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Tag: identity theft

A counterfeit presentment…

I spoke this morning with a man who claimed someone had used his email address to register an account with the Chronicle website and post comments.

Published October 3, 2012
Categorized as Inner Workings of the BDC Tagged commenting, identity theft, impersonation, terms of service

More than 800 Montanans among breached Citibank accounts

More than 800 Montanans were among those whose credit card information was stolen last month by hackers who broke into Citibank’s servers, according to Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock.

Published June 27, 2011
Categorized as Local Stuff, Web Stuff Tagged Citibank, credit, credit cards, hackers, hacking, identity theft, Steve Bullock, theft

Latvian men who helped with D.A. Davidson hacking to be deported

Three Latvian computer hackers who pleaded guilty to helping in an extortion plot against the Great Falls investment firm D.A. Davidson will be deported.

Published June 11, 2010
Categorized as Local Stuff Tagged blackmail, crime, cybercrime, D.A.Davidson, extortion, hackers, identity theft, Latvia
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