"There have been no charges filed in the investigation into the fraudulent message on Alert Carolina," Jeff McCracken, director of the UNC Department of Public Safety, said Monday.
The state pharmacy board said hospitals, clinics and pharmacies should be on "high alert" for fraudulent OxyContin prescriptions and asked that the local police monitor places that stock the painkiller.
Reeling from one of the worst such security breaches in history, Sony warned all users of the PSN network – used to play games online and download content including films – that they should be alert for fraudulent activity on their credit cards.
At that time, Valve was not aware whether the intruders actually accessed this information or discovered the encryption method, but nevertheless warned users to be alert for fraudulent activity.
It will also be beefing up security features – for example, alerting customers if fraudulent spending is suspected.
The Prosper Daily app will offer BillGuard's budgeting and spending tracking services, alerts for potential fraudulent charges, and credit monitoring.
TalkTalk customers are being advised to keep an eye on their bank accounts for fraudulent activity, and to be particularly alert to the danger of "phishing" emails, after a large-scale hack at the telecoms firm.
This way, if something goes wrong, you can contact your bank and alert them of the fraudulent charge.
Though the bank had alerted him about the fraudulent check, he said he had no inkling he could be arrested.
He added that state troopers had been alerted to check for fraudulent insurance cards for cars with Pennsylvania plates and to be on the lookout for Pennsylvania plates that do not have stickers on them.
