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Identity Theft Under Federal Microscope

The FTC (short for Federal Trade Commission) takes ID theft very seriously and consequently is planning to conduct a survey on identity theft victims that have contacted the organization earlier this year. The goal of this survey is to detect flaws in the system, make crime fighting more efficient and better educate...

4 July 2008
05:58 GMT

Moroccan Prince's Identity Stolen on Facebook

Penalties for identity theft have been regulated and honed on in the past years, ever since the Internet fraud started rising exponentially. Despite the penalties applied and despite all the warnings being issued and widely presented by the media, some people still resort to it.The latest in the row of such crimes is...

8 February 2008
02:59 GMT

Children in Danger Due to Nine Stolen Laptops

Approximately 63 children have been exposed to identity theft after nine laptops belonging to workers of the Middlesbrough Council got stolen a few days ago. All the affected individuals will be contacted in the next few days in order to remain up-to-date with the latest details of the investigation, BBC informed tod...

18 January 2008
14:06 GMT

Cyber Love: Flirting Online with Robots

Nowadays, the web is full of social networking services and dating websites, all of them with a single goal: they attempt to connect people from all over the world. Now, let's suppose you're seeking for a relationship or even for love (oh, well, I heard people doing that). In case you find somebody pretty a...

10 December 2007
06:39 GMT

Protect Yourself Against ID Theft With the ID Vault

ID theft is one of the most important threats brought about by the proliferation of the Internet and online transactions, causing losses of tens of millions of dollars (and perhaps even more). There are all sorts of solutions designed especially for countering this phenomenon, and the ID Vault, the item we're di...

6 December 2007
12:51 GMT

Iceman Returns

Max Butler, known as Max Vision or as Iceman, is a dangerous cyber-criminal that had already been convicted for hacking into the US military's servers, but now, he has been accused of mass identity theft and could face 40 years in jail and paying a huge fine, if he is found guilty.He was indicted by a federal co...

12 September 2007
03:07 GMT


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