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NEWS ABOUT: identity theft

identity theft stories: 45 news summaries

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Identity Thieves Make Play for
Mike's Money

Crooks attempt
$430K swipe
from NYC mayor

Oct 3, 07 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Well, who wouldn't want to be Michael Bloomberg? The billionaire mayor is the latest casualty of the country's losing war on identity theft, reports the New York Times. Using information from Bloomberg's personal Bank of America account, two men attempted separately to steal a total of $430,000 from the... More »

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New York City • identity theft • Michael Bloomberg • mayor

Identity Theft Ring Uses Job Ads

Investigators uncover 1.6 million pieces of stolen info

Aug 22, 07 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fraudulent job ads on Monster.com and other websites have been used to obtain personal information to steal thousands of identities, reports Information Week. Researchers at security company Symantec uncovered a major database containing 1.6 million pieces of personal information on an undisclosed number of people who clicked on... More »

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Internet • online advertising • identity theft • Symantec • Monster.com • SecureWorks • Trojan • Zeus • advertisements

ID Theft Targets Celeb Victim: Herman Munster

Credit card crook
hits dead end at Mocking Bird Lane

Jun 21, 07 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fan of classic TV sitcoms apparently set a trap for an online identity thief—who fell for it hook, line, and remote control. A credit card number up for sale in an underground chat room that caters to crooks recently caught the attention of a security company monitor who... More »

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television • Internet • identity theft • Herman Munster • pop culture • The Munsters

Feds Nab Top Spammer, Predict Junk Mail Drop

One of world's "top 10" spammers jailed; used "zombie" computers to send out millions of junk emails

May 31, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The feds arrested one of the world's worst spammers yesterday—a guy so prolific they claimed net-users worldwide would notice a drop in junkmail as a result of his detention. Robert Alan Soloway used infected "zombie" computers to send out millions of messages, and continued to do so even... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • fraud • email • spam • Robert Alan Soloway • identity theft • money laundering

Credit Cards Take a Swipe at Identity Theft

The secret agent take on fraud: passwords that self-destruct

May 2, 07 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hello, Mission Impossible: Credit cards may soon feature tiny LCD screens that display a temporary password at the push of a button. The password, valid for only 30 seconds, is meant to deter online fraud and identity theft. More »

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fraud • security • VeriSign • identity theft • credit card • banking

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