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Archive for the ‘Identity Fraud’ Category

U.S. Identity Theft Convictions Up 26 Percent, Feds Say: “Identity theft convictions in the United States increased 26 percent in 2007 from the year before, the Bush administration reported Tuesday. Still, 1.6 million complaints of identity theft are on file with the Federal Trade Commission.

(Via Wired News.)

Identity fraud: Plan to release death records to credit agencies: “Death records are to be released in a bid to stop fraudsters stealing the identity of the deceased”

(Via Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk.)

UK retailers ‘unprepared’ for TK Maxx-style hack: “UK retailers are woefully unprepared for the kind of attack that was
perpetrated on the US-based owner of the discount clothing chain TK Maxx,
security experts said today.”

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case: A Missouri woman is accused of using a phony online identity to taunt a girl, who then committed suicide.

In a highly unusual use of a federal law generally employed in computer fraud cases, a federal grand jury here on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman accused of using a phony online identity to trick and taunt a 13-year-old girl, who committed suicide in response to the cyberbaiting.

The woman, Lori Drew, was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing a computer without authorization and via interstate commerce to obtain information to inflict emotional distress. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

(Via NYT > Technology.)