Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management found “significant deficiencies” in the process for hiring contractors to protect millions of federal employees whose personal information was accessed by hackers linked to China last year. “We determined that the [Office…
Elaborate credit card fraud leaves many victims across Inland Northwest
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One month ago today, three men walked into a Wal-Mart in Post Falls and attempted to buy in-store gift cards using a series of credit cards. Store managers grew suspicious and called police. That set off an investigation by local and federal…
The Invisible Victims of Identity Theft: Our Kids
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Somewhere between 10 million and 16 million Americans get “got” by fraudsters working the seams of identity-related crime every year. The methods are many and various. There are, of course, the familiar scams and frauds, but one harder to detect area…
Expansion of child abuse investigation center gives hope to young victims
The sunny entranceway to the unobtrusive building on Kozloski Road in Freehold belies its terrible secrets. Every year, more than 400 children from Monmouth County walk through those doors to report to authorities that they are victims of child abuse. Now, with the expansion of that building, which is Child…
Miami-Dade police seek victims in credit card fraud bust
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Investigators from the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Economic Crimes Bureau are working to confirm the identities of the credit card victims believed to be targeted by a crime ring that was busted Thursday in southwest Miami-Dade County. Police said 100 gift cards…
A Huge Frustration for Tax Refund Victims
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This is nothing new that people are stealing identities and then stealing their money from banks and even from tax-refund too. This gave a major start in 2013. Identity thieves are getting more creative and bold in stealing billions in tax…
Teddy Bears Hitch Motorcycle Rides For Child Abuse Victims
Nearly 1,000 bikers were expected to strap teddy bears to their Harleys to raise awareness for child abuse victims Sunday morning. Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County hosted its 23rd annual Teddy Bear Ride to raise money to help children who are victims of abuse and neglect. Kickstands went up…
Jehovah’s Witnesses child abuse victims ‘may never see justice’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The UK Government has been asked to introduce mandatory reporting to police whenever an allegation of child sex abuse is made within the faith group. Currently, the organisation’s “two-witness rule” means it deals with allegations of abuse internally and only investigates…
A year in the making – Lincolnshire Police launch plan to stop county businesses being crime victims
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A new police strategy will help businesses prevent and fight back against crime. The Lincolnshire Police Business Crime Strategy has been pieced together over the past 12 months using feedback on crime experiences, following a meeting with businesses last year. It…
Trinity Mirror allowed to appeal £1.2m payout to phone-hacking victims
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Trinity Mirror has been granted permission to appeal the £1.2m in payouts made to eight victims of phone hacking by its Mirror titles. Trinity said an appeal by its Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) subsidiary, which publishes the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror…
