PC World - Please Wait A Seattle man faces as many as 29 years in prison after being charged with using the LimeWire and Soulseek P-to-P (peer-to-peer) networks to commit identity theft. Gregory Kopiloff was arrested Thursday on charges of mail fraud

Retailers face fines for unsafe online trading
Guernsey Press - Retailers face fines for unsafe online trading by Tom Bradshaw GROWING concerns over the safety of internet trading, fraud and identity theft have been met by new security standards. But Guernsey companies have been warned they could face heavy

Seattle man charged with stealing financial data and $73,000 using
CNBC - SEATTLE - A Seattle man has been arrested in what the Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing digital data to commit identity theft. Gregory Thomas Kopiloff used Limewire, Soulseek and other “peer

Is Facebook Exposing Users to Identity Theft?
NewsFactor Network - Facebook engineer Philip Fung said Facebook’s aim in making user information available through search engines is to help more people connect and find value from Facebook, but security experts are urging caution even in light of the fact that the new

Man arrested in online ID theft scheme
Miami Herald - A Seattle man has been arrested in what federal authorities described as their first case against someone accused of using file-sharing computer programs to commit identity theft. Gregory Thomas Kopiloff used “peer-to-peer” file-sharing programs to

ID theft suspect sought
North County Times - SAN DIEGO COUNTY — Authorities are searching for a suspect wanted in five identity theft cases at local banks, including two in the North County area, San Diego police said. The suspect, identified by police as Dawn Marie Williams, 39, allegedly

Laptop Theft Response Attacked
Hartford Courant - At least two prominent Democratic legislators and more than 70 state tax department employees are among Connecticut taxpayers at risk of identity theft because their Social Security numbers were on a stolen tax-department laptop computer. A spokesman

Bullzi Security Inc. Releases PCI eLearning Course
MSN MoneyCentral - Vice President of Bullzi Security, stated, “Due to the increased threat of identity theft, along with the continued rash of high-profile security breaches, the PCI DSS has been gaining momentum over the past year. While not exclusively defined in

Etelcharge.com Launches Enhanced Website
MSN MoneyCentral - While addressing the concerns online shoppers have about identity fraud and identity theft, the Etelcharge payment option is also a perfect match for the millions of individuals without a credit card, or even a bank account. For more information

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