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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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South Korean police say they have uncovered an insurance fraud scheme involving more than two dozen North Korean defectors.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday that 27 defectors are suspected of faking illnesses to bilk insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Police say in a statement that some of the money has been sent to family members in North Korea. Police are also investigating two brokers who were allegedly involved. Police say six hospital officials are also suspected of helping the defectors fake illnesses.

Seoul says more than 23,000 North Koreans have come to South Korea since the 1950-1953 Korean War. Many struggle to adapt to life in the South.

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South Korean police say they have uncovered an insurance fraud scheme involving more than two dozen North Korean defectors.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday that 27 defectors are suspected of faking illnesses to bilk insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Seoul says more than 23,000 North Koreans have come to South Korea since the 1950-1953 Korean War. Many struggle to adapt to life in the South.

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If you're reading this online, you're fine — malware deadline passes, few knocked offline l Livejournal

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WASHINGTON — If you're reading this online, you're fine. The day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet has arrived, but only a few people were affected.

Thousands of Internet users across the U.S. and beyond waited too long or simply didn't believe warnings that they would lose access to the Internet just after midnight because of malware that took over computers around the world more than a year ago.

At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, the FBI turned off Internet servers that were functioning as a temporary safety net to keep infected computers online for the past eight months. A court order the agency had gotten to keep the servers running expired, and was not renewed.

FBI officials have been tracking the number of computers they believe still may be infected by the malware. As of Sunday night, there were about 41,800 in the U.S., down from 45,600 on July 4. Worldwide, the total is roughly 211,000 infected. An estimated 2.3 billion people around the world use the Internet, according to Internet World Stats.

Considering that there are millions of Internet users across the country, several thousand losing access isn't a big deal — unless you are one of them.

As the deadline approached, Internet service providers such as AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. set up their own safety nets to allow the affected computers to continue to access the Internet.

AT&T said only a "small percentage" of its customers were affected by the virus. To make sure they can continue to access the Internet, the company will maintain legitimate Internet servers for them through the end of the year.

This, said spokesman Mark Siegel, gives people "adequate time" to remove the virus from their computers and avoid service interruption.

Time Warner Cable would not say how many of its customers were affected by the virus, but spokesman Justin Venech said the company also set up its own servers to ensure they can get online. Time Warner has no specific deadline, but the company will notify people who are affected so they can fix their computers.

Verizon Communications Inc. said it will "continue to provide extended support to our customers during the month of July - while continuing to instruct them on the necessary actions they must take to resolve the issue on their computers."

The company added that it has notified affected customers "using a variety of methods, including email, phone calls, and postal mail correspondence."

In South Korea, there were no reports from affected computers Monday. As many as 80 computers there are believed to be infected with the malware that may cause problems in Web surfing, down from 1,798 computers in February, according to the government.

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NKorea defectors grilled over alleged fraud l Livejournal

http://tutchiegrant.livejournal.com/3615.html

South Korean police say they have uncovered an insurance fraud scheme involving more than two dozen North Korean defectors.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Tuesday that 27 defectors are suspected of faking illnesses to bilk insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Seoul says more than 23,000 North Koreans have come to South Korea since the 1950-1953 Korean War. Many struggle to adapt to life in the South.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

SPRINGHILL GROUP - Call for Minister for Older People backed

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AN ACCRINGTON care home has backed the Mayor of Hyndburn after she launched a campaign calling for a Minister for Older People.

Springhill Care Group, which runs Springhill Care Home in Fairfield Street, said it agreed with Councillor Colette McCormack that government action was ‘urgently needed’ to focus on the issues facing the UK’s growing population of older people.

There are now over 14million people in the UK aged 60 and above, more than the number under 18.

The number of people aged 60 or over is expected to pass the 20million mark by 2031, and there are expected to be more than a million people with dementia by 2021.

Ken Nolan, chairman of Springhill Care Group, which also runs homes in Skelmersdale and Bristol, said: “We are joining the lobby to establish a dedicated Minister for Older People, and by that we mean commitment at government level to issues including resourcing good quality care, housing and finance.

“All the information being gathered for the future tells us that the lot of the older person from the age of 60 plus with healthcare needs is going to get tougher and tougher.

“We want to help this campaign and highlight some of the major issues facing older people now and in the future.

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“This is a major national issue, and we believe it warrants a visible commitment from the Government.”

Coun McCormack opened a groundbreaking new £5million complex at Springhill Care Home last month.

She wants to persuade politicians to pay more attention to the UK’s ageing society following the appointment of Liz Kendall as the first Shadow Minister for Care and Older People in October last year.

She said: “We believe this issue is so important and growing all the time, so it needs representation at the highest level in terms of policy and legislation.”

A national campaign called Grey Pride now has more than 100,000 names in a petition calling for a dedicated Minister for Older People to be created in government.