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Guardium Introduces Solutions for Identity Theft Protection; Enables Organizations to Accelerate and Simplify Credit Card Data Protection for New PCI Data Security Compliance Standard: WALTHAM, Mass. -- Guardium, Inc., a leader of database security and compliance solutions, today expanded its SQL GuardTM platform with the introduction of the SQL Guard PCI AcceleratorTM. This new, targeted solution is composed of an integrated set of software modules specifically designed to help organizations within the payment card...; Tags: credit card, Guardium, identity theft, PCI; Research articles 2005-08-15
KeyCorp pushes program to protect against ID theft.(Finance)(Brief Article): Byline: SHAWN A. TURNER KeyCorp has become the latest financial institution to expand its identity theft protection program in the wake of scandals at CitiFinancial and Time Warner Inc. The Cleveland-based banking company said it will begin offe Byline: SHAWN A....; Tags: credit card, finance, identity theft, KeyCorp, Time Warner Inc.; Research articles 2005-09-26
Secure Computing Warns of New VoIP Based Phishing Scam; Credit Card and Banking Customers Warned to Be on Guard Against ID Theft By Phone: SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR), the experts in securing connections between people, applications and networksTM, today warn that familiar phishing attacks have now evolved into phone scams. Secure Computing engineers have been tracking news group sites and open disclosure discussion groups that have been buzzing with talk...; Tags: banking, credit card, identity theft, phishing, phone, Secure Computing Corp., VoIP; Research articles 2006-07-10
Fight 'Phishers': 4 Tips To Avoid Identity Theft: Criminals are using e-mails to lure victims onto fake Web sites. At these sites, the victims willingly enter their own credit card numbers, bank account numbers and other important information. This is called "Phishing." Spoofed e-mail addresses and Web sites that look identical to financial institutions, Internet service providers, and...; Tags: Bank, Channel Management, Credit Card, Criminals, E-mail, Financial Services, Identity Theft, Internet, Marketing, Online Communications, Phishing, Sales, Sales Channel, Security, Spam And Phishing, Web, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology; White papers
It's a Matter of Trust: When the Customer Relationship is Everything, Businesses Bank on SSL Solutions: For large companies, protecting their clients and their assets is a huge responsibility. Whether actually a victim, most individuals see themselves as potential prey to any number of electronic crimes, from an account take-over to credit card fraud or identity theft. All of these threats put financial services organizations...; Tags: Bank, Credit Card, VeriSign Inc., SSL, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Identity Theft, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Security, Network Security, Sales, Networking; Case studies 2008-05-16

TheStreet.com Chooses Teros Security Appliance to Protect Private Customer Data and Meet Credit Card Compliance Requirements; Leading Financial Information Web Site Leverages the Teros 100 to Defend Against Web Attacks and Prevent Identity Theft: SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Teros, the global leader in Web Application Firewalls, has announced that TheStreet.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSCM), a leading provider of financial commentary, analysis and news, has selected the Teros 100 Web Application Firewall to prevent the theft of private customer information PCI and ensure regulatory compliance.; Tags: credit card, identity theft, security, TheStreet.com Inc., Web, Web site; Research articles 2005-08-02
Coping with identity theft: imagine discovering that someone has opened credit card accounts or secured a home equity or car loan under an assumed name: yours. Consider receiving an IRS W-2 form reporting wages earned by someone else who has used your nam: Unfortunately, incidents just like these happen to consumers--now identity theft victims--all over the country, every day. A 2003 study commissioned by the Federal Trade Commission FTC found that identity theft affected almost 10 million consumers Unfortunately, incidents just like these happen to consumers--now identity...; Tags: credit card, identity theft, Internal Revenue Service; Research articles 2005-06-22
Arrest in Massive Credit Card Scam: The feds have indicted a 28-year-old "superhacker" in a scheme to steal more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers. MoneyWatch.com's Eric Schurenberg tells you how to protect yourself.; Tags: Credit Card, Debit Card, MoneyWatch, Financial Services, cbsepisode, early show, hacker, identity theft, credit, debit, jeff glor, Eric Schurenberg; Videos 2009-08-18
College Kids and Credit Cards: What Every Parent Needs to Know: The plastic providers have one more chance to lure in college students before next year's law prevents them. Here's how to make your kid "card smart." The era of “No Student Left Behind: Credit Card Edition” will come to an end early next year, thanks to the new credit...; Tags: Card, Credit Card, Credit History, Student, MoneyWatch, College Kid, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Payment, Credit.com, Gerri Detweiler, Wells Fargo, Discover, Debit Card, Sallie Mae, Bankrate.com, Greg McBride, Stacey Bradford, Family Finance, MoneySmart, Adam Levin, Credit Unions, Credit Score, Credit Report, Identity Theft, Barbara Bedway; Articles 2009-09-10

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission reported that in 2004 Americans lost over $547 million to consumer fraud and identity theft schemes, up more than $100 million from the previous year: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission reported that in 2004 Americans lost over $547 million to consumer fraud and identity theft schemes, up more than $100 million from the previous year. Of the more than 635,000 consumer fraud complaints filed, 61% were for fraud and 39% were for identity theft. The...; Tags: fraud, FTC, SECURITY; Research articles 2005-04-01
SiVault Systems and Hypercom Team to Help Retailers Combat Credit Card Fraud; Joint Solution Features SiVault's Signature-Based Payment Solution and Hypercom's Optimum L4100 Terminals: SAN JOSE, Calif. & PHOENIX -- SiVault Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: SVTL.OB) and Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) announced today a joint solution to help retailers reduce credit card fraud, identity theft and the cost of researching payment disputes. SiVault's new SiPay and SiPay Mobile signature authentication and transaction storage services running...; Tags: credit card, Hypercom Corp., retail company, team; Research articles 2005-06-02
11 charged in connection with hacking, identity theft: Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The data breach is believed to be the...; Tags: bank, computer, fraud, hacking, Litigation, PRODUCTIVITY, Retail, SECURITY, U.S., U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Secret Service, Ukraine; Research articles 2008-08-06
Stolen Credit Card Data Goes for Cheap on Cyber Black Market: The indictment of Albert Gonzalez in connection with hacking numerous companies is proof that cyber-crime is profitable. But stolen credit cards and other data may not sell for as much on the black market as you expect.The black market economy of the cyber-world is always busy, especially in an age...; Tags: data, credit card; News items 2009-08-20
TrustedID Integrates Cyveillance Identity Theft Service into StolenID Search Engine: ARLINGTON, Va. -- Cyveillance, the leading provider of online risk monitoring and management solutions, today announced that TrustedID has chosen Cyveillance Identity Theft ProtectionTM as a data provider for its new StolenID Search service, which enables consumers to determine whether personal information may have been stolen or compromised. The Cyveillance...; Tags: Cyveillance; Research articles 2007-04-16
Largest hack and ID theft in US: Three suspects charged: Two Russians and a Florida man were charged on Monday with hacking into Heartland Payment Systems, 7-Eleven, and the Hannaford Brothers supermarket chain, and stealing data related to more than 130 million credit and debit cards. The indictment names 28-year-old Albert Gonzalez of Miami, who already has been charged with...; Tags: data, computer, victim, debit card, 7-Eleven Inc.; News items 2009-08-18
Accused TJX Hacker Agrees to Plea: Accused TJX hacker, Albert Gonzalez, has accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors in Boston that will put an end to cases that authorities have described as one of the largest credit card and identity theft cases ever prosecuted in the country. Gonzalez, 28, has agreed to plead guilty to all...; Tags: authority, hacker, Boston Inc., Plea Agreement; News items 2009-08-28
The Fallacy of the Fallacy of Identity Theft: Okay, sometimes bad ideas just slink away on their own, but a reckless, poorly researched Wall Street Journal column has attracted enough tweetness to keep the bad meme recirculating. As much as I fear the wrath of Wall Street Journalists, I simply can't let this go uncorrected. Earlier this week...; Tags: identity theft; News items 2009-10-16
Former Secret Service informant named in 'largest credit card data breach ever': By Tim Conneally, Betanews Today, the US Department of Justice announced that a 28-year-old hacker and former Secret Service informant named Albert Gonzales is being indicted for the third and, by far, the largest crime of his short career: participation in the theft of more than 130 million credit and...; Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, credit card, debit card, U.S. Secret Service; News items 2009-08-17
Hacker in huge credit card data theft pleads guilty: MIAMI - A computer hacker accused of masterminding one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history agreed Friday to plead guilty and serve up to 25 years in federal prison for his crimes. Albert Gonzalez of Miami was charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft...; Tags: computer, Miami; News items 2009-08-28
Method used by hacker who stole 130m credit card IDs common, experts say: US companies and law enforcement agencies face questions over security after biggest credit card scam in historyMajor US companies and law enforcement agencies are facing fresh questions today about the ease with which hackers can penetrate their defences and make off with vital data about consumers following the arrest and...; Tags: credit card, US Companies; News items 2009-08-18