AT&T Names Suspected Pretexters
A Reuters newswire article, via eWeek, reports that:
AT&T Inc. on Monday named two individuals and five companies in an amended lawsuit filed in Texas that charges they accessed customer information without authorization.More here.
The defendants are accused of pretexting, in which data brokers, investigators or others pose as the customer in order to gain confidential information.
Named as defendants in the amended complaint were: Kym McDaniel of Ellijay, Georgia; Receivables Specialist Inc. of Tamarac, Florida; A-AAA Mortgage Loans & Investments Inc. of St. Petersburg, Florida; Katherine Martens of Lutz, Florida; SRG Inc. of Richardson, Texas; DWC Research Inc. of Tampa, Florida; and Autostar USA Inc. of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Efforts to reach the parties were not successful.
posted by Fergie @ 11/06/2006 08:34:00 PM
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