John Kennedy reports: More than 3,000 new cases of identity fraud have been identified since this time last year, bringing the total number of victims in Ireland to 90,000. New research brought out in conjunction with National Fraud Week, 12-18 October, reveals 51pc of Irish people are still not sure how fraudsters get access to…
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Expert provides more proof hackers hijacked Hotmail accounts
Gregg Keizer reports: It’s almost certain that hackers obtained the Hotmail passwords that leaked to the Internet through a botnet-based attack, a researcher said today as she provided more proof that Microsoft’s explanation was probably off-base. “When I look at the infamous list of 10,000 Hotmail accounts, it just does not appear to be cataloged…
UK: Firms ‘mishandle sensitive data’
About a third of UK employees throw sensitive documents in the bin instead of shredding them, research suggests. The study also found almost three-quarters of workers felt their organisations could do more to protect their customers’ sensitive information. The data was compiled for National Identity Fraud Prevention Week. Identity fraud costs the UK more than…
Laptop containing sensitive info stolen
It’s not yet clear what kind of “sensitive” information was involved, but: A 37-year-old Kingston woman reported her laptop computer containing sensitive information was stolen from her garage Saturday. The woman told Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies she put the laptop, which belongs to Boeing, inside her garage after removing it from her car Thursday. She…
Microsoft loses Sidekick users’ personal data
Martyn Williams reports: Contacts, calendar entries, photographs and other personal information of Sidekick users has almost certainly been lost for good following a service disruption at Sidekick provider Danger, the Microsoft subsidiary said on Saturday. The amount of data and number of users affected wasn’t disclosed by Microsoft or T-Mobile, but the Sidekick support forums…
Two charged in superseding indictment for their roles in a $30 million bank fraud and ID theft ring
A Miami Beach, Fla., man and his driver were charged Thursday in a Superseding Indictment for their roles in a telemarketing fraud and identity theft scheme that attempted to defraud financial institutions and their account holders throughout the United States of millions of dollars through the unauthorized and fraudulent debit of customer bank accounts. Acting…