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FTC Recruiting Identity Theft Victims

coondoggie writes "In an effort to buttress its enforcement and better understand the scourge that is identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission said today its plans to conduct a wide-ranging study of victims of the crime. The FTC is looking for people harmed by the crime and said the survey will examine the remedies available to victims under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). Among other things, the FACT Act gave consumers the right to place fraud alerts on their credit files if they are, or suspect they may become, victims of identity theft; block information on their credit reports that resulted from identity theft; and obtain copies of their credit reports free of charge."

Palm-vein biometrics help accurately ID patients

All too often, people are victims of identity theft. Less common, but perhaps more dangerous, is the growing trend of medical identity fraud. According to an FTC report, three percent of all identity theft victims in 2005 were victims of medical identity theft — which means of the 8.3 million ID theft victims that year, approximately 250,000 people were victimized by medical identity theft. Victims do not normally realize that they have been victimized — unless they get a hospital bill for a procedure they never received.

FTC to poll identity theft victims

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it is planning to survey recent identity theft victims in hopes of learning how to improve enforcement efforts and consumer education.

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Proliferation of Laptop Theft at Airports Echoes Last Year's Rise in the Crime

(IDTheftSecurity.com) More than 15,000 laptop computers go missing every week from airports in Europe, according to new research, which added credence to another study that showed a 6 percent year-over-year increase in laptop theft in 2007. Widely televised and quoted personal security and

Help for identity fraud victims

Identity fraud victims should only need to make one telephone call rather than three to put their credit record straight as a result of a new scheme.

Privacy group: Identity-theft monitoring service a waste

Consumers who sign up for identity-theft monitoring services may be getting a lot less protection against some common types of fraud than they assume they are, according to an online guide released Monday by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC).

Privacy group: Identity-theft monitoring service a waste

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse warns that identity-theft monitoring services offer less protection than users assume, and many of those services can often be obtained for free

Affinion Security Center Launches New Web Portal for Businesses to Help Clients Prevent Identity Theft

New Website Offers Customizable Identity Theft Protection Solutions that Help Increase Customer Security and Loyalty NORWALK, Conn., July 30

11 Charged in TJX Network Security Breach Identity Theft

The U.S. Attorney in Boston and Secret Service charge 11 with identity theft of millions of credit and debit cards from the TJX database breach. More than 40 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen when hackers breached the network of TJX and stole customer data from retailers BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Forever 21 and DSW.

Amazing, But True: FTC Doesn't Want To Rush Into National Privacy Standards

While there are plenty of gov't agencies that seem to rush into any chance to add more regulations that grant them more power, the FTC has a history of being quite reasonable and quite conservative about these things. You may recall that years ago, the FTC was against the idea of CAN-SPAM because it would effectively legalize plenty of spam, with one FTC commissioner noting that spam should be anything that you don't like -- and legislating against that is next to impossible. Specifically, he was worried (correctly, it appears) that in allowing lawmakers to define spam, it has merely opened up more possibilities for spamming.

Nintendo Will Get a Taste of Grand Theft Auto

Nintendo will get a taste of Grand Theft Auto. The top selling game machine....will be getting the number one selling game series. The Nintendo DS...which outsold even Nintendo's Wii console during the month of June....will be getting a version of Grand Theft Auto all its own. Take Two Interactive Chairman Strauss Zelnick says GTA Chinatown Wars will arrive this winter. While Grand Theft Auto IV shattered sales records on the full blown console platforms....the series has also generated more controversy than just about any other video game. Says Zelnick...

Verisign Getting in Compliance with Government Data Regulations by Leveraging Online Security Technology

Identity theft attempts are everyday events and the consequences of succumbing can be devastating. To protect vulnerable users from these kinds of attacks, companies such as VeriSign have developed encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) for protecting the data that identity thieves crave, especially credit card numbers, payment information, social security numbers, passwords, and confidential personal data. Read this white paper to learn about encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) developed by some companies to protect the data that identity thieves target. It also explores the standards and regulations and describes the recommendations or requirements they impose for using encryption and related technologies.

Verisign Getting in Compliance with Government Data Regulations by Leveraging Online Security Technology

Identity theft attempts are everyday events and the consequences of succumbing can be devastating. To protect vulnerable users from these kinds of attacks, companies such as VeriSign have developed encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) for protecting the data that identity thieves crave, especially credit card numbers, payment information, social security numbers, passwords, and confidential personal data. Read this white paper to learn about encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) developed by some companies to protect the data that identity thieves target. It also explores the standards and regulations and describes the recommendations or requirements they impose for using encryption and related technologies.

Verisign Getting in Compliance with Government Data Regulations by Leveraging Online Security Technology

Identity theft attempts are everyday events and the consequences of succumbing can be devastating. To protect vulnerable users from these kinds of attacks, companies such as VeriSign have developed encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) for protecting the data that identity thieves crave, especially credit card numbers, payment information, social security numbers, passwords, and confidential personal data. Read this white paper to learn about encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) developed by some companies to protect the data that identity thieves target. It also explores the standards and regulations and describes the recommendations or requirements they impose for using encryption and related technologies.

Verisign Getting in Compliance with Government Data Regulations by Leveraging Online Security Technology

Identity theft attempts are everyday events and the consequences of succumbing can be devastating. To protect vulnerable users from these kinds of attacks, companies such as VeriSign have developed encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) for protecting the data that identity thieves crave, especially credit card numbers, payment information, social security numbers, passwords, and confidential personal data. Read this white paper to learn about encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) developed by some companies to protect the data that identity thieves target. It also explores the standards and regulations and describes the recommendations or requirements they impose for using encryption and related technologies.

Verisign Getting in Compliance with Government Data Regulations by Leveraging Online Security Technology

Identity theft attempts are everyday events and the consequences of succumbing can be devastating. To protect vulnerable users from these kinds of attacks, companies such as VeriSign have developed encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) for protecting the data that identity thieves crave, especially credit card numbers, payment information, social security numbers, passwords, and confidential personal data. Read this white paper to learn about encryption technologies (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL Certificates) developed by some companies to protect the data that identity thieves target. It also explores the standards and regulations and describes the recommendations or requirements they impose for using encryption and related technologies.

No-Fail Identity Theft – Live and In Person

ancientribe writes "A researcher performing social-engineering exploits on behalf of several US banks and other firms in the past year has 'stolen' thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. He and his team have posed as investigators for the FDIC (among other things), and numerous times have literally been able to walk out the door with pilfered identities. The reason: organizations are typically so focused on online ID theft that they've forgotten how easy it is for a criminal to socially engineer his way into a bank branch or office and physically hack it."

IRS Warns Taxpayers of Phishing-Related Scams

The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers of a rash of identity theft scams where thieves try to steal personal information by promising tax benefits or threatening penalties. The tax agency said taxpayers reported almost 700 attempted incidents of identity theft, or phishing, in May and June alone.

Smith: The Carrot-and-Stick Approach - Federal Agencies Should Reward Companies That Ensure the Privacy of Consumer Data

As evidenced by the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) record-setting fine against ChoicePoint, the federal government is getting serious about holding businesses responsible for the protection of consumer information. In addition to the actions taken by FTC and other governing bodies, several members of Congress have introduced bills designed to protect consumers from identity theft and other types of fraud. Several of those bills seek to restrict or regulate the use of personally identifiable information such as credit card numbers, customer records and Social Security numbers.

Aetna, Citi, Deutsche Telekom AG and UNINETT Win 2008 Liberty Alliance IDDY Awards

NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Alliance, the global identity community working to build a more trust-worthy internet for consumers, governments and businesses worldwide, today announced Aetna, Citi, Deutsche Telekom AG and UNINETT have won the 2008 IDDY (Identity Deployment of the Year) Award. This year the judging panel awarded IDDYs in three categories covering Liberty-based deployments, Liberty-based emerging applications and multi-protocol identity-enabled solutions incorporating open identity specifications from Liberty Alliance. Winners will receive the IDDY Award on-stage at CSO Magazine's Digital ID World 2008 conference in Anaheim CA on September 9. A photo of the Liberty Alliance IDDY Award is available at http://www.projectliberty.

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Banks, credit reporting agencies, and independent vendors such as LifeLock and Debix have worked hard to convince consumers that identity theft monitoring services are a good deal—even when they charge as much as $14.95 per month, as a recent offering from Equifax does. But the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (www.privacyright.org), which made its name cataloguing the more than 230 million records that have been compromised since 2005, recently issued a fact sheet entitled “Straight Talk about Identity Theft Monitoring Services” that gives the products, and their price points, a good drubbing.

11 Charged In TJX, Other Breaches

coondoggie writes "The Justice Department has charged 11 people in connection with the massive theft of credit card numbers from various retailers, including TJX, BJs and OfficeMax. Authorities say the group charged was involved in the theft of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers. In an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Boston, Albert 'Segvec' Gonzalez, of Miami, was charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy for his role in the scheme. Others indicted are from the US, Estonia, China, and Belarus." We've been following the TJX breach since the beginning.

Zero Day Threat

Ben Rothke writes "Zero Day Threat: the Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity is an interesting and eye-opening look at how banks and credit card companies make ID theft and fraud rather elementary. But with all that, this book must be read in the larger context of how today's society deals with, and is often oblivious to, risk. When is comes to risk, American society tolerates tens of thousands of drunk-driving deaths, gives millions in federal tobacco subsidies, and is oblivious about near-epidemics such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. With all that, it is doubtful that the myriad horror stories Zero Day Threat details will persuade Congress or the other players to do anything to curtail the problem with identity theft and internet fraud.

UpperBid Online Auctions Forms Partnership With Trufina to Combat Online Auction Fraud

CASA GRANDE, Ariz., July 14, 2008 -- In a response to an overwhelming amount of fraud in online auction transactions, UpperBid.com took the lead today by implementing the most in-depth degree of seller verification among all online auction sites, even surpassing the verification process of industry giants like eBay. By partnering with Trufina.com, the leader in providing online identity verification and management services, UpperBid has ensured that all sellers will go through an in-depth and thorough identity verification process. This seller verification process now required by UpperBid is the toughest in the industry. UpperBid is also offering the identity verification to buyers who wish to provide proof of their identity.

UpperBid Online Auctions Forms Partnership With Trufina to Combat Online Auction Fraud

CASA GRANDE, Ariz., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In a response to an overwhelming amount of fraud in online auction transactions, UpperBid.com took the lead today by implementing the most in-depth degree of seller verification among all online auction sites, even surpassing the verification process of industry giants like eBay. By partnering with Trufina.com, the leader in providing online identity verification and management services, UpperBid has ensured that all sellers will go through an in-depth and thorough identity verification process. This seller verification process now required by UpperBid is the toughest in the industry. UpperBid is also offering the identity verification to buyers who wish to provide proof of their identity.

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