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- Equifax welcomes gov't ID theft crackdown.
- Government measures to be introduced this month will give banks and financial institutions "real teeth" in the fight against identity theft, according to the director of credit referencing agency Equifax. Government measures to be introduced this month will give banks and financial...
- Research articles 2007-04-05
- Consumers May Be Told of Identity Theft
- Australian businesses may soon be forced to tell their customers if their personal details have been stolen, under proposed new laws to combat identity theft.One of the world's biggest technology security companies, Symantec Corp, says it has been approached to assist the federal government with "advice and support" in...
- News items 2009-12-11
- Credits Fraud Regulations
- Unfortunately, credit fraud is an increasingly serious problem, having grown almost threefold in frequency in the last five years. Under the most common scam, called identity theft, the criminal opens a credit card or other account with another person's name and social security number or other uniquely identifying information. The...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Trust But Verify: Compliance in a Regulated World
- Regulations are usually imposed by government or by industry group in response to someone tipping the balance. The correct amount of legislation re-creates the needed balance while over legislation can tip it in the other direction. The federal government has also recognized the need to address "consumer mischief." The U.S....
- White papers 2005-01-24
- SSN Remediation Approaches for Insurance Organizations
- Most US insurance industry databases that contain private information about individuals are designed assuming the Social Security Number SSN offers a number of qualities that make it useful as a database key, namely the fact that it is a unique identifier, universal, and secure. In fact, because it is so...
- White papers 2004-12-21
- Unlicensed Fraud: How Bribery and Lax Security at State Motor Vehicle Offices Nationwide Lead to Identity Theft and Illegal Driver's Licenses
- In October 2002, the Center for Democracy and Technology CDT called upon the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators AAMVA to begin an index of cases of internal and external fraud at the state agencies that issue driver's licenses. AAMVA responded that they were interested in such an index, but...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- 10 Ways To Protect Your Data
- The most valuable thing on your computer or network is the data you create. Operating systems and applications can always be reinstalled, but user-created data is unique and if lost, may be irreplaceable. Some data is also confidential; not only do you not want to lose it, you don't...
- Download resources 2006-10-17
- Banking & Securities Issue Briefing
- Identity theft has become a multi-billion dollar issue that continues to accelerate. Protecting against it has become a multi-million dollar business. While some of this regulation may seem burdensome it is important to remember that its ultimate goal is to help prevent fraud. Each fraudulent identity prevented from entering an...
- White papers 2008-07-01
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- New Federal Legislation Would Top List of Major Events Shaping America's Response to Identity Theft Threats
- Data protection and identity theft response leader Kroll's Fraud Solutions highlights five events that put America's fastest-growing crime on the map NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- This summer, the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a bill that could drastically affect the national incidence of identity theft by eliminating the...
- Research articles 2007-10-24
- 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...
- News items 2009-08-18
- FTC says identity theft worse than feared.(News)
- Identity theft is increasing and is much more of a problem than the government expected, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC estimated that 9.9 million people have been victims of identity theft in the last year, and 27.3 million peo Identity theft...
- Research articles 2003-09-08
- Identity Force Issues Consumer Alert Regarding Tax Season Identity Theft Scams
- Tax-Related Fraud Schemes On the Rise; Disclosing Private Information Will Lead to Identity Theft FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Identity Force, a leading provider of identity theft solutions for consumers, businesses and government agencies, today issued a Tax Season Fraud Alert warning consumers about tax-related scams that can lead to identity...
- Research articles 2008-04-02
- FTC to hold Identity Theft Victim Assistance Workshop; Forum will host government, industry and consumer groups.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 August 2000-US FTC: FTC to hold Identity Theft Victim Assistance Workshop; Forum will host government, industry and consumer groups C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16082000 On October 23 and 24, 2000, the Federal Trade Commission will host a ...
- Research articles 2000-08-17
- Identity theft complaints triple in last six months -- FTC Victim Assistance Workshop to be convened October 23-24.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 August 2000-US FTC: Identity theft complaints triple in last six months -- FTC Victim Assistance Workshop to be convened October 23-24 C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30082000 Calls answered by the Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft hotline have...
- Research articles 2000-08-31
- Reported Cases of Identity Theft Double in Colorado.
- By Andy Vuong, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Reported cases of identity theft -- a booming crime that has victimized the likes of Tiger Woods and Steven Spielberg -- more than doubled in Colorado last year, according to government statistics...
- Research articles 2003-01-23
- GAO: data breaches frequent; identity theft, not so much
- Although data breaches of sensitive personal information appear to occur frequently and under widely varying circumstances, it is not clear the extent to which data breaches have resulted in outright identity theft, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office GAO. The GAO report, released in June--Data Breaches...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Banks, FTC join forces to fight identity theft
- with identity theft on the rise, the federal government and financial institutions are giving consumers tips on how to prevent it and what to do if it occurs.In a report last September, the Federal Trade Commission estimated there were 9.9 million victims of identity theft in 2002, costing consumers and...
- Research articles 2004-08-15
- Report casts doubt on the impact of data breaches on identity theft
- ALTHOUGH DATA BREACHES OCCUR FREQUENTLY AND under a variety of circumstances, they seldom result in identity theft, according to a new report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO. The report, Data Breaches Are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identify Theft Is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is Unknown,...
- Research articles 2007-08-01
- Government busts largest-ever ID theft scheme
- U.S. authorities announced what they believed to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted on Monday in a scheme in which more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen. Three men were indicted on charges of being responsible for five corporate data breaches in...
- News items 2009-08-17
- Corporate, Government and Academic Leaders Unite to Fight Cyber Crime, Identity Theft and other Identity Management Challenges
- Indiana University, U.S. Secret Service, LexisNexis, IBM, Cogent Systems, Visa and Intersections Collaborate to form Center for Applied Identity Management Research WASHINGTON -- An unprecedented coalition of leading corporate, government and academic institutions today announced the formation of the Center for Applied Identity Management Research CAIMR. CAIMR is focused...
- Research articles 2008-10-07
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