Interpol chief’s Facebook identity misused
September 19th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Interpol chief Ron Noble has said his identity was used on the online social network Facebook by criminals who tried to get details of an operation launched by the international police agency against a global crime nexus.
“Interpol’s information security incident response team discovered two Facebook profiles attempting to assume my identity as Interpol’s secretary general,” Noble was quoted as saying by The Independent.
“One of the impersonators was using this profile to obtain information on fugitives targeted during one of our recent operations,” he said.
The Operation Infra Red was carried out with the help of investigators from 29 countries to target criminals on the run for crimes such as murder, drug trafficking and money laundering. It led to more than 130 arrests, Noble said.
He did not say what actions, if any, were taken against those behind the identity theft.
- Interpol head's identity stolen by cyber-criminals via Facebook - Sep 20, 2010
- FBI nabs mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger after 16-year search - Jun 23, 2011
- China to redefine personal data stealing laws - Jul 05, 2012
- US sanctions Dawood aides Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon - May 16, 2012
- Manhattan launches Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau - Mar 03, 2010
- Interpol issues arrest warrants against Gaddafi - Sep 09, 2011
- Interpol seizes two tonnes of elephant ivory - Jun 20, 2012
- US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon (Lead) - May 16, 2012
- US most wanted fugitive caught in Mexico - Jul 15, 2012
- Interpol seizes fake goods worth $200 mn in South America - Feb 01, 2011
- Australia releases most wanted criminals list - Jul 25, 2011
- British police using 'ghost trains' to catch thieves - Nov 28, 2011
- Drug trafficking a threat to global stability - Nov 22, 2011
- Dating site uses pictures, names of 250,000 unsuspecting Facebook users - Feb 05, 2011
- Rehman Malik meets Interpol chief - Jan 29, 2012
Tags: crimes, criminals, drug trafficking, facebook, fugitives, global crime, identity theft, impersonators, incident response team, information security, infra red, international police agency, interpol, investigators, london, money laundering, nexus, profiles, secretary general, security incident response