Malcolm X youngest daughter behind bars in identity theft case

2011-12-15T15:00:40Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Malikah Shabazz, the youngest daughter of black civil rights leader Malcolm X, is in prison for failing to start paying back money stolen in an identity theft case, law enforcement sources confirmed on Thursday.

Shabazz, 46, pleaded guilty in June to stealing the identity of a longtime family friend and using...

Two charged in Rhode Island for identity fraud of ill, elderly

2011-11-17T16:30:42Z

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Two Rhode Island men were charged on Thursday with conspiring to steal the identities of elderly and terminally-ill people to set up investments that reaped more than $25 million in death benefits from insurance companies and bond issuers.

A 66-count federal indictment details a scheme prosecutors said was carried out by Joseph Caramadre, 49, CEO of Esta...

TD Ameritrade settles lawsuit over major breach

2011-10-11T04:30:06Z

While TD Ameritrade maintains that no identity theft resulted because of a 2007 breach, it has decided to compensate customers "in the interest of helping ease" their concerns.

A U.S. District Court judge has approved a settlement stemming from the 2007 TD Ameritrade breach that exposed...

NY police break up international ID theft ring

2011-10-08T01:30:08Z

New York police have broken up an international identity theft ring that made fake credit cards using information swiped off real cards in banks, restaurants and retail stores, according to authorities.

More than 111 people have been charged and 86 were detained in the operation, which involved five criminal organizations in the New York borough of Queens with links in Asia, <...

New York police break up huge identify theft ring

2011-10-07T18:30:37Z

More than 111 people have been charged and 86 were detained in the operation, which involved five criminal organizations in the New York borough of Queens with links in Asia, <...

Online ID thief sentenced to 14 years

2011-09-13T05:00:13Z

A man who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft charges received a 14-year prison sentence.

A man who pleaded guilty on April 4 to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. to 14 years in prison.

Malcolm X daughter gets probation for identity theft

2011-07-28T11:30:46Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The youngest daughter of black civil rights leader Malcolm X was sentenced to five years probation on Thursday for stealing the identity of a longtime family friend and using it to make more than $55,000 in illegal credit card purchases.

Malikah Shabazz, 46, pleaded guilty in June to identity theft in state S...

Credit card fraudster sentenced to ten years in prison

2011-07-27T04:30:09Z

Rogelio Hackett Jr., 25, of Lithonia, Ga., stole more than 675,000 stolen credit card numbers used to conduct fraudulent transactions totaling more than $36 million.

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after authorities found him in possession of more than 675,000 stolen credit card numbers that he used to conduct fraudulent transactions totaling more than $36 million.Rogelio Hackett J...

Credit card hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison

2011-07-22T20:30:11Z

Rogelio Hackett, who stole more than half a million credit card numbers used to rack up nearly $40 million in illicit debt, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison and fined $100,000.

Hackett, 25, pleaded guilty in April to trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and aggravated identity theft.

When US Secret Service agents searched his home two years ago, they discovered more than 675,000 st...

How to Avoid Credit Card Problems When Traveling

2011-07-18T10:30:16Z

Take steps to avoid international transaction fees and to prevent your card from being denied or stolen.

If you're taking a vacation soon, you probably have a checklist of all the things you need to do before you go. Pack the bags: check. Stop the mail: check. Take steps to avoid a credit-card crisis: WHAT?

Credit problems can pop up during a vaca...

Real-world web abuse: Identity theft

2011-07-02T04:30:22Z

Strict financial and identity theft are only a portion of the attacks targeting websites today.

For hackers, the holy grail of online abuse is money and credit card theft. However, strict financial and identity theft are only a portion of the attacks targeting websites today. There is a growing underground gray market economy for abuse, and while it often doesn't make headline news, it causes real problems for online companies and individuals.

Hackers are n...

U.S. lead on huge phishing ring receives 13 years in prison

2011-06-29T04:30:10Z

A Los Angeles man has earned considerable time behind bars after serving as the U.S. head of a phishing operation that stole more than $1 million from the customers of two banks.

The U.S. point person for one of the largest phishing rings ever to be brought down has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his part in stealing more than $1 million from v...

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2011-05-19T19:30:11Z

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Immigration crackdown raises identity-theft risk

2011-05-12T12:00:43Z

HEMET, Calif (Reuters) - In 2008, California tax authorities sent Miguel Chavez a letter saying he failed to file a return on income earned at Ashley Furniture Industries. But Victims of the Sony PlayStation Network breach should follow these three tips.

Victims of the Sony PlayStation Network breach should follow these three tips.

Sony Corp. announced April 26 that its online PlayStation Network had been hacked and millions of customers' personal data and credit card information may ha...

5 Ways to Avoid Tax Scams

2011-03-28T10:30:10Z

Follow these steps to protect your money and your identity.

I’ve heard about all sorts of scams that crop up during tax-filing season. How can I avoid getting burned?

While you’re spending time preparing your tax returns this spring, scam artists are hard at work figuring out ways to steal your money and your identity. ID thieves are particularly active during tax time because you...

ID fraud incidents decline in 2010, but costs go up

2011-03-28T04:32:16Z

Incidents of identity fraud declined last year, thanks in part to fewer reported breached records, but the cost per incident rose, according to a new survey.

Incidents of identity fraud declined last year, but the cost per incident rose, and consumers are taking longer to respond to occurrences of theft, according to a survey released Tuesday by Javelin Strategy & Research.

The eighth annual “2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report,” which polled 5...

Medical ID theft on the rise, says new study

2011-03-28T04:30:45Z

Consumers are not familiar enough with the dangers of medical identity theft, according to a Ponemon study released this week.

Even though nearly 1.5 million Americans were victims of medical identity theft last year, many are doing little to protect their health records, according to a second annual study released Tuesday by The Ponemon Institute.

The report, which sampled nearl...

More than 70 reputed Armenian gangsters arrested

2011-02-16T18:30:14Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 70 reputed members and associates of the Armenian Power syndicate were arrested on Wednesday in a state and federal crackdown targeting organized crime, authorities said.

The arrests stem from two federal indictments and state cases that charge a total of 113 defendants with crimes including kidnapping, e...

More than 70 reputed Armenian Power gangsters arrested

2011-02-16T13:30:23Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 70 reputed members and associates of the Armenian Power street gang were arrested on Wednesday in a state and federal crackdown targeting organized crime, authorities said.

The arrests stem from a two federal indictments and state cases that charge a total of 99 defendants with crimes including kidnapping...

ID theft down 28 percent in U.S. in 2010: Survey

2011-02-08T13:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of victims of identity theft dropped by more than a quarter in the U.S. last year, the largest annual fall on record, but individual victims lost more money on average than ever before.

The annual survey of consumer fraud from Javelin Strategy & Research released on Tuesday showed total annual repor...

ID theft down 28 percent U.S. in 2010 - survey

2011-02-08T10:00:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of victims of identity theft dropped by more than a quarter in the United States last year, the largest annual fall on record, but individual victims lost more money on average than ever before.

The annual survey of consumer fraud from Javelin Strategy & Research released on Tuesday sho...

DHS zeroing in on Vietnamese-based fraud ring

2011-01-05T04:30:06Z

Operation eMule is targeting a Vietnamese-based fraud operation believed to have duped U.S. retailers out of millions of dollars.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has zeroed in on two Vietnamese foreign exchange students believed to be part of an international criminal operation t...

Judge: Destroy documents from Colo. ID theft probe

2010-12-23T13:00:35Z

Judge orders evidence destroyed in Colo. DA's ID theft investigation that was ruled illegal

A Weld County judge has ordered the destruction of tax documents in an investigation the state Supreme Court said illegally probed suspected identity theft by illegal immigrants.

The high court had already halted the invest...

Stopping cybercrime

2010-12-21T02:30:55Z

Public has to be careful about protecting personal information in digital age

Nearly 100 law enforcement officers last week got a firsthand look at how easily an identity thief can pick an electronic pocket. As they sat in a UNLV conference room, an expert in cybercrime used a $30 machine to intercept some of the information being sent from their smart phones.W...

Pickpockets strike through the ether

2010-12-17T02:30:42Z

Evolution of crime Law enforcement frequently retrained to keep up with tactics used by identity thieves

Law enforcement officers learned last week how easy it is to have one's identity stolen when a cybercrimes expert powered a $30 machine and intercepted some of the wireless transmissions coming from their smart phones as they sat in a UNLV conference room. <...

Senate votes to exempt lawyers, doctors from Red Flags

2010-12-03T12:04:57Z

Lawyers, doctors and accountants may avoid having to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's new identity theft rule.

Lawyers, doctors and accountants are one step closer to getting their wish of not having to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule.

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously...

Most Commons Types of Identity Theft

2010-11-29T14:54:08Z

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FBI warns of SMS and phone-based phishing scams

2010-11-25T04:30:14Z

The FBI issued a warning on Wednesday about so-called "smishing" and "vishing" scams, which are likely to be prevalent this holiday season.

Social networking sites and search engines are expected to be hit hard by cybercriminals this holiday season, but the FBI is warning consumers about two other threats they may encounter – so called “smishing” and ...

Phishing Identity Theft And Financial Abuses

2010-11-29T14:33:20Z

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2010-11-29T14:53:34Z

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2010-11-29T14:47:41Z

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2010-11-29T14:36:57Z

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2010-11-30T13:52:32Z

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2010-11-29T14:54:36Z

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2010-11-30T13:50:56Z

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2010-11-30T13:51:00Z

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2010-11-29T14:38:56Z

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2010-11-29T14:42:41Z

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2010-11-29T14:43:42Z

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2010-11-29T14:29:16Z

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2010-11-29T14:51:47Z

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Businesses fail to see value in credit staff

2010-11-29T14:56:36Z

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