ID Theft: Should you believe the hype?
News Gretchen Hayes was understandably concerned when she received a letter warning that she could be at risk of identity theft. But when the number of ID theft victims for this year is tallied, there is not likely to be a clear link with the data...
[October 25, 2005, 16:10]
Banks 'must try harder' on ID theft
News Close to 60 percent of US consumers sampled in January 2005 expressed that they were worried about identity theft, and close to 6 percent admitted to switching banks to reduce their risk of becoming a victim of identity theft," says Sophie Louvel...
[July 5, 2005, 11:40]
Survey: ID theft costing UK billions in taxes
News Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is stolen each year through ID theft and other fraudulent activities, according to a survey of public sector security analysts and IT managers. The government has been fast-tracking its scheme to roll out ID...
[July 14, 2004, 17:10]
Marks & Spencer loses 26,000 staff details
News The spokeswoman said the firm had informed all employees by letter as soon as it found out about the theft, set up a helpline for affected workers and provided them with unlimited credit checks with Experian.
[January 25, 2008, 16:32]
Liberty Alliance takes on ID theft
News The group could be a clearinghouse for ID theft issues, but really its strength is in developing technical specifications, he said. In 54 percent of the ID theft cases, the perpetrator is somebody the victim knows, such as a relative, friend or...
[June 14, 2005, 15:50]
Banks nearing agreement on Web security
Talkback The OVERLORD technology will immediately DETECT and PREVENT any account hijacking, attempt to use stolen card/account or number, unauthorised logon attempts and even unauthorised transactions at ATM's with stolen or forged cards and PIN's...
[February 15, 2006, 4:56]
Massive ID theft nabs 55,000 student records
News Officials at the university are discussing the best way to inform those whose data is at risk. U.T.in conjunction with the US Attorney's Office, the US Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies, has focused its efforts since Sunday evening...
[March 7, 2003, 13:03]
