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‘Dshocker’ Hacks America For Three Years Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Rob Douglas "Court records said [Dshocker] gained access to corporate computer systems, including the networks of Charter Communications, Road Runner, and Comcast, and would steal information about customers." Data Breach Leads to Extortion Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info Now several large groups of customers of Express Scripts have received similar letters of extortion. FTC & EPIC Take Action Against Spyware Monday, November 17, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info Today, the FTC - in response to a complaint filed by our friends over at the Electronic Privacy Information Center(EPIC) - obtained a temporary restraining order “halting the sale of keylogger spyware. According to the FTC’s complaint, the Florida-based CyberSpy Software, LLC marketed and sold RemoteSpy keylogger spyware to clients who would then secretly monitor unsuspecting consumers’ computers.” Internet Cybercriminals Prowl for Corporate Info Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info The wide-spread success of identity thieves is pushing organized crime to attack corporate databases in search of proprietary information to exploit. Utah Attorney General's Economic Crime Conference (Part 6) Monday, November 10, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info Chris Hansen, correspondent for NBC News “Dateline NBC”, spoke about what he learned while working as a journalist and correspondent on ”To Catch a Predator” and “To Catch an ID Thief.” Utah Attorney General's Economic Crime Conference (Part 5) Sunday, November 09, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info As the second day of the conference got underway, attorneys from the law firm Parr Waddoups Brown & Loveless told how notes are currently the most prominent area of securities fraud, specifically unregistered notes and oral notes. President-Elect Obama and Family Already Gone Phishing Saturday, November 08, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info I received another phishing email this evening from "NEWS Sensation" with the subject line "Michelle Obama died." Unfortunately, a lot of people are going to take the bait and become victims of these recent phishing scams. Utah Attorney General's Economic Crime Conference (Part 4) Friday, November 07, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info Perfect Home Living’s goal is to “eliminate existing and emerging patterns of real estate fraud." Michael effectively demonstrated how widespread real estate fraud is in the state of Utah. According to the MARI Index, the state of Utah ranks #1 in the nation for mortgage fraud. Utah Attorney General's Economic Crime Conference (Part 3) Thursday, November 06, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info FBI Special Agent Jensen also made a clear connection between various terrorists, identity theft and related crimes. As these terror organizations need funding, many have turned to economic crimes to fund their operations. Utah Attorney General's Economic Crime Conference (Part 2) Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info A cybercriminal takes comparably little risk by remotely gaining access to just one wealthy users account and can steal hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. This fact makes it very clear how important online banking security has become. Utah Attorney General's Economic Crime Conference (Part 1) Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Keith Lubsen, Founder - InsideIDTheft.info Linda Criddle’s specialty is knowledge about how criminals profile their victims. She demonstrated how quickly and easily a criminal can build a profile on a victim. Using social networking sites, public records and other profiling techniques Linda quickly amassed enough data about a female teenage example to send a chill down the spine of audience members. Ram Mohan Named to ICANN Board Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info InsideIDTheft.info congratulates Ram Mohan on being named to the ICANN Board of Directors. Ram Mohan, Executive Vice-President & Chief Technology Officer of Afilias Global Registry Services, has been selected by the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) to serve as its non-voting liaison on the ICANN Board of Directors. ‘Sinowal’ Trojan Steals Bank & Credit Accounts Monday, November 03, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info “A single cyber crime group has stolen more than a half million bank, credit and debit card accounts over the past two-and-a-half years using one of the most advanced strains of computer spyware in existence, according to research to be published today. The discovery is among the largest stolen data caches ever recovered.” MAAWG Leads Industry in Fighting Botnets Thursday, October 30, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info “Bots” and “zombies” are computers infected with malicious code spread via contaminated emails, instant messages or Web sites and installed without the user’s permission. The bots often are coordinated into covert networks used to send spam, or “botnets” that can entail hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting computers. IRS Hotline for Identity Theft Victims Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info The All Consuming Blog at the Washington State Office of the Attorney General has an entry today titled IRS Opens Hotline for Identity Theft Victims reporting that the IRS has opened a hotline for identity theft victims. Are Internationally Outsourced Call Centers A Security Threat? Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info I’m always amazed that most businesses entrust critical customer account information to those with the least experience, the lowest pay and the highest turnover. Not exactly the best way to secure the lifeblood of any business. Did ‘Joe the Plumber’ Get Plumbed Monday, October 27, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info For an individual to have their records pulled - merely because they dared to ask a question of a political candidate - strikes at the heart of American values and denigrates the principles this country was founded upon. A Tip of the Hat to The Breach Blog Saturday, October 25, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info Thank you to Evan Francen over at The Breach Blog for listing insideIDtheft.info as one of his favorite web sites. At insideIDtheft.info and IdentityTheftBlog.info, we feel the same way about Evan and the great job he does staying abreast of the latest data and security breaches around the world. Inside The Minds of Cybercriminals Friday, October 24, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info Over time, I've realized that what I saw as audacity on the part of many criminals in their view of why their actions were not unlawful, or even wrong, was actually the workings of the mind of a sociopath. President’s Identity Theft Task Force Report Thursday, October 23, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info The Identity Theft Task Force created by President Bush in May of 2006 and co-chaired by Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic, released a progress report this week. FTC Delays ID Theft Red Flags Rules Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info The FTC announced today that they are suspending the implementation of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. Originally, the rule was to be enforced as of November 1, 2008, but the six-month extension moves the date to May 1, 2009. Illegal Immigration, Identity Theft and the Supremes Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court announced it will step into the issue of illegal immigrants and their use of fraudulent identities when securing employment. No matter the outcome, the decision is certain to be controversial. Gambling with Your Identity Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info If you gamble online and off-shore, you may be throwing more than just your money away. Avoiding Identity Theft at the Register Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Rob Douglas, Editor - InsideIDTheft.info 5 points consumers should keep in mind when paying in-person by credit card. Welcome to InsideIDTheft.info
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