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RSS id theft in newsID 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. Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and... [09 Jul 2008]
UK fraud hits 12-year high as methods go high-tech
News The UK suffered more than £1bn of fraud in 2007, 90 per cent of which was perpetrated by organised gangs carrying out ID theft and VAT scams, according to the KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer. He said: "A lot of this ID theft is being carried out online. [04 Feb 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News She said the firm had informed all employees by letter the moment it found out about the theft, set up a helpline for affected workers and provided them with unlimited credit checks with Experian. A spokesman for the ICO said: "There is no evidence... [25 Jan 2008]
ID fraud: Who's most at risk?
News And a third of Brits discard everything a fraudster needs to commit ID theft - including passports, driving licences, CVs and utility bills.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review... [09 Oct 2007]
Customer data breach at UK loans website
News Loans.co.uk has warned customers they could be at the risk of identity theft after personal data was leaked in a data security breach. The loans website will not reveal how many customers have been affected or how the breach happened but admitted... [13 Sep 2007]
Is social networking a threat to your security?
News According to credit information provider Equifax, fraudsters could make off with users' personal information in order to commit ID theft - and the company is urging web users to limit the amount of info they post online. [23 Jul 2007]
Europe wages war on cyber crime
News The Commission said laws targeting particular crimes - such as ID theft - and identifying those responsible for enforcing them will currently be more effective than general cyber crime legislation. As part of the targeted legislation, the... [24 May 2007]
CIO Essentials: ID theft, wobbly keyboards and Google
News ID management in the security spotlight Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past week and explains why they matter. [08 May 2007]
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 personal information. [10 Apr 2007]
ID fraud soaring across the pond
News Fraud related to identity theft has risen by more than 50 per cent across the pond since 2003, according to analyst Gartner. Gartner said electronic theft of sensitive information is the leading cause of credit/debit card fraud and bank account... [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 fraud in the first year since the payment system was introduced. [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 identity theft victims to... [24 Jan 2007]
HP leak probe investigator charged with ID theft
News One of the private investigators hired to ferret out the source of a news leak at HP has been charged with federal identity theft and conspiracy. Wagner, along with Patricia Dunn, the former chairman of HP, and three others have already been... [11 Jan 2007]
ID theft: 'Two-factor authentication won't stop it'
News Authentication tokens used for online transactions will not stop identity theft, banks have warned as they search for other measures to secure customer accounts. Many banks already issue business customers password-generating tokens to access... [07 Dec 2006]
