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RSS id fraud in newsGov blasted over budget-bloating IT projects
News As the report sets out, the updated figures take into account extra staff to boost counter-fraud measures as the scheme is implemented. The Liberal Democrats also severely criticised the estimated government spend on its... [14 May 2007]
ID cards to cost more than £5.5bn
News The government estimates the use of false identity information currently costs the UK more than £1.7bn per year and the ID scheme will make it much more difficult for such fraud to occur. But Booth said... [10 May 2007]
ID fraud reports rocket
News Financial information firm Experian was contacted by 2,124 new victims of ID fraud in the second half of 2006, a rise of 69 per cent on the same period in 2005. Experian said that while victims tend not... [12 Apr 2007]
Snatched laptop puts 40,000 at risk of ID fraud
News ID fraud continues to top the complaints reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). About 40,000 US Chicago Public Schools (CPS) employees are at risk of identity fraud after two... [10 Apr 2007]
Fraud-hit tax credits website to remain closed
News Sarah Walker, director of benefits and tax credits at HMRC, said the department took the approach it would monitor the website closely for signs of fraud. We were trying to strike a balance all the time between making... [19 Mar 2007]
Banks slammed over binned customer data
News An ICO spokeswoman said: "Carelessly disposing of customer information does leave customers open to ID fraud. A number of UK banks have been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA)... [14 Mar 2007]
ID fraud soaring across the pond
News This compares to Federal Trade Commission figures from 2003 which put the number of ID fraud victims at 9.9 million. Fraud related to identity theft has risen by more than 50 per cent... [07 Mar 2007]
Nothing to fear over ID cards privacy, says passport chief
News Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke also came out fighting for ID cards in a Channel 4 documentary - Fighting Identity Fraud - at the weekend, claiming they will improve the quality of people's lives... [06 Mar 2007]
Chip and PIN on 98 per cent of UK tills
News Chip and PIN has also been blamed for making ID theft easier by a leading criminologist - despite figures released by Apacs last year pointing towards a £60m drop in counterfeit card fraud in the first... [15 Feb 2007]
Chip and PIN goes undercover
News Chip and PIN has been blamed for making ID theft easier, as checkout staff in shops are less vigilant about transactions because of the new anti-fraud technology, according to a leading criminologist. [29 Jan 2007]
ID theft targeted by web search service
News James Van Dyke, president of Javelin Strategy & Research, which studies fraud, said: "There is a significant amount of personal information traded in the dark corners of the online world, and companies such as TrustedID... [24 Jan 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in the public sector
News According to one fraud expert, the cards would be cloned within six months of their launch. But people who opt out would still have to pay for the ID card - and have their fingerprints and personal... [21 Dec 2006]
ID theft: 'Two-factor authentication won't stop it'
News David Harley, senior manager, fraud prevention and control, Bendigo Bank, told a finance technology conference: "One of the biggest challenges is the continuing change in methods of attack. Authentication tokens used for... [07 Dec 2006]
Blair slams ID cards critics
News Clegg said in a statement: "Blair must be living in cloud-cuckoo land if he seriously believes that the creation of the world's largest identity database will be a magic cure for identity fraud. Prime Minister Tony Blair... [07 Nov 2006]
ID theft 'threatens almost all UK homes'
News More than 21 million UK households are in the firing line of identity fraud as Britons continue to throw away documents that could be useful to rubbish-rummaging fraudsters. These findings coincide with the launch of the... [16 Oct 2006]
