An oversight by the police who did not summon cyber-crime unit investigators to submit evidence establishing how a youth hacked his friend’s Hi5 social media account, led to the same youth being acquitted of all charges due to lack of evidence. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo!…
Sentencing in ID theft case reset
GREENVILLE — A sentencing hearing for a suspect charged as part of a widespread identity theft scheme, which had been the source of a dispute between a state district judge and the head of the county’s probation department, has been rescheduled for this week. View full post on id theft…
Former Pennsylvania lawmaker gets prison in corruption case
HARRISBURG — Brett Feese, a one-time local prosecutor who became a rising Republican star in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, was sentenced Friday to four to 12 years in state prison and fined $25,000 for his role in a state corruption scandal. Dauphin County Judge Richard Lewis also ordered the…
Lincoln Woman Pleads Guilty In ID Theft Case
A Lincoln woman faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when she's sentenced for taking using personal information from two other people in trying to borrow money. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
NYPD officer pleads guilty in gun smuggling case
By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK — A Brooklyn police officer trying to make extra money to buy a house pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy charges, admitting his central role in a smuggling case that involved guns, cigarettes and slot machines. Officer William Masso, 48, could face roughly five…
Oshkosh Police Make Arrest in Credit Card Fraud Case
The credit card was reported lost after the owner noticed unauthorized purchases on her account totaling nearly $300. View full post on credit card fraud – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
The Earliest Documented Case of Data Theft Was in 1962
While investigating the first computer password, Wired came across what is supposedly the earliest documented case of password theft. View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Rochester Man Sentenced in Computer Intrusion Case
ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that David George Smith, 47, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of wrecklessly causing damage to a computer domain, was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to pay restitution to the victim company in the amount of $4,671 by…
ProtectMyID: #truestory: The quest for a free t-shirt led to a case of identity theft that took six years to resolve. http://t.co/oaanQauc
ProtectMyID: #truestory: The quest for a free t-shirt led to a case of identity theft that took six years to resolve. http://t.co/oaanQauc View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Ex-Pa. police captain settles case from NY protest
Associated Press NEW YORK — A retired Philadelphia police captain arrested during a Wall Street protest in New York City is set to resolve his case without jail time or probation. Former Capt. Ray Lewis took Manhattan prosecutors’ offer Wednesday to get the disorderly conduct case closed if he avoids…