Total Fraud Recovery Up 167% Since 2008The Justice Department reports that it has recovered more than $5.6 billion in fraud this year, including $2.9 billion in healthcare fraud. The total fraud recovery is up 167 percent since 2008. View full post on CUInfoSecurity.com RSS Syndication View full post on National…
Feds crack down on FoodShare fraud on social media websites
Federal officials unveiled new rules Tuesday to crack down on fraud in public food benefits, including targeting illegal sales on social media sites and investigating recipients who report their cards lost repeatedly. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Feds Celebrate Cyber Monday With Crackdown on Counterfeiters
Cyber Monday has been a busy day for everyone–shoppers, online counterfeiters, and the Feds. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Money woes: the schools versus the feds
Early this week 33 regional school districts and local government entities around southwest Minnesota received a letter from the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative (SW/WC) warning them the federal government may leave them on the hook for $2.32 million. SW/WC is one of nine regional educational service cooperatives set up by…
Feds charge seven men in ‘click-jacking’ scheme
In the latest lesson on Internet safety — or the lack thereof — federal authorities have charged seven men with infecting millions of computers with a virus-like program that tricked users’ Web browsers into navigating to phony pages stocked with ads, earning the defendents as much as $14 million. In…
Feds charge ring with ‘click-jacking’ scheme that hit 4 million PCs
In the latest lesson on Internet safety — or the lack thereof — federal authorities have charged seven men with infecting millions of computers with a virus-like program that tricked users’ Web browsers into navigating to phony pages stocked with ads, earning the defendents as much as $14 million. In…
Feds probe Calif. law enforcement weapon sales
By Don Thompson Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal agents issued search warrants and expect to file weapons charges against law enforcement officers from several Sacramento-area agencies, authorities said Friday. The probe focuses on peace officers selling weapons that most civilians cannot legally buy and sell. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department…
Feds’ Use of Fake Cell Phone Tower Turns on Whether it Constituted a Search
Federal authorities who used a spy device to spoof a legitimate cell phone tower have conceded that use of the device can be considered a search, in a surprise twist to the government’s previous stance. View full post on email spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on…
Jeffco sheriff’s office working with feds to find hacker
Jeffco sheriff’s office working with feds to find the hacker that hit the department over the weekend. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
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…
