Aggravated Prosecution
The Supreme Court announced today that they would hear the first case on identity theft to reach the high court. When I first saw the headline I thought great, now maybe we'll get some focus on this...
View ArticleAn Attorney General Who Gets It
Impressive piece by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway here.read more
View ArticleFlores v. Figueroa Update
I wrote about this case in October and thought at the time it represented a case of prosecutorial indulgence. The issue at stake here is whether or not an undocumented immigrant that uses false...
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The Insider Threat
A recent data breach at Johns Hopkins Hospital was announced that resulted from aread more
View ArticleOne More Place to NOT Leave Personal Information
The decline in the newspaper business has already killed some major publications, but for some reason has not (yet) killed off the category of publications known simply as "Advertisers." These are the...
View ArticleHappy “Birthday” to Me
For the record, April Fools’ Day isn’t actually my birthday. But in terms of arbitrary age verification for social networking, it’s the date I often use. My reasons for doing this are rooted partly...
View ArticleDept of Justice Fails to Make Identity Theft a Priority
That headline is not my assertion, but the conclusion reached by the Department of Justice itself. More specifically it's the conclusion of a report by the Department's Office of the Inspector General...
View ArticleMeet Cyclosa, the Gang Behind 2013's Biggest Data Thefts
Last year, security reporter Brian Krebs discovered that a group of attackers managed to compromise multiple companies, steal sensitive customer data and sell the details through an online identity...
View ArticlePhishers use glamour model images as bait, steal Facebook user logins
Summary: New phishing campaigns mimic Facebook’s branding and display images of glamour models to lure victims.Celebrity lures continue in the world of phishing. We have seen several phishing sites in...
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Underground black market: Thriving trade in stolen data, malware, and attack...
The underground market is still booming after recent major data breaches. The price of stolen email accounts has dropped substantially, but the value of other illegal goods and services has remained...
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Phishing scam targets TurboTax users to steal refund payments
Phishing scam targets popular tax preparation software to steal account credentials and redirect refund payments to criminals. Twitter Card Style: summary_large_image read more
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