University junior Raven Covington woke up Saturday two weeks ago with an email from her bank saying her account was empty. “First I called my bank to cancel my card,” the political science major said. “I called the police the next day. I knew I hadn’t spent that money.” She…
ProtectMyID: #FTCSentinel research found that email contact is the starting point for most fraud. Over 40% of #fraud cases reported in 2011 began with…
ProtectMyID: #FTCSentinel research found that email contact is the starting point for most fraud. Over 40% of #fraud cases reported in 2011 began with… View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
ProtectMyID: In 2011, over 11.6 M adults became #victims of #identityfraud in the US. And those are only the cases we know about!
ProtectMyID: In 2011, over 11.6 M adults became #victims of #identityfraud in the US. And those are only the cases we know about! View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Update on South Walton credit card fraud cases
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office has an update on the rash of credit card fraud cases that inundated South Walton. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Secret Service, and retail stores are working closely with the WCSO in tracking… View full post on credit card fraud – Yahoo! News…
Theft cases pile up against Fargo man
Police say $65K spree came after account opened with son's ID FARGO – A Fargo man with a history of writing bad checks is accused of opening an account using his 10-year-old son's Social Security number and passing more than $65,000 in bad checks in the days before he pleaded…
Theater tied to credit, debit card fraud cases
The Associated Press The Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. Loveland police say some of the hundreds of cases of credit and debit card fraud reported recently in northern Colorado can be tied to a breach at the Metrolux 14 Theatres in Loveland. A representative of Metropolitan Theatres told police last Thursday…
ProtectMyID: #Truesday: There are over 10 million cases of identity theft every year. T or F?
ProtectMyID: #Truesday: There are over 10 million cases of identity theft every year. T or F? View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Should ER physicians be required to report suspected cases of police brutality?
Author: The Force Science Research Center On one hand are American researchers — MDs and PhDs — who argue that in the interest of “violence prevention” ER physicians should notify Internal Affairs investigators whenever they see a patient whose injuries may be the result of “police abuse.” One of several…
US to address India’s requests for information in cyber cases
The US has said that it would take up the issue of pending requests for information from India regarding cyber cases with various departments in its country. View full post on cyber terrorism – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Feds issue indictments in two ID theft cases
A federal grand jury in Evansville has indicted five people in two separate identity theft schemes involving credit cards, including one in which an inmate allegedly used smuggled cellphones to target elderly widows and widowers from prison. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View…
