Archive for September, 2011
Introducing AVG VIP: Andrei Ramani
We at AVG pride ourselves on our Facebook community, which at nearly 400,000 members is one of the most active and helpful communities around. To recognize the people that are busy making the AVG community a great place to come and chat or get help for whatever you may need, we came up with our monthly Community [...]
Baltimore lawsuit spotlights obscure identity theft law
By Erik Maza, The Baltimore Sun An obscure provision of a federal law created to prevent identity theft has come under the spotlight in Baltimore, where a county man has sued three area bars for violating the law's intent. In a lawsuit filed last week … See all stories on this topic » Baltimore Sun [...]
Foxy Brown’s Brother Sentenced for Identity Theft
After being found guilty of identity theft last month, Gavin “Pretty Boy” Marchand, elder sibling and former manager to Foxy, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, the Associated Press reports. The maximum sentence was five years. … See all stories on this topic » BET Related posts: A Chicago broker [...]
Fight Identity Theft By Digging In And Taking Action Yourself
California (OPENPRESS) September 28, 2011 – There are many causes of credit fraud and identity theft . Some of the most common are theft of employer records, credit card skimming, mail theft, social engineering, lost or stolen wallet, dumpster diving … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: What You Need To Know [...]
Discover faces FDIC enforcement after probe on sales practices for credit, ID …
By AP, NEW YORK — Discover Financial Services is facing an enforcement action by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over the way it sold its payment protection, identity theft protection and other products. The Riverwoods, Ill.-based credit card … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: Cybercrime victim? 3 telltale signs and what [...]
Attorney General Koster launches ID theft prevention, repair website
(KFVS) – Attorney General Chris Koster said Thursday his office has developed an Identity Theft Prevention and Repair website where Missourians can learn more about how to protect themselves from being a victim. Koster said identity theft is one of the … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: Identity Thieves targeting Job [...]
The Identity Theft Resource Center and IdentityHawk Partner on Consumer …
The ITRC and IdentityHawk will work together to conduct studies focusing on increasing consumer awareness and gathering facts about identity theft . The ITRC and IdentityHawk have already worked together on a public service awareness effort to provide … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: How To Avoid Fake Check Scams MyIDScore. [...]
Las Vegas Identity Theft Case Ends After 15 Years
(Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles/AP Photo) An identity thief who caused his victim 15 years of suffering that sometimes bordered on the Kafkaesque pleaded guilty this week in a Las Vegas courtroom. Arthur Gerald Jones, 73, has been ordered to pay … See all stories on this topic » ABC News Related posts: A Chicago [...]
Jury Convicts DME Business Owner of Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity …
McALLEN, TX—A federal jury in McAllen has convicted the owner of a durable medical equipment business in connection with a health care fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today along with … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: Does Facebook REALLY care about your privacy? [...]
AVG Web Threat Update Week 39
1. Blackhole exploit kit continues to use NACHA transaction-rejection in spam. We continue seeing the Blackhole exploit kit using spam emails designed to look like transaction-rejection reports from NACHA, the electronic payment association, to spread links to malicious sites. The sites, of course, install the Blackhole kit. Clicking on the “Transaction Report” link downloads and [...]