Written by Sensei on December 21, 2005
Security Firm Hacked!
Identity TheftHackers break into computer-security firm’s customer database. Guidance Software — the leading provider of software used to diagnose hacker break-ins — has itself been hacked, resulting in the exposure of financial and personal data connected to thousands of law enforcement officials and network-security professionals. Guidance alerted customers to the incident in a letter sent last Read More
Written by Sensei on December 9, 2005
EBay falls for false EBay email!!
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsFrom the you can never be to careful category… Ebay tricked by phony e-mail. A sophisticated phishing attack has proven to be so successful, it has tricked eBay Inc.’s own fraud investigations team into endorsing it as legitimate, according to an independent security consultant who reported the attack to eBay. In late November, Richi Jennings Read More
Written by Sensei on December 9, 2005
Hackers using Camera Phones!
Identity TheftHackers steal sensitive data using digital cameras. Following a spate of reports about Bluetooth and iPods devices being used to steal sensitive data from organizations, businesses are now urged to be vigilant as hackers use digital cameras to sidestep security measures. “Camsnuffling,” is being used by computer attackers to extract and store data with the Read More
Written by Sensei on December 3, 2005
University Computer’s Breached
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsTwo university computers’ security breached. Two recent security breaches of computers at the University of Delaware may have exposed the names and Social Security numbers stored in databases, university officials said. A School of Education computer was attacked in late August by a hacker whose intent appears to have been to establish an illegal movie Read More
Written by Sensei on December 2, 2005
IRS Email Scam
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsInternal Revenue Service – IRS warns of e-mail scam about tax refunds. The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday, November 30, issued a consumer alert about an Internet scam in which consumers receive an e-mail informing them of a tax refund. The e-mail, which claims to be from the IRS, directs the consumer to a link Read More
Written by Sensei on November 21, 2005
Defense Industry ID Theft
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsLaptop stolen from aerospace company holding personal information on employees. Boeing announced on Friday, November 18, that personal information on 161,000 current and former employees was put at risk of exposure with the theft of a laptop computer belonging to a company human-resources employee. The exposed information includes names, Social Security numbers and, for some, Read More
Written by Sensei on November 10, 2005
Identity theft continues to grow
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsIdentity thieves, some acting alone and others well-organized, are fleecing Americans out of billions of dollars each year, participants were told Wednesday at an annual conference of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority. Even tiny scraps of information, such as someone’s name or address, can be enough of a start for wily crooks to gain Read More
Written by Sensei on November 7, 2005
Safeway Discloses Security Breach
Identity TheftMonterey Herald (CA) — Safeway Inc. has notified employees in California that their personal information may have been compromised when a company laptop was stolen from a manager’s home in August. The computer contained reports that included names, Social Security numbers, hire dates and work locations of employees in California and Hawaii, according to a Read More
Written by Sensei on November 3, 2005
How easy is it to steal someone’s identity?
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsSlashdot, a popular technology news blog, is running this discussion on what can really be done without a social security number. Most of the posted comments trend towards the juvenile however there are enough insightful posts to make it worth perusing. Many of the ideas and views presented help to illustrate the problem we have Read More
Written by Sensei on November 1, 2005
Police Scammed!
Identity Theft . Law Enforcement . NewsThis is a few days old but seemed worth repeating! Seems no one is immune to the wiles of a good con artist! Not even the Police, who should know better!! Seems a Wisconsin man has been jailed in hurricane scam. A man from Green Bay, WI, accused of perpetrating a Hurricane Katrina scam, is Read More
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