Case study:

• Getting the victim to voluntarily surrender his or her personal, confidential data.
• Another try from another thief.
  emails sent to Ph Coueignoux - April 2005
• a larger archive courtesy of the Anti Phishing Working Group

Topic notes

Relevant legal and regulatory documents:

• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, as amended in April 1996(CFAA - 18 USC, section 1030)
  making attempted computer penetration used in interstate or foreign commerce or communications a federal crime
• CFAA statute analysis
• Federal Statute (18 USC, section 1028), as amended in October 1998
  making ID theft a federal crime (Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act)
• California disclosure law (aka SB 1386) Sept 2002, in case of a breach of security with the potential for ID theft
  for State agencies (see Civil Code section 1798.29) and businesses (see Civil Code section 1798.82)
• other relevant California law on ID theft
• MA General laws on ID theft
• a bill introduced by Senator Feinstein on ID theft

Help organizations:

• ID theft site of the Federal Trade Commission
• ID theft center, a nonprofit organization
• Anti Phishing Working Group