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Accusation of ID Theft by File-Sharing

SEATTLE -- A Seattle man has been arrested in what the Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing digital data to commit identity theft. Gregory Thomas Kopiloff primarily used Limewire's file-sharing program to troll other people's computers for financial information, which he used to open credit cards for an online shopping spree, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Full story...

Posted by Editor at September 7, 2007 08:35 AM