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Encyclopedia: Social engineering (security)
Social engineering is a collection of techniques used to manipulate people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud, the term ...
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The pretexting involved investigators impersonating HP board members and nine The committee had learned about HP's use of pretexting through their...
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Pretexting is the practice of getting your personal information under false pretenses. Pretexters sell your information to people who may use it to get credit in your name, steal your assets, or to investigate or sue you. How Pretexting Works; Pretexters use a variety of tactics to get your personal information.
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The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act prohibits "pretexting," the use of false pretenses, including fraudulent statements and impersonation, to obtain consumers' personal financial information, such as bank balances. This law also prohibits the knowing solicitation of others to engage in pretexting.
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Hewlett-Packard is under investigation by California's attorney general after it was discovered that the firm used pretexting tactics to determine the source of leaks of confidential company information to the media.
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The court decisions, ethics opinions and articles comprising Ken Strutin's guide provide background into current legal thinking about covert investigations, and include recent publications addressing online pretexting as well as the privacy limits Although it is tempting to view HP's pretexting episode as a one-time scandal,
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Pretexting is a form of data mining where an individual lies about his or her intentions or identity to obtain personal financial or telecommunications data about another individual. A pretexter may then use this data to engage in identity theft or corporate espionage. Home > CIO Definitions - Pretexting...
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Pretexting involves hacking into a consumers' telephone records by impersonating the consumer, and tricking customer service representatives or Web sites into divulging the personal information.
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In addition to the states that have anti-pretexting laws, general fraud statutes may cover pretexting, but those statutes don't specifically refer to the practice and they require proving intent and financial damages, a bar prosecutors often can't meet.
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Brilliant idea - someone should mobilize a team of activists to do some pretexting on the MPAA people. Just find out stuff about their family and whatnot, then send them a nice, anonymous note to let them know how easy it was to gather that information, largely due to their blocking of the law in California.
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