Pretexting News
SecurityFocus reports that individuals have used pretexting techniques to gain personal information about customers from Xbox Live support personnel. Information like the gamertag and the city of residence were given out to individuals providing fake identification information.
Congress will go ahead with legislation that will protect individuals against the practice of pretexting. The legislation will prevent telephone carriers from sharing personal information, and allow the Federal Trade Commission to file lawsuits against pretexters and the people who hire them.
Slashdot reports that some Republicans have a conducted Robocall Pretexting campaign. The campaigns violate the Federal Trade Commission's (FCC) regulations because the identity of the caller is not given at the beginning of the call.
Anne Broache, a staff writer for CNET News.com, contributes an article to Tech Republic about possible pretexting regulations. Congress is proposing a new bill that will require telephone companies to alert individuals if their records were improperly accessed.
Be Spacific, a source for law and technology news, reports about the House hearing on combating pretexting. EPIC Executive Director, Marc Totenberg testified about pretexting before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Several internet businesses have been under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for selling phone records and credit card account information. The businesses reached a settlement with the FTC which bans them from hiring people who obtain personal information through pretexting - obtaining information under false pretext.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are protesting the Federal Trade Commission's ban on pretexting techniques to gain personal information. The two groups make use of pretexting techniques to discover people illegally downloading songs and videos.
The Wall Street Journal provides information on AT&T's pretexting case. AT&T settled with 13 data brokers who falsely obtained information from customer phone records.
Nevada recently passed legislation that strengthened graffiti laws and outlawed pretexting. Legislator David Parks spearheaded the campaign that led to outlawing pretexting.
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