Identity Theft News for You

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Business Identity Theft - Tue May 22, 2012

Albany Chamber grows together with small businesses at luncheon
WFXL FOX 31
Today's luncheon was designed to help people choose the business entity that's right for them. There is also one planned for tomorrow on how to prevent corporate identity theft. Festivities commence on Thursday, May 24th with a “Rise N' Shine ...

Better Business Bureau warns of scams targeting troops, veterans
Stars and Stripes
“The unique lifestyle of our service members make them prime targets for scammers,” Better Business Bureau Military Line Director Brenda Linnington said in prepared remarks. Posing as the Department of Veterans Affairs for identity theft purposes by ...

Huge Lego theft
San Jose Mercury News
Police in Mountain View, where many of the alleged thefts occurred at the Target store on Showers Drive, said that after obtaining a search warrant, they discovered a huge cache of Legos at Langenbach's large, $2 million San Carlos home, ...

Check Point Survey Reveals More Than Half of Targeted Attacks Reported Were ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Cybercriminals today are increasingly leveraging malware, bots and other forms of sophisticated threats to attack organizations for various reasons -- from financial gain and disruption of business operations to data theft or attacks driven by ...

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Deceased Identity Theft - Sun May 20, 2012

Man charged with stealing dead brother's identity
Toronto Sun
Investigation allegedly revealed the man was getting benefits using the name of his deceased brother James Hugh Poirier, police said. Blair Richardson is charged with fraud over $5000, personation with intent, identity theft, cause a person to act upon ...

New Jersey airport security supervisor accused of using dead man's ID
Austin American-Statesman
By David Porter ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, NJ — A Newark Liberty Airport security supervisor pleaded not guilty to identity theft Tuesday as new details emerged about his alleged 20-year odyssey of deception, including that the Nigerian man might have ...

St. Catharines man accused of posing as dead brother to claim government benefits
Bullet News Niagara
Charged with fraud over $5000, personation with intent, identity theft, cause a person to act upon a forged document and false statement for passport is 51-year-old Blair Richardson. Richardson's deceased brother's name is James Hugh Poirier.

Man arrested for impersonating dead brother
Niagarathisweek.com
Niagara Regional Police have arrested a 51-year-old St. Catharines man for stealing the identity of his deceased brother in order to claim his government benefits. The investigation by detectives in the central fraud unit began in March, ...

Criminal Identity Theft - Sun May 20, 2012

Police & fire log - 5/17
Lebanon Daily News
McCutchen was charged with theft by unlawful taking, criminal attempt by unlawful taking, criminalsolicitation theft by unlawful taking, criminal conspiracy theft by unlawful taking, access-device fraud, criminal conspiracy access-device fraud, ...

Crimes Nearby: Identity Theft, Pedestrian Struck and ... - Mineola Patch
Crimes Nearby: Identity Theft, Pedestrian Struck and Stolen Credit. A look at crimes in the towns surrounding Mineola. By Geoffrey Walter; Email the author ..

The ways criminals use Facebook
msnbc.com
A more direct form of identity theft, commandeering occurs when the criminal logs on to an existing user account using an illegally obtained ID and password. Once they are online, they have the victim's entire friend list at their disposal and a ...

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Computer Identity Theft - Sun May 20, 2012

Caddo Sheriff's Office Hosting Crime Prevention Program
KTBS
Topics such as identity theft, financial and computer crimes, as well as personal safety will be addressed. The program is open to the public, free of charge. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Trustees Set Tuition At Iowa Lakes For Upcoming Year
Emmetsburg News
Bob L'Heureux, Vice President of Administration, reviewed a policy, which ensures that the college protects individuals from identity theft; and receive the go-ahead to ask for proposals on acomputer data backup and recovery system.

vPro to change future of computing: Intel
mydigitalfc.com
To defend against identity theft, Intel has introduced Identity Protection Technology, which is built into the processor. It serves as the second layer of authentication apart from passwords and biometric keys (such as fingerprint authentication).

Child Identity Theft - Sun May 20, 2012

Alleged identity theft ring operator busted
Easy Reader
It's unclear what kind of exchange is occurring over the identity theft, Meers said. Dates on recovered mail and residential burglaries suggest this crime has been going on for a couple of years. The investigation is ongoing. One victim has a child who ...

Eight Honored As Officers Of The Year
Bay Net
They have sponsored several programs in the past year on Senior Identity Theft and prevention. Lunch served after the event for the attendees was provided by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Homes and Crematory. Corporate sponsors were WM Davis, Inc., SMECO, ...

Child cancer victim's social security number stolen
Fox 4
The bill still needs to go before the senate, but lawmakers like Nelson say it's a necessary step in fighting identity theft. “That should never be put on the internet,” says Nelson. James is now in the process of running credit reports on Emily ...

Rocklin Police earn support of Auburn Indian community
Rocklin Placer Herald
The 2012 grant for $8500 will be used to upgrade computer equipment to investigate and prosecute identity theft and other high tech fraud-related crimes. “Much of our current equipment is operating on older hardware,” Lt. Milka said.

Gov't green lights 'smart' ID cards program
Jerusalem Post
By JOANNA PARASZCZUK Legislative c'tee approves changes to population registry regulations; civil rights attorney warns of identity theft. The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved changes to the population registry regulations on ...

Business Identity Theft - Sun May 20, 2012

Ameren warns Ill. customers of presidential scam
Chicago Tribune
"What's alarmed us is the potential for identity theft here," said Carole Hunt, assistant treasurer for the company's Ameren Services division. "And this scam has been spreading across the United States with them targeting electric, gas and water ...

Mystery Shopper Scam Is Using the Name of a Legitimate Memphis Business
Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a new mystery shopping scam that is using the name of the Memphis research firm in an attempt to defraud the public. Axiom Research LLC in Memphis TN has been the victim of business identity theft.

The Cloud: Resource or Liability?
CTR
Unfortunately, many of these hackers are nefarious characters, and they use illegally obtained data for their own criminal purposes, including identity theft. In fact, many of us know someone who is the victim of such an act, or we ourselves have ...

USDOJ: Defendants in Alabama Plead Guilty in Two Separate Stolen Identity ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Crystal Sayles, of Montgomery County, Ala ., pleaded guilty today to one count each of filing false claims, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. She also agreed to the forfeiture of a Mercedes Benz as part of her plea agreement.

NJ man charged with using dead tax preparer's ID
Asbury Park Press
New Jersey's US Attorney announced Thursday that 46-year-old Todd P. Halpern of Livingston faces tax fraud and identity theft charges. A message left for Halpern's attorney was not immediately returned. Prosecutors say Halpern prepared and ...

Intel releases third-generation Core vPro Platform
Digitimes
Businesses can take advantage of the latest Intel Core vPro processor platform through a multitude of devices including ultrabooks, notebooks, desktops, workstations and all-in-one PCs. To defend against identity theft, Intel introduced Intel Identity ...