In the immediate aftermath of the revelations of the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal, outraged legislators on Capitol Hill promised to do something about the evils of pretexting — the shady practice of ...

Ten private investigators in several states were indicted for identity theft this week after using pretexting methods similar to those used by Hewlett-Packard investigators to obtain the personal ...

Learn how to spot a bogus story. 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, ...

An investigation's method of scrutinizing board members and journalists was "wrong" and has left the company red-faced. Full coverage: HP's boardroom drama Hurd memo: We will take the necessary action ...

The Hewlett-Packard boardroom scandal put a harsh glare on the shady and now illegal practice of using deception to obtain the personal phone records of others. The practice, known as pretexting, ...

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 ...

After news reports early this year revealed how remarkably easy it was to unearth someone else's phone records, politicians vowed quick action on new legislation. "There needs to be a federal law that ...

One phone call led Amy Boyer’s killer to her. A high-school classmate who was obsessed with Boyer murdered the 20-year-old New Hampshire woman in 1999, but her death received scant attention compared ...

A controversial data-gathering technique known as "pretexting" was used in Hewlett-Packard's internal investigation of media leaks from its boardroom, the company disclosed Wednesday in a filing with ...