Joe Carberry and David J. Chamberlin
And how to protect your company.

Right now, in a part of your organization you may seldom think about, a devious computer hacker from another part of the world may be removing millions of electronic files containing personal employee and customer information. Are you confident your organization is prepared to handle the fallout from that breach when it is uncovered? Read the full story

LifeLock Inc. over the weekend rolled out plans to implement a new identity theft protection program in the wake of a judge’s ruling that it’s fraud alerts are not allowed.

The company said the new system will use technology, scientific modeling and data mining to protect its 1.5 million subscribers from identity theft, and can begin to identify possibilities before the thefts occur. Read the full story

A Muslim NYPD cop is set to sue the city and the feds after he was targeted by air marshals, triggering a year-long probe in which he was stripped of his gun and badge.

Shahin Miah, 32, was eventually cleared of wrongdoing and is back on the job – but the Bangladeshi-born officer says he’s tormented by colleagues who call him “Al Qaeda.” Read the full story

(ARA) – Nearly 10 million people in the United States were victims of identity fraud last year and, over the past two years alone, Americans have lost $8.5 billion to online con artists. When online criminals are so convincing, how do you avoid becoming a victim? And how do you know if you’ve already become a victim of a cybercrime and know where to go for help? Read the full story

LifeLock Inc. will have to find a new way to protect consumers from identity theft as a U.S. District Court Judge found that it should not be allowed to use its practice of placing fraud alerts on customers’ credit reports . Read the full story

By MICHELLE L. KLAMPE
The Press-Enterprise

Police arrested two San Bernardino residents Friday in what Fontana police called one of the biggest counterfeit credit card and identity theft rings they’ve ever encountered.

Police were called to the Hilton Garden Inn in the 10500 block of Sierra Avenue Friday to investigate possible stolen or counterfeit cards being used to rent rooms, Sgt. Jeff Decker said.

Police discovered numerous counterfeit or stolen credit cards and identification cards along with a credit card laminating machine, computers, scanners, an embosser and other equipment, Decker said Saturday. The investigation also led police to a San Bernardino house where they found additional items connected to identity theft, he said. Read the full story

(ARA) – In this day and age, we all have to be careful about how we share information online. Browsing the Web is the single most popular activity on the PC — with both the time people spend on the Web and the range of things they can do continuing to grow. With social networking sites, online shopping, and online banking becoming more common and convenient, the risk of fraud or identity theft continues to grow. This kind of activity is on the rise every year. Read the full story

(ARA) – You open your mail and to your surprise there is a check for $4,000 claiming you won a sweepstakes. Boy that money sure will come in handy right now. But wait, there’s a catch.

You’ve been instructed to wire a portion of the check to cover the taxes. You deposit the check and, after a couple of days, the bank gives you access to the money. A few weeks after wiring the money to supposedly cover the taxes, you learn that the check was counterfeit. Not only are you responsible for paying the money back to the bank, you may never be able to recover it from the criminal. Read the full story