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ID fraud tops list of UK security concerns
News ID fraud and information theft from mobile phones top the list of security concerns in the UK, according to a Unisys report. The index comes on the back of a similar survey of 4,500 adults in the UK by telecoms regulator Ofcom, which revealed that...
[May 21, 2008, 12:46]
UK ID fraud survey underway
News Identity risk management firm ID Analytics, the company behind the research, has started its National Study on Identity Fraud, which has been supported by the likes of O2, HSBC and the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS).
[October 29, 2004, 15:29]
Six face sentencing for Internet fraud, ID theft
News Separately, 125 people have been arrested over the past seven weeks by various law-enforcement agents for Internet-related crimes that included fraud, hacking and selling stolen goods, US officials announced on Thursday.
[November 21, 2003, 10:50]
Growing number of PCs hit by ID fraud malware
News More than 10 million internet users worldwide were hit with identity fraud-related malware last year, according to a new estimate from Panda Security. The number of computers infected with active programs designed to steal personally identifiable...
[March 11, 2009, 12:05]
Ministers blamed over £30m ID fraud
News The latest fraud involving innocent staff at the DWP only came to light during compliance checks by HMRC, and MPs have been told the tax credit Web site has been hit by over £30m of fraudulent claims.
[December 6, 2005, 7:55]
Land Registry dismisses ID-theft danger
News The Land Registry has attempted to dispel accusations that its online register leaves homeowners open to ID fraud. The system's transparency is designed to combat fraud; no-one can say they own a property that is registered to someone else," it...
[August 15, 2007, 17:07]
Tech helps UK fraud reach a 12-year high
News The UK suffered more than £1bn of fraud in 2007, 90 percent of which was perpetrated by organised gangs carrying out ID theft and VAT scams, according to the KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer. Fraud in the UK hit a 12-year high last year as criminals...
[February 5, 2008, 8:48]
New technology 'making ID theft easier'
News Chip and PIN technology and ID cards will make it easier for criminals to engage in fraud and identity theft instead of tackling the problem, according to a leading criminologist. Dr Emily Finch, researcher at the University of East Anglia, claims...
[September 6, 2005, 9:10]
ID cards 'were oversold'
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. We did suggest, or at least implied, that they may well be a panacea for identity fraud...
[August 4, 2005, 14:50]
Survey: ID theft costing UK billions in taxes
News The government has been fast-tracking its scheme to roll out ID cards, which it said will be used to fight terrorism, but the SPSS survey recognises that ID cards could help combat one of the most common uses for ID theft -- benefit fraud.
[July 14, 2004, 17:10]
Identity theft remains a growing problem
News Gartner estimated that the criminals responsible for ID fraud crimes have only a one in 700 chance of being caught, even though half the thieves know their victims personally. According to Hughes, although ID fraud cost the UK £1.3bn last year, it...
[July 21, 2003, 17:59]
Trust in government tech lost on two CDs
Leader For a start, we had the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, stood at the despatch box in parliament today stressing that people are not at risk of ID fraud. The potential for ID fraud on a scale never before seen is clear.
[November 20, 2007, 18:04]
British life 'unthinkable' without ID cards
News The minister also highlighted evidence of a growing risk in ID fraud in the UK discovered through the government's biometric visa project. Byrne said: "Unless we invest in identity systems we leave our borders and our economy open to abuse, we...
[June 20, 2007, 8:53]
Banks 'must try harder' on ID theft
News earlier reported that a quarter of UK adults have had their identity stolen or know somebody who has been a victim of ID fraud. Just as important is ensuring that when data is stolen it is not used to commit fraud.
[July 5, 2005, 11:40]
ID Theft: Should you believe the hype?
News About two-thirds of what is reported as ID theft in the US today is credit card fraud, against which cardholders are often legally protected, according to US Federal Trade Commission data released earlier this year.
[October 25, 2005, 16:10]
Phishing line used to sell ID cards
News ID fraud is a growing crime which can ruin lives and underpin illegal activities from people trafficking to credit card fraud, from abuse of our healthcare and benefits systems to terrorism. A secure compulsory national identity cards scheme will...
[May 27, 2005, 15:15]
ID theft gang thwarts police with encryption
News Figures released by Sainsbury's Bank last week found that more than four million UK citizens have suffered financial losses through ID fraud.The gang used fake identities, and falsified and forged passports to open bank and PayPal accounts, and...
[December 18, 2006, 11:16]
ID cards bill back on the table
News A separate survey suggests the UK public appears to be grudgingly conceding that the government's ID card plan is the best way to prevent identity theft and protect against issues such as financial and electoral fraud, despite a vocal minority...
[May 25, 2005, 15:25]
Liberty Alliance takes on ID theft
News He noted that the Internet is a double-edged sword, in that it can be abused to commit identity fraud, but consumers can also use it to monitor accounts and get rid of paper statements that could be used by bin-diving ID fraudsters.
[June 14, 2005, 15:50]
UK Government: Fight online fraud with free iPods
News Cooper quipped that the iPod scheme would also be a more cost-efficient alternative to other government plans to combat online fraud, such as equipping the proposed National ID Card with a PIN or password system to enable it to work as an online...
[January 12, 2006, 16:05]
