Smartphone Identity Theft


Smartphones do everything your computer can while still fitting in your pocket. But the more advanced these devices become, the more risks consumers are taking with their personal information.

WNWO’s Elizabeth Reed tells you what happens when someone steals your personal info on a smartphone and how to secure your phone from potential cyber crooks.

Read more: http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=755078

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Posted on May 19th, 2012 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »

David Allen – DA Charges Kid with Identity Theft for Facebook Alteration


Attorney David Allen discusses how a young man under 18 years of age is charged with identity theft. He used a password a friend texted him to access the Facebook profile of a girl he knew. He maliciously altered her online profile. The district attorney’s office brought criminal charges. The court needed to determine whether the kid’s antics rose to the level of a criminal violation.

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Posted on November 1st, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »

Online Identity Theft Targeted by Vere Software’s WebCase


Vere Software has donated $5,000 plus its patented software to fight online crime. Online Identity Theft is a major funding source for meth abuse and Vere Software’s WebCase allows law enforcement to collect, preserve and present Internet evidence that is legally defensible in a court of law.

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Posted on July 28th, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »

PSN back online “shortly” Plus free gifts for PS3 & PSN users – Sony press conference update

PSN functionality to be fully restored

Sony have recently stated that their online function is to be fully restored, region-by-region, but as of yet have not given a date for this to start happening.

The first services to be restored will include online play, the PlayStation Home social network, and access to account management (where users can reset their passwords), friends lists, and live chat functionality.

Users with un-expired movie rentals will be able to resume watching content. Restoration of these services will begin “shortly.”

As for goodwill gestures meant to appease the tens of millions of angry gamers who had their information stolen, Sony is in the process of crafting a package that will provide users with “free entertainment content”

The exact nature of this content has yet to be revealed.

Current PSN users will have access to a free 30-day trial of PSN Plus, a subscription service that provides early or exclusive access to betas, game demos, and premium downloadable content.
Existing subscribers will be given a free month of PSN service–a value of about $5–as will subscribers to use Sony’s Unlimited music service.

For those interested, Sony will provide assistance to enrol in identity theft protection programs.
For starters, the company is creating a new executive position with the title Chief Information Security Officer, although nobody has been appointed to this position as of yet.

Other security measures include the addition of enhanced encryption to protect user data and instalment of a variety of unnamed automated tools designed to detect and defend against software intrusions. Sony are also creating a plan that was already in place to move to a new and more secure data centre.
When they do get back online, end users can expect to encounter a forced system update that will entail a mandatory password reset. Sony says that these new passwords can only be changed on the system on which they were created or with email verification.

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Posted on June 14th, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | 25 Comments »

Identity Theft for Patrol Online Course

https://lp.post.ca.gov/post/user_subscriptions.aspx

This training is designed to equip officers with the skills and information needed to recognize and address identity theft and associated crimes. By working through some common identity theft scenarios, officers will get to practice identifying the relevant charges and associated evidence, supporting and providing resources to identity theft victims, and collecting and identifying evidence important for follow-up investigations.

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Posted on May 25th, 2011 by admin and filed under cyber identity theft | No Comments »