Expert Proposes Important Changes to Antispyware Legislation
From Benjamin Edelman, links to his analysis of the SPY Act as well as his review of proposed state legislation on the issue.
Category «Cybercrime»
Sen. Schumer Pursues Database Vendors on Issue of ID Theft and Sale of Personal Data
What follows is a group of recent, relevant articles and documents associated with the escalating critical evaluation of database aggregation and sale of personal data and associated digital scams and ID theft. From the New York Times, Senator Says Data Service Has Lax Rules for Security From the Washington Post, Databases Called Lax With Personal …
ID Theft Scam Continues to Generate Controversy
AP reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, prompted by colleagues’ requests, has agreed to hold hearings on ID theft and possible regulation of the sale of personal data collected on American citizens. Also from AP, Tips for protecting your identity From ComputerWorld.com: “ChoicePoint’s error sparks talk of ID theft law – The company …
A Three Step Plan to Confront Phishing
Killing Phish. See also the continually updated reports on phishing and pharming available from The Anti-Phishing Working Group and the definitions from their site as follows: “Phishing attacks use ‘spoofed’ e-mails and fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers, …
Call for Hearings on Info Broker Data Scam
Press release: Leahy Calls For Hearings On Information Brokers That Are Emerging As Private Intelligence Agencies Tuesday, February 22, 2005: “The ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a longtime champion of the publics privacy rights, says ChoicePoint’s sale of personal and financial records of thousands of Americans to con artists is a tripwire that …
Challenges Ahead for ID Theft Victims
ChoicePoint Victims Have Work Ahead, Eternal Vigilance Is Price of Credit Dodging some ID theft not so easy Hacking Attacks Rarely Made Public, Experts Say
GAO Calls for Increased Protection of Children’s Social Security Numbers
Social Security Administration: Actions Needed to Strengthen Processes for Issuing Social Security Numbers to Children GAO-05-115, January 31, 2005, Highlights. “In fiscal year 2004, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued about 4.2 million original Social Security numbers (SSN) and 2 million SSN replacement cards to U.S.-born children. Despite its narrowly intended purpose, today, young children …
Credit Freezes Proposed Deterent to ID Theft
By Chris Jay Hoofnagle, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Putting Identity Theft on Ice: Freezing Credit Reports to Prevent Lending to Impostors. “This article argues that the third actor, credit granting institutions, are culpable for a large number of identity theft cases. Institutions enable identity theft by maintaining lax credit granting practices, …
ID Theft Scam Has Victims in 50 States and DC
From the Washington Post, ID Theft Scam Hits D.C. Area Residents From ChoicePoint: Update on Identity Fraud Notification, 02/21/2005. This announcement includes a chart with a state-by-state accounting of the current number of victims of this scam, addresses the company’s plan to participate in the investigation of the fraud, and its plans to “guard against …
High Profile ID Theft Case May Spark Regulatory Ramifications
From today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution, Checklist failed ChoicePoint: “Identity theft fallout may include litigation, access limits.” From the WSJ, via Detnews.com, ID fraud triggers scrutiny: Industry could face new rules following reported theft of personal data of up to 400,000 people. From AP, 38 AGs send open letter to ChoicePoint . See also the initial …
Advocacy Group Focuses on Circumstances of National ID Theft Scam
As a follow-up to postings on the extensive ID theft that took place last fall but was only widely reported this week, EPIC today sent a letter which includes additional information on the case. The letter includes the information that the criminal ID theft group that obtained personal data records on an as yet undetermined …
State AGs Request Victim Notification in Growing Database ID Theft Case
From the press release, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, February 16, 2005: “Joined by several other state Attorneys General, Attorney General Lisa Madigan has written to a Georgia company that collects vast amounts of personal and financial data urging that the company immediately notify any Illinoisans whose information may have been breached following the …
