged scheme to lure men to a local motel for sex and then rob them.

Vineland woman charged with ID theft, stealing credit card slip 
FLORENCE Police in this Burlington County community say they arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman on suspicion of writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant.

Hearing for Hoaks sister accused of stealing from church 
COLUMBUS, Kan. A 36-year-old southeast Kansas woman appears in court on three felony charges that she stole 24-hundred dollars from a church. Birdie Jo...

Authorities make arrest in credit card case 
Jennifer Pineda, 28, was arrested Feb. 2 on charges of credit card fraud. She is charged with fraudulent use of a credit card, theft of access cards or account information and unauthorized use of personal information to obtain goods and services.

Woman arrested on ID theft charges 
Florence police arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman and charged her with writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant Tuesday, police said.

Phishing - Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft

Phishing - Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft

Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft
KOMO-TV - GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) - A man has been convicted in a shotgun killing near White Salmon that investigators linked to the theft of credit cards. A Klickitat County Superior Court jury deliberated for two days before convicting Michael D. Lindsey, 23

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Collar the lot of us! Blair adds whole UK to police suspect list
Out-Law - Credit card theft? Who knows?). One thing that was clear from the 2002 study was that further work would be needed to provide a clear definition of what we mean by ID fraud, and consequently take us closer to making a realistic estimate of what it

Tuesday Morning Quarterback
ESPN.com - Of course, everyone is innocent until proven guilty, but the boy in this case had a prior conviction for credit card theft. In the Post article, the boy complained on the record about how the arrest spoiled his summer vacation and said of the armed

Optimistic Identity (Identity Theft Prevention) Theft Study Flawed

Optimistic Identity (Identity Theft Prevention) Theft Study Flawed

Optimistic Identity Theft Study Flawed
Tech Dirt - If it doesn't cover credit card theft, then from my perspective the study is worthless, as that's the most common type of "pretending to be someone else". ( reply to this comment ) ( link to this comment ) by |333173|3|_||3 on Feb

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Man convicted in shotgun killing linked to credit card theft
KOMO-TV - GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) - A man has been convicted in a shotgun killing near White Salmon that investigators linked to the theft of credit cards. A Klickitat County Superior Court jury deliberated for two days before convicting Michael D. Lindsey, 23

Elephants don't dance
Boston Globe - If TJX were a different kind of company and Cammarata a different kind of leader, company and chairman could become the champion for the need to do something about identify theft and credit card theft. But then elephants don't break dance, either. Now

Collar the lot of us! Blair adds whole UK to police suspect list
Out-Law - Credit card theft? Who knows?). One thing that was clear from the 2002 study was that further work would be needed to provide a clear definition of what we mean by ID fraud, and consequently take us closer to making a realistic estimate of what it

Attorney General's Credit-Card Theft Highlights Prosecution Problems
Information Week - A recent attempted theft using the Massachusetts attorney general's credit card -- and her comments about it -- have renewed focus on jurisdictional problems authorities face when prosecuting credit-card and identity-theft cases. The state's top

Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks (Identity Theft)

Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks  (Identity Theft)

Drive-By Pharming Attack Could Hit Home Networks 
Security researchers at Symantec Corp and Indiana University have figured out a way to compromise home networks using a single line of JavaScript in a web page.

Thieves phishing for your info on the internet 
Law enforcement officials are warning people of bogus emails that look like they are from your bank or the IRS. The emails are part of a scheme to con you out of hundreds, even thousands of dollars.

Guard ID Vault 
My first impressions of the Guard ID Vault were good; it looks like what it is supposed to do. Lock up your personal user information in a unit that looks like a lock.

State: "Phishing" Scam Takes New Tact 
ALBANY, N.Y. State officials are warning about a new kind of Internet phishing scam. Phishing _ spelled with a P-H _ is the term used for efforts to steal personal...

State Officials Warn of Internet "Phishing" Scam 
State officials are warning about a new kind of Internet phishing scam. Phishing _ spelled with a P-H _ is the term used for efforts to steal personal information over the Internet. The state Consumer Protection Board noticed e-mails sent earlier this month that appeared to be from Chase Bank with the subject line reading: ``Phishing: Security Measures.'' The messages are bogus.

TSA Website Attacked By Phishers? 
A new online method for trying to resolve travelers' problems boarding planes looks like a typical phishing attack. In 27B Stroke 6.