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EBay: More cooperation needed on cybersecurity BOS...

Info Unlimited — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:57:46 +0000

EBay: More cooperation needed on cybersecurity (Phishing)

EBay: More cooperation needed on cybersecurity
( InfoWorld ) - Banks, online merchants, and technology vendors must work together to prevent security problems like phishing attacks and data breaches, eBay President and CEO Meg Whitman said Thursday. Whitman called on large e-mail service providers, such as Yahoo and Microsoft, to reject e-mails supposedly coming from eBay or subsidiary PayPal that do not include domain key signing ...

Exploit Prevention Labs Promotes Chris Weltzien to President
Exploit Prevention Labs , a leading developer of safe surfing software for protection against web-based exploits, today announced the promotion of Chris Weltzien to president.

Better Business Bureau Warns of Phishing Scam Using Their Name
The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses across the U.S. and Canada of a scam which uses the BBB name and a false BBB e-mail address.

IT Confidential: Is Anyone Doing Anything About Identity Theft?
I never knew my personal data was so valuable. Take my Social Security number or my PIN--wait, don't! Here are a few modest proposals for curbing ID theft.

Internet Defense Technologies Launches Total Mail Defense
BURBANK, Calif.----Internet Defense Technologies , a provider of Internet security solutions, announced the availability of its Total Mail Defense, an anti-spam tool that identifies and screens out unwanted email.

Core Security Technologies Uncovers Vulnerability in Widely-Used Open Source Encryption Software
BOSTON----Core Security Technologies, provider of CORE IMPACT, the first-to-market penetration testing product for assessing specific information security risks, today issued an advisory disclosing a flaw in the GNU Privacy Guard , an OpenPGP-compliant cryptographic software system and part of the Free Software Foundation's GNU software project, and third-party email applications that rely on it ...

Optimistic Identity (Phishing) Theft Study Flawed...

Info Unlimited — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:32:47 +0000

Optimistic Identity (Phishing) Theft Study Flawed

Credit Card Protection - Lucas found guiltyA woman...

Info Unlimited — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:02:41 +0000

Credit Card Protection - Lucas found guilty

Lucas found guilty
Henry Johnson Lucas was found guilty Wednesday in a case the commonwealth described as one of power, control and desperation on the part of the defendant.

Pair surrenders in credit card theft
The best thing police had in the investigation was a store surveillance photo of a young couple entering a Manheim Township business, allegedly to use a stolen credit card. The picture of the suspects — a woman carrying a small child, followed closely by a man wearing a baseball cap &mdas...

Police seek couple who stole, used credit cards
Police have released surveillance photos of a young couple they believe went shopping with a stolen credit card just minutes after stealing a Manheim Township woman's wallet. What the thieves obviously didn't know was that their victim in this case is the wife of a candidate for judge in Lancas...

Gas station clerks recover stolen car
A woman who smiled and held the door open for Doris Griggs at the South Lakes Sunoco gas station walked straight out of the convenience store, got into Griggs' running car and drove off in a brazen theft Friday, Feb. 9, at 9:55 a.m.

Beware Phishing Scam (Identity Theft) Using IRS T...

Info Unlimited — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:02:43 +0000

Beware Phishing Scam (Identity Theft) Using IRS Threat

Beware Phishing Scam Using IRS Threat
Fox 19 - "Previous e-card attacks and resulting infections have been slanted more toward denial of service, spam relay and virus propagation -- this one is much more dangerous to users because their financial information is at risk," Minoo Hamilton, senior

Elertz web-based broadcast battles concerns over spam and phishing
Security Park - Latest figures reveal that around 95 per cent of e-mail today is spam or phishing scams and more than 2,500 new phishing sites are created each month. Businesses are finding it increasingly hard to communicate directly with customers as inboxes

Update: Mozilla issues fix for critical flaw
Infoworld - Firefox has also come under criticism from independent researchers, including Polish vulnerability expert Michael Zalewski , regarding several other classes of vulnerabilities, some of which are related to new spoofing and phishing threats aimed

Encrypt Everything and Boost
Computerworld - Thompson says his company’s Windows-only software, LinkScanner Pro, protects people from sophisticated phishing schemes and prevents them from going to Web sites known to be unsavory. It can even determine whether unclassified sites are bad by

Online Voting Clicks in Estonia
Wired News - None of the major risks we identified (including phishing, denial of service, spyware, viruses, Trojan horses and insider attack) have technological solutions these days, which is why so many computer scientists oppose the idea of internet voting in

Shouldn't You Be Online Banking?
WNEP-TV 16 - With some precautions—a good firewall, anti-virus and a spy detection program—and a dose of common sense about phishing and fake e-mails, you’ve probably had completely secure transactions. Online banking is simply the next step from that

Credit Card Protection - West Virginia man faces t...

Info Unlimited — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:07:48 +0000

Credit Card Protection - West Virginia man faces theft-related charges

West Virginia man faces theft-related charges
TriCities.com - Thomas Eric Striker, 36, of Charleston, W.Va., is charged with grand larceny, vandalism, breaking into an automobile, receiving stolen goods, credit card theft and credit card fraud. He is being held without bond at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month, and year .
Computerworld - I am a security professional. And I am sick of hearing about, writing about, and preaching about data theft, p0wned databases, credit card theft, corporations with breaches that weren't discovered for 2 years, etc., etc., etc. So think about it. When

Card Theft Ring Bigger Than Thought
WXIA 11 Alive - Police in Canton said a credit card theft ring is apparently much larger than they originally thought. Earlier this month, investigators arrested two women, but are now looking for three more. It all happened so fast, and so secretively, that for

Pair arrested for credit card theft scheme
Register-Mail - GALESBURG - Two Chicagoans were arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing and using an area woman's credit card. Sarah J. Warfield, 1015 E. Euclid, Monmouth, told police she was approached Thursday in Bergner's by two men claiming they worked in

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

Identity Theft Prevention - Irongate Integrates Ma...

Info Unlimited — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:22:30 +0000

Identity Theft Prevention - Irongate Integrates Mailshell's Engine To Block Spam, Phishing

Irongate Integrates Mailshell's Engine To Block Spam, Phishing
IronGate, a leading Spanish manufacturer of security software solutions, today announced its selection of Mailshell Inc., the leading OEM provider of software engines that block email spam and phishing, to provide protection for its security appliances.

March 2007
Email Mistakes: Giving Away the Store, Without Knowing it Inside jobs don't have to be the work of disgruntled employees. New research suggests most email-related exposure of sensitive data is accidental.

Out-of-Date Software Holds the Door Open for Phishers
Lazy,incompetent or unaware website administrators who do not keep software packages updated are providing phishing gangs with an open invitation.

Eat Ice Cream to Get Pregnant?
February 26 - March 2, 2007. 02/23/07 Service Shop "Rip-offs" Common "rip-offs" at car service and repair shops.

Symantec Releases Norton 360 Security Service
Symantec on Monday released its much-anticipated Norton 360 service, packing a full security suite plus utilities into a subscription offering.

ID Theft - AG: Counties Get 60-Day Buffer To Clear...

Info Unlimited — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:22:19 +0000

ID Theft - AG: Counties Get 60-Day Buffer To Clear Public Records

AG: Counties Get 60-Day Buffer To Clear Public Records
KSAT 12 - SAN ANTONIO -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot gave county officials a 60 day reprieve to remove information from public records such as Social Security numbers that could lead to identity theft. Abbot said the county officials the reprieve will

Competition Bureau: Canadians Need to Strike Back in Fight Against
CCNMatthews - Whether it's Internet or mail fraud, deceptive telemarketing or identity theft, fraud is a serious problem," said Competition Commissioner Sheridan Scott. "It can steal Canadians' money, their identity and even their self-respect. Law enforcement

Identity theft discovery leads to arrest of 13 illegal aliens in Aiken
WIS-TV - (Aiken County) March 1, 2007 - Efforts to find illegal workers lead to 13 arrests in Aiken County. All the workers were employed at the same business. Their hands were tied and they were arrested on the job - one by one. Carlisle Tire and Wheel never

Treasury, Banks Promote Direct Deposit
Forbes - Even though 80 percent of government benefits are paid by direct deposit, the vast majority -- 90 percent -- of reported fraud and identity theft problems involve paper checks, Kenneth R. Papaj, commissioner of Treasury's financial management service

Deadline Extended On License Compliance
Guardian Unlimited - requirements, which were in the 2005 REAL-ID Act, saying Congress didn't give them the money to convert their databases or enough time to develop driver's licenses that critics complain amount to a national ID card and could promote identity theft.

Dr Pita Sharples; Speech (ID Theft) Dr Pita Sharp...

Info Unlimited — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:37:18 +0000

Dr Pita Sharples; Speech (ID Theft)

Dr Pita Sharples; Speech
Scoop - The Maori Party is always willing to upskill and share our new knowledge accordingly. And so in researching the background to this Bill I uncovered a whole new phenomenon calling ‘phishing websites’ (that’s with a ph – not with a f).

Symantec Launches All-in-One Security App
Enterprise Security Today - As Internet activity increased, malware -- or "malicious software" -- perpetrating online financial scams, identity theft, e- mail phishing, Trojan viruses and more multiplied. Current estimates put the number of malware programs circulating around

Firefox, IE7 Open to URL Spoof
PC World - This flaw allows the attacker to track your footsteps and either redirect you to the URL you wanted to visit, which wouldn't be noticed at all, or to a similarly named phishing Web site when you choose to visit a target of some significance

One local business thriving with help of county
WHEC TV 10 - ePostmarks is focused on fighting the spam and phishing problem that exists in e-mail today. Phishing is when a fraudulent e-mail is sent under the guise that it is from a legitimate source, all to obtain personal information from the recipient. "We

Astaro's New Version 7 Is Compatible With Vista
Market Wire - Astaro offers a family of Security Gateway appliances that protect computer networks from a variety of attacks including viruses, hackers, spam, spyware, phishing, and unauthorized content. "We're happy to report that all of Astaro's virtual private

Symantec Releases Norton 360
Beta News - Transactions of personal information will be protected through anti-phishing protection, which will auto-detect new phishing sites as well as alert users of known sites when they are visited. A feature known as Web Site Authentication will ensure a

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month...

Info Unlimited — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:52:16 +0000

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month, and year, . (Identity Theft)

Apathy is the word of the day, and week, and month, and year, .
Computerworld - I am a security professional. And I am sick of hearing about, writing about, and preaching about data theft, p0wned databases, credit card theft, corporations with breaches that weren't discovered for 2 years, etc., etc., etc. So think about it. When

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

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

Officers who go beyond the call
This is Dorset - Her successes in the last 12 months included tracing a credit card theft, a burglary caught on CCTV and working with the victims of domestic violence. She was praised for communicating effectively 'at all levels and in the widest range of

When credit card fraud hits home
Kansas City Star - My credit card theft report also is in the hands of the FBI. The experience brought home to me loud and clear how identity theft is really getting out of hand. Shortly after my morning wake-up call, a new report on identity theft landed on my desk

RFID Credit Cards and Theft: Tech Clinic
Popular Mechanics - Published in the January 2007 issue. It depends on whom you ask. The new RFID-enabled credit cards and key fobs do have unique security risks — foremost being the chance that some twerp with a souped-up scanner will read your card information from

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23Hawaiian Telcom Credit Unio...

Info Unlimited — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:27:13 +0000

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 complaintsIdentity theft is a ...

Info Unlimited — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:37:15 +0000

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...

Info Unlimited — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:27:10 +0000

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...

Info Unlimited — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:33:04 +0000

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) T...

Info Unlimited — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:37:05 +0000

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

Online Press Release
PRWeb - The recognized leader in online news and press release distribution service for small and medium-sized businesses and corporate communications. PRWeb pioneered SEO Press Release Distribution and continues to set the standard for online news

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 NetworksA ...

Info Unlimited — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:12:04 +0000

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.