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News Datamonitor believes that with one set of their criminal revenue cut off, the bad guys will turn to identity theft to keep the money rolling in. The amount lost to identity theft rose significantly last... [26 Aug 2004]
ID card benefits were exaggerated, admits government
News The UK government has admitted that it exaggerated the benefits of ID cards by claiming they would be a panacea for identity theft, benefit fraud and terrorism. McNulty refused to apologise for... [04 Aug 2005]
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]
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]
ID theft: One in four victims struggles to clear name
News Out of those US citizens who fall victim to identity theft, one in four finds it a struggle to clear their name, according to a recent survey. Kirk Herath, an associate general counsel at Nationwide Mutual, said in a... [27 Jul 2005]
Huge ID theft ring affects at least 50 banks
News A major identity theft ring discovered last week has affected the customers of at least 50 banks, according to Sunbelt Software, the security firm that uncovered the operation. The data theft was... [09 Aug 2005]
Experts predict online ID theft epidemic
News Speaking exclusively in silicon.com's latest News in View programme, several experts claim digital identity theft will become an ever more sophisticated extension of real life fraud. Card details are... [21 Nov 2000]
Poor call-centre security poses ID theft risk
News More worryingly still, at three of the financial institutions investigated no security password was required to conduct a credit card balance transfer of £500. Poor security checks in UK call centres are leaving banking... [25 Jan 2006]
Ginseng Jim twist to spoof PayPal ID theft scam
News A ginseng factory owner in Wisconsin has been revealed as the owner of a fake PayPal website that is engaged in an identity theft racket encouraging victims to enter personal details and bank and credit... [10 Jul 2003]
E-tail big hitters club together to beat ID theft
News Credit-card fraud accounted for 42 per cent of the identity theft complaints to the FTC last year, according to the agency. Some of the biggest names in ecommerce, including Amazon.com, eBay and... [03 Sep 2003]
Online banking growth hit by ID theft fears
News Nearly 83 per cent of those who conduct banking online reported such concerns, while 73 per cent of respondents said personal information theft is a deterrent for them. Doug Cottings, senior vice president at Ipsos... [07 Sep 2005]
Leader: ID card vote shames IT industry
Leader We applaud those who have stuck their neck out - most notably Microsoft, which this week issued the starkest warning yet, saying no systems are 100 per cent secure and that storing so much personal information in one national identity... [19 Oct 2005]
ID theft worsening
News ID theft is also an issue in the UK, where the government recently introduced new powers and tougher sentences to help fight the growing threat. Identity theft has almost doubled in the... [22 Jul 2003]
ID card scheme dealt 'vote of no confidence'
News Back in July 2002 the UK government launched a six-month consultation into entitlement cards, which it claims could help combat fraud and identity theft, and deliver public services more effectively. Opposition is... [16 Jan 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: ID theft, infrastructure modelling, new breed of consultants
Comment There have been numerous reports recently of employees involved in theft of information, such as customer credit card numbers. For a start, theft of credit card and... [10 Dec 2003]
