Hewlett-Packard's admission that it spied on its own board of directors and journalists has cast a spotlight on the underground market for personal information. But HP is not alone: There is a ...

Had regulators taken this action a couple of years ago there’s a good chance the HP spy scandal never would have happened. Last week, in an effort to minimize the type of pretexting (read: stealing of ...

Among the wide range of hacking techniques known collectively as social engineering, pretexting is a tactic that hinges on telling a compelling (and, spoiler alert, fake!) story. With pretexting, ...

Legislation that would allow the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek civil penalties against businesses that obtain personal data under false pretenses may soon get a vote in the U.S. House of ...

Two U.S. representatives have introduced a law that would give the U.S. Federal Trade Commission the authority to investigate and prosecute imposters who gain access to other people’s private ...

California prosecutors agreed today to a plea deal in the Hewlett-Packard Co. “pretexting” scandal, reducing a series of felony charges to a misdemeanor for Patricia Dunn, HP’s former chairwoman and ...

No sense pointing the finger at Hewlett-Packard anymore; we have Congress and the FBI to do that. But I did want to discuss the “I didn’t know what my employees/vendors/executive staff were doing” ...

ANDROID and iPhone users should be aware of "pretexting" scams that aim to strip them of their money and steal their information. In pretexting, scammers trick their unsuspecting victims into ...

"Some are suggesting there are ambiguities in the law," said Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat. "This is absolutely absurd." Members stated that HP's defense was unbelievable and former Board Chair ...