news.yahoo.com | 10/17/08 | $116,000 | suspect: Jocelyn Kirsch and Edward Anderton : victim: many
A college student who with her boyfriend stole the identities of friends and neighbors was sentenced Friday to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution.
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sciam.com | 8/18/08 | Herbert Thompson
The author asked some of his acquaintances for permission to break into their online banking accounts. The goal was simple: get into their online accounts using the information about them, their families and acquaintances that is freely available online.
washingtonpost.com | 8/21/08 | Brian Krebs
For businesses, positively identifying someone online - by name, or physical location - is extremely difficult. Many Internet firms seek to verify the identity of customers by requesting scanned copies of their driver's licenses, passports, or utility bills. But what if services aimed at creating counterfeit versions of these documents became widespread? How long would businesses continue to rely on this method of identification?
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Montana woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing the identity of a missing South Carolina woman to attend an Ivy League school in what her lawyer called a bid to escape a painful past.
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comupterworld.com | 8/13/08 | Robert McMillan
A West Haven, Conn. man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for masterminding a phishing scheme that targeted AOL users over a four-year period.
reuters.com | 8/12/08 | Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Web users drown in spam and fend off scams aimed at stealing their money, U.S. federal and state law enforcement authorities are doing little to resolve what has become a multi-billion-dollar problem, a think tank said on Monday.
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ap.google.com | 7/15/08 | Maryclaire Dale
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 22-year-old woman will probably face six years in prison after admitting Monday that she and her boyfriend pulled off a brazen identity-theft scheme that funded trips, fancy dinners and expensive salon visits.
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tallahassee.com | 7/1/08 | Steve Liner
The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed arrests and the name of the national restaurant chain in a credit and debit card fraud case that hit Tallahassee last week when Envision Credit Union deauthorized 612 cards it had issued to members.
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pasadenastarnews.com | 6/5/08 | Staff Writer
PASADENA - Any Pasadena Water & Power customers who paid Pasadena utility bills directly through a customer service representative over the phone between September 2007 and December 2007 should review their credit card statements thoroughly, city officials said Wednesday.
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upi.com | 3/9/08 | Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES, March 9 (UPI) -- Rocker Courtney Love said two thieves used the identity of her late husband, Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain, to buy a $3 million mansion in New Jersey.
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