Friday, March 23, 2012

Internet Identity Theft - Fri Mar 23, 2012


ISPs Agree to US-Based Anti-Bot Code of Conduct
Tom's Guide
"The ABCs for ISPs is a significant step forward and we applaud those ISPs who have already stepped up to the plate," said Neal O'Farrell, executive director, Identity Theft Council. "We have a shared responsibility to help protect consumers from abuse ...
Christopher Chaney Scarlett & Mila's Hacker Cops Plea Deal with Feds
TMZ.com
... and leaking nude photos of them to the Internet -- as part of a plea deal he's struck with Federal prosecutors. The plea agreement -- filed today in Federal Court -- states Chaney will plead guilty to 9 counts including identity theft, wiretapping, ...

Internet sites are becoming hot beds for stolen vehicle sales
Global Edmonton
Since auto theft began, new tricks have been tried by criminals to hide the identity of a stolen vehicle in order to re-sell it, and now the internet is becoming an easy and popular way of doing this. 'Car cloning' is becoming more common in Alberta, ...
12 Steps for Staying 1 Step Ahead of Online Security Threats
TechNewsWorld
While the Internet continues to offer exciting new ways to collaborate more interactively, it is also introducing highly targeted threats to the mix. Recent data breaches -- such as the Zappos incident early this year, which involved the theft of ...
Scarlett Johansson's Naked Photo Hacker Has Agreed to Plead Guilty
AceShowbiz
It states that Chaney will plead guilty to nine criminal counts, including identity theft, wiretapping, and unauthorized access and damage to a protected computer. The 35-year-old is now facing up to 60 years in prison. Chaney was arrested on October ...

Plan to Reduce Internet Botnets Launched
MarketWatch (press release)
The development of the ABCs for ISPs was a multi-stakeholder effort over the past 12 months, with the participation of ISPs, trade associations and companies, including OTA members PayPal, Microsoft, Symantec, and Internet Identity, and leading ISPs, ...


Software combo that turns computers impregnable
Zee News
Washington: A triple combo of protective software on your computer foolproofs it against identity or password theft, snooping and malware installation, according to a criminology study. Computer users "have a much better chance of not getting credit ..


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