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'Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses

As retailers enter the key holiday shopping season they're about to get pummeled by identification fraud losses. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Identity Fraud, Loss, Retail Company, Retail, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-09

FTC: ID theft cases surge; 20-somethings biggest percentage of complaints

FTC: ID theft cases surge; 20-somethings biggest percentage of complaints54 percent are 39 and under.This is also probably the majority of people who use social networking sites. Any correlation? Most likely.Putting one?s personal information out in cyberspace, for all the world to see, is an open invitation for someone to...

Tags: young adult, ID theft case, identity theft, identity fraud, FTC, Javelin

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Identity theft down 12% in 2007

Overall identity fraud is declining in the United States: down by an estimated 12% over 2006, which represents a total fraud reduction of $6 bln. Fraudsters are turning to lower-tech methods by utilizing telephone theft more than ever before, Javelin Research says. Access through mail and telephone transactions grew...

Tags: Phone, Identity Fraud, Fraudster, Fraud, Identity Theft, Telecom & Utilities, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM

Blog posts 2008-02-20

White House panel pushes new identity fraud laws

White House panel pushes new identity fraud lawsHP's DUNNFirst: A Cnet/ Zdnet reporter's identity along with the identities of HP board members was stolen in what the US citizenry has been schooled to call pretexting. In the legal defense that was prepared to defend the perpetrator one Patricia Dunn an...

Tags: Storage, Insurance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gonzales, medical data, database, identity fraud, White House

Discussion threads 2007-04-23

Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud risk

Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud riskThe same old story that goes on, and on, and on, and....It's getting to be a nauseating story. You would think that by now, these organizations would understand that key personal data like social security numbers should not be stored on a...

Tags: Notebooks, Operational accounting, Government, laptop computer, social security number, Social Security, identity fraud, personal data, Laptop Theft

Discussion threads 2007-04-09

Identity fraud is down

Identity fraud is downSo what is two factor authenticationDon't you edit your stories for readability? What is this two factor authentication and why should a normal person have to ask?

Tags: identity fraud

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Identity fraud is down

Despite the hype, identity fraud is decreasing, according to an article by Eric Sinrod. Not only that, but the Identity Fraud Survey Report says that most fraud happens in physical channels. The reason for the drop seems to be consumer awareness and...

Tags: General, Security, Web Technology, identity fraud

Blog posts 2007-02-07

Universities join coalition to stop ID theft

Coming on the heels of a flurry of breaches of sensitive databases, a coalition of high-tech companies and universities have created the Center for Identity Management and Information Protection at Utica NY College, Campus Technology reports.Sponsors said the Center will drive research into causes, detection, and prevention of identity...

Tags: cyber criminal, identity fraud

Blog posts 2006-07-06

A Band-aid for the identity problem

Want to know where a great business opportunity lies? Just watch the existing technology companies that are suddenly all offering things in that space. Of course, those opportunities lie everywhere, but recently you may have noticed a spate of offerings from Microsoft and Check Point, with more coming from Symantec...

Tags: identity fraud

Blog posts 2006-06-06

30% of US identity fraud is new account fraud

Javelin data indicates that 87% of consumers monitor their credit reports only once a year or less. Although new account fraud represents only 30% of the $52.6 bln in US annual identity fraud, it remains a primary concern since it is more difficult for consumers to detect and results in...

Tags: identity fraud, Javelin data

Blog posts 2006-02-06

Average identity fraud cost $6,383 in 2005

Identity theft cost US consumers 4% more in 2005 than the $54.4 bln it cost in 2004. The average fraud rose to $6,383 from $5,885. The number of adult Americans who learned that criminals had stolen personal data and used it to commit fraud fell to 8.9 mln, or 4%,...

Tags: identity fraud

Blog posts 2006-02-03

40% of consumer will avoid buying from small online retailers due to identity fraud issues

Fears related to this risk has led 40% of consumers not to make purchases from small online retailers, 22% not to make any online purchases, and 14% to substantially limit online spending, according to TRUSTe.

Tags: E-business/E-commerce, identity fraud

Blog posts 2005-12-14

Senator predicts 'overdue' changes to privacy

Senator predicts 'overdue' changes to privacyWhy do I fear.That I'll actually have LESS privacy after the good senator gets through.We don't need changes to privacy laws, weneed financial accountability. From IT vendors to service providers, financial accountability will stop this madness. Anything short of this will be ineffective...

Tags: SECURITY, identity fraud, identity theft, privacy

Discussion threads 2005-03-10

Secret Service busts online ID fraud ring

Secret Service busts online ID fraud ringshadowcrew.com bustedI hope they roast the !@#$ers. I was getting annoyed with all their spam they sentwhich I reported to the Feds.Need to see more of it...and publicize it better. This wasn't even on any of the morning news programs. But.....

Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail, Kazaa, U.S. Secret Service, spam, identity fraud

Discussion threads 2004-10-29

The Department of Home Affairs in South Africa Is Preventing Identity Fraud

South Africa's Department of Home Affairs is responsible for the central registry of all citizens and permanent residents, maintaining their birth, death, marriage and related records - no small task in a country with 43 million citizens. The fact that South Africa's government and private sector each lose approximately U.S....

Tags: Identity Fraud, Unisys Corp., South Africa, Government, Vertical Industries, Litigation, Sales Channel, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Sales

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Mirrapass Login and Password Helper 1.2.5 (Windows)

Login to your favorite websites safely and securely with a single click. Save time, protect your identity and never forget a password again. Mirrapass can secure your online identity and manage your passwords to protect you against fraud and identity theft. Now you can automatically and securely save your login...

Tags: Password, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Mirrasoft, Identity Theft, Web Site Development, Security, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Web addresses to exend to non-English languages

Domain spoofing opportunity?I always wanted to know what they will be doing against this: http://www.z?net.com/ is actually a false domain because '?' is a Cyrillyc Small Letter Komi De insted of a Latin 'd'.Entering it in a browser causes an error today, but what will happen if they legalize non-latin...

Tags: Channel management, Keyboards, English Language, non-English-language, Web

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

Could diabetes fight the obesity epidemic?

Nice one, Dana.When are you going to write something relevant - like IT - on this site?There is no IT in this blog. Just pointing out the obvious.When will you learn to use google?This is among the worst medically releated post you have written. And please stop quoting the...

Tags: Exenatide, diabetes, GLP-1, secretion

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Zone Alarm Extreme Security 2010

Best known for its ZoneAlarm firewall, Check Point Software also publishes two full-featured security suites. ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2010 gives users a robust firewall, antivirus and antispyware, and parental control package for $49.95, while ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 adds Web browsing protection, system tune-up tools, backup options, and anti-phishing technology...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows 7, SECURITY, ZoneAlarm, firewall

Product reviews 2009-10-08

Amazon Icon Installer 2.0 (Windows)

Automatically Installs an Amazon Icon to your desktop so that you don't have to type, providing instant access to Amazon.com in a single click. Prevent fraud by using the Icon to insure that you are shopping at Amazon and not a fraudulent site. Using Amazon Icon Installers by Iconomize saves...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Amazon.com Inc., Iconomize, Identity Theft, Desktops, Litigation, Security, Hardware, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-02