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Over 18? Equifax card lets you prove it online
News Steve Ely, president of Equifax Personal Information Solutions, in a statement: "With fraud and identity theft on the rise, companies need better, more secure ways to conduct transactions online and take their identity... [14 Nov 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News The Foreign Office has launched an urgent inquiry into the theft and Greater Manchester Police has launched a criminal investigation. Phil Booth, national co-ordinator for anti-ID card... [29 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News She said the two fingerprints and photograph stored on the card would provide greater protection against identity theft and help fight illegal working, immigration abuse and serious crime. The... [09 Jul 2008]
Snatched laptop puts 40,000 at risk of ID fraud
News A subject in the laptop theft has been identified, CPS said. In 2005, UC Berkeley warned more than 98,000 people that the theft of a laptop from its graduate school admissions office exposed their... [10 Apr 2007]
ID fraud soaring across the pond
News Gartner said electronic theft of sensitive information is the leading cause of credit/debit card fraud and bank account transfer fraud.silicon.com Financial Services Fraud related to identity... [07 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... [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 It fills an important gap consumers have in the tools available to them for fighting identity-theft related fraud," she said. One anti-spyware specialist, Sunbelt Software, is already providing information on potential... [24 Jan 2007]
Blair slams ID cards critics
News Blair said the National Identity Register (NIR) and biometric ID cards will also tackle identity theft and make it easier for people to prove their identity when opening bank accounts and applying for... [07 Nov 2006]
ID theft 'threatens almost all UK homes'
News Nearly a third (30 per cent) of people had thrown away material with details of a whole credit or debit card number and nearly half (48 per cent) chucked away everything a fraudster needs in order to steal a person's... [16 Oct 2006]
Veterans get free ID monitoring in wake of breach
News Until a routine security audit is approved, the agency will hand over the data, which was breached as a result of a laptop theft, to ID Analytics. The US Department of Veteran Affairs announced on... [11 Aug 2006]
ID cards will be 'cloned within six months'
News Abagnale, who is now a consultant helping to crack down on fraud and identity theft, added: "Everything you need to clone an identity is in one place. Frank Abagnale - whose story was made famous by the Steven Spielberg... [10 May 2006]
ID theft 'passport' mooted
News The "Identity Theft Passport" will be a card or certificate that victims of identity fraud can show to police or creditors to help demonstrate their innocence, Tom Sands, a state representative of the... [22 Mar 2006]
Chip and PIN leads to fall in UK card fraud
News Apacs figures on card ID theft also contradict Home Office claims that ID fraud costs the UK almost £2bn each year. Following rises in previous years, 2005 actually saw... [07 Mar 2006]
ID theft - what happens when you are the victim?
News Ultimately that could lead to a national ID theft help-point where consumers could report fraud. In the event of ID theft, the Home Office recommends contacting credit... [28 Feb 2006]
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