CIFAS
RSS CIFASCredit crunch sees UK firms send techies to cops
News Police have already been in negotiations with industry groups including business association the CBI, payments industry association Apacs and UK fraud prevention service Cifas about businesses' vital role in bolstering... [19 Jan 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.11.06
Round-Up So far the Met has declined to state whether the data on the laptops was encrypted and as a precaution the force has consulted payment industry association Apacs - as well credit rating agencies and Cifas, the UK's fraud... [24 Nov 2006]
Met laptops theft puts 15,000 at risk
News However, the theft is sufficiently serious that UK fraud prevention service Cifas, payment services organisation Apacs and credit reference agencies have been consulted about what action to take to safeguard staff... [22 Nov 2006]
Five-year court battle bankrupts former City IT manager
News Johnson claims he lost his job at Perot Systems after the Abbey bank told his employer he had fraudulently applied for a bank account using a false address history and issued a fraud alert on him to other financial services institutions... [09 Jun 2006]
ID theft - what happens when you are the victim?
News For £11.75, Cifas promises to scrutinise any credit applications made in your name. Cifas, formed by banks, retailers and credit agencies, estimates member organisations lost £63.3m to identity fraud and... [28 Feb 2006]
40,000 ID fraud cases recorded in 2005
News Identity fraud has risen by 13 per cent with almost 40,000 cases recorded in the UK in the first half of 2005, according to new figures from fraud prevention service CIFAS. But while the CIFAS figures... [05 Aug 2005]
Facial recognition to be used on driving licences
News Around 1,400 fraudulent applications for driving licences are detected every year by the DVLA, according to figures from UK fraud prevention service CIFAS. The Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is to trial... [26 Oct 2004]
One in five Brits not learning ID theft lessons
News Statistics from the government say that the activity is costing more than £1bn a year and Cifas said that more than 43,000 people were victims of the crime last year. When it comes to identity theft, it seems that... [19 Mar 2004]
