Federal ID Theft Legislation Delayed in Favor of State and Industry Efforts
Industry, Government Fret Over Tactics for Fighting Data Theft, by Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal, August 10, 2006.
Category «Cybercrime»
StopBadware.org Begins Issuing Warnings to Google Users
StopBadware.org Blog: “We’re entering a new phase here at StopBadware.org. Googlewhich is one of our partnerswill present people with a warning before they visit websites that have been reported to StopBadware.org as sites that distribute badware. These warnings currently link to a general page on StopBadware.org, but as we finish researching sites, we’ll replace the …
Passage of the Cybercrime Convention
Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Passage of the Cybercrime Convention, August 6, 2006: “The Cybercrime Convention – the first of its kind – will be a key tool for the United States in fighting global, information-age crime. This treaty provides important tools in the battles against terrorism, attacks on computer networks, …
Special Report on Department of Defense's Cyber Crime Center
Special Report | Computer forensics: The new DNA
Small Business Information Security Act of 2006
Press release: “Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today introduced the “Small Business Information Security Act of 2006,” (S. 3786) legislation that will create the “Small Business Information Security Task Force” within the Small Business Administration to help small businesses both understand the information security challenges …
AARP Research Report on Security Breaches and Identity Theft
Into the Breach: Security Breaches and Identity Theft/Research Report July 2006 “Security breaches of data files can lead to identity theft. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest, Neal Walters analyzes 244 breaches between January 1, 2005 and May 26, 2006, and finds that 40 percent were caused by hackers or insider access …
GSA Alerts Public to Recent E-mail Scheme
GSA press release: “The U.S. General Services Administrations (GSA) Office of Citizens Services & Communications is warning the public to avoid falling victim to a recent e-mail scheme that targets users by sending unsolicited e-mails allegedly from FirstGov, the citizen portal operated by GSA. These scam e-mails tell recipients that because of recent fraudulent activities …
Coalition of Public and Consumer Groups Criticize Proposed Data Breach Legislation
EPIC: “A data breach notification bill [H.R. 3997] backed by the House Financial Services Committee drew criticisms from state law enforcement officials and a coalition of consumer groups, who said that existing state laws are more effective at protecting consumers. In a letter to House leadership signed by 48 state attorneys general, the National Association …
DHS OIG Report on Enhancing Laptop Computer Security
Improved Administration Can Enhance Science and Technology Laptop Computer Security (Redacted), OIG-06-42 (PDF, 36 Pages), July 27, 2006.
MarkMonitor Reports Domain-Based Phishing Attacks Now Represent 73 Percent of All Phishing Scams
Press release: “According to MarkMonitor’s AntiFraud Operations Center (AFOC), domain-based phishing attacks now represent 73 percent of all attacks, up from 35 percent just 18 months ago.” Related reference in this press release to an academic paper titled, Why Phishing Works. beSpacific postings on ID theft and cybercrime
Hearing on Phishing Remedies
The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, chaired by Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL), held a hearing today entitled “ICANN and the Whois Database: Providing Access to Protect Consumers from Phishing.” Government officials contend that access to Whois data is essential in the effort to combat cybercrimes, while privacy advocates maintain that access to data …
2006 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey
Press release: The Computer Security Institute (CSI) with the participation of the San Francisco Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Computer Intrusion Squad today released its 2006 report citing that virus attacks are the leading cause of financial losses. The top four categories — virus attacks, unauthorized access to networks, lost/stolen laptops or mobile hardware and …
