Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Springfield cab driver has been charged with identity theft after using a customer’s ID cards to open a phony bank account. The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/1HpQuyZ ) that 31-year-old Mohamed Elsaka used IDs from a wallet that a rider left…
This Week In Credit Card News: Voice Identification To Fight ID Theft, Rubio’s Card Use Under Fire
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans How Your Voice Can Protect You from Credit Card Fraud Some banks are using voice biometrics and other technology to help determine who is calling and where a call is coming from. The reason: call-in center fraud is surging. The internet…
Centrelink ‘tightens security’ as identity theft crimes to access welfare payments grow
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Ms Pearce-Stevenson’s remains were found in the Belanglo Forest in NSW in 2010, while the remains of her daughter Khandalyce, believed to be aged about two, were found near a suitcase alongside the Karoonda Highway in South Australia’s Murray Mallee earlier…
Identity Theft: A Real-World Version of ‘The Walking Dead’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In the post-apocalyptic world of “The Walking Dead,” it’s a foregone conclusion that zombies happen, and they aren’t picky. One real-world parallel of finding yourself surrounded by hungry zombies is the plague of identity theft. With more than 1 billion records…
Medical lab technician indicted on identity theft charge
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A local medical lab technician has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing personal information from a patient and using it to apply for credit cards. Sherice Joan Williams, 41, of North Las Vegas, faces one count…
Olathe PD searching for identity theft suspects
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Can you help police identify the people captured in this surveillance video? Olathe police say they are accused of using a stolen credit card number to make several purchases in Johnson County totaling about $1,000. They might be traveling in a…
FBI searches for men allegedly involved in identity theft, cocaine distribution
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The FBI served a search warrant Wednesday morning in northwest Miami-Dade County while searching for four men accused of distributing cocaine, among other crimes. The warrant was served at the home of Odenia Samson, 33, near Northwest 135th Street and Northwest…
Teens taught to avoid identity theft by filtering social media
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Identity theft is nothing new but a push to protect kids and teens is new and now underway in Utah schools. Wednesday is “get smart about credit day” and Zion’s Bank used the opportunity to talk to teens about what they…
Four arrested in identity theft case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Four people were arrested after the discovery of stolen property for use in identity theft on Friday. According to the Lemoore Police Department, an officer was sent to the Faun Terrace Apartments around 11:02 a.m. after getting a report of loud…
Ex-Dona Ana County worker pleads guilty in identity theft case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An ex-document technician at a southern New Mexico county clerk’s office has pleaded guilty in a check-cashing scheme. Prosecutors in Las Cruces say 43-year-old Maria Ceniceros pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft charges along with…