Resources and Links About Pretexting

View the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website and learn how to prevent pretexting theft .

View the FTC page on initiatives regarding pretexting.

a definition of pretexting can be found at Search CIO.

Definition of pretexting provided by Dictionary.com.

View an article about Pretexting: Your Personal Information Revealed from the Education Center.

An article from VOIP detailing how you can protect yourself from pretexting.

An article about the FTC on Pretexting as found at PI Magazine

Microsoft implicated in pretexting scandal through pretexting scammers who use social engineering tactics on the Microsoft support staff for Xbox Live.

Article from CNET Business about how Telcos may face anti pretexting regulations.

Read an article from Business Week about HP Pretexting Lawsuit Dismissed.

GovTrack publishes records of legal motions about pretexting passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate

Website about phishing and pretexting with news links and resources

Be Spacific cites information about the FCC Strengthening Privacy Rules to Prevent Pretexting.

Article from PC World about how Congress targets pretexting.

Read an article about Pretexting and Selling Consumers’ Phone Records, FTC Charges Settled.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) protest pretexting.