Thursday, February 13, 2003

Criminals using high-tech methods for old-style crimes. Technology is helping organized criminals target legitimate businesses and their customers, according to experts. [Computerworld News] Organized crime rings that employ people with violent criminal records are increasingly trading their automatic weapons for automatic software tools that enable them to conduct a wide array of white-collar crimes such as identity theft and fraud.... During his more than 20 years with the NYPD, Doyle said he investigated many cases where criminals were quick to try out new technologies to commit old crimes -- what he called "old wine in new bottles." In one case, security guards at New York's Macy's department store were stopping customers as they exited the store and stealing their credit card numbers off of their receipts.... 6:47:43 PM

GovExec.com: Funding delays stall expansion of online identification. Maureen Sirhal reports on funding delays affecting the GSA's e-authentication project. [Scott Loftesness] 5:12:32 AM

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