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ID cards: Why they were destined to fail

...by the government as a means of fighting terrorism and stamping out ID fraud, by 2009 it was reduced to being touted as a proof... Read more

8 June, 2010 by Nick Heath
A Study on Fraud Detection Based on Data Mining Using Decision Tree

A Study on Fraud Detection Based on Data Mining Using Decision Tree

...since 2003. Almost 10 million Americans learned they were victims of IDentity (ID) fraud in 2008 which is up from 8.1 million victims in... Read more

1 May, 2011

ID fraud tops list of UK security concerns

ID fraud and information theft from mobile phones top the list of security... Read more

21 May, 2008 by Nick Heath

Land Registry dismisses ID-theft danger

...attempted to dispel accusations that its online register leaves homeowners open to ID fraud. It has denied claims by the anti-ID cards pressure group... Read more

15 August, 2007 by Kable

Privacy watchdog warns of Facebook dangers

...that users of social-networking sites are putting themselves at risk of ID fraud Read more

23 November, 2007 by Kable
Trust in government tech lost on two CDs

Trust in government tech lost on two CDs

...box in parliament today stressing that people are not at risk of ID fraud. He added that banks will reimburse any losses. Darling failed to... Read more

20 November, 2007 by Leader

Identity theft remains a growing problem

...increase from the previous year. Gartner estimated that the criminals responsible for ID fraud crimes have only a one in 700 chance of being caught... Read more

21 July, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Identity fraud on the increase

The rate of identity fraud rose 22 percent in 2008 from the year before, with stolen and lost wallets and credit cards being the biggest method of theft Read more

10 February, 2009 by Elinor Mills

UK's lax wireless security threatens TJX-style hack

Security experts say poor levels of wireless-network security among low-level UK merchants are putting shoppers' details at risk Read more

7 August, 2008 by Nick Heath

Alleged TJX hackers charged

Eleven people have been charged with hacking eight major US retailers, including TJX, but only three are currently in custody Read more

6 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Internet fraudsters sentenced to 15 years

A London court sentenced six ID fraudsters to a total of 15 years in jail for using false identities to con banks out of £350,000 Read more

24 November, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

Six face sentencing for Internet fraud, ID theft

A London court will hear today that six fraudsters used the Internet to obtain false identities and con banks out of £350,000 Read more

21 November, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

How to stop ID thieves

Larry Gilbert: Identity theft is one the fastest growing crimes, with businesses and consumers losing billions of pounds each year to identity thieves. You can't count on biometrics. Here's why. Read more

2 September, 2002 by Larry Gilbert

Customer data breach at UK loans website

Loans.co.uk admits risk of ID fraud... Loans.co.uk has warned customers they could be at the... Read more

13 September, 2007 by Andy McCue

Government ID fraud claims - are they all they seem

...that total, a silicon.com investigation has found. The Home Office claims ID fraud "puts a £1.7bn hole in Britain's pocket" but many... Read more

2 February, 2006 by Andy McCue

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