Home Office coughs to larger data loss
Home Office coughs to larger data loss: “ Another 250,000 records lunched The Home Office has admitted to losing a quarter of a million more records than it originally thought.… “ (Via The Register –…
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Four million British identities are up for sale on the internet
Four million British identities are up for sale on the internet: “The identities of more than four million Britons are being offered for sale on the internet, The Times has learnt.“ (Via Tech and Web…
BBC News: Straw hit by internet fraudsters
BBC NEWS | Politics | Straw hit by internet fraudsters Page last updated at 16:00 GMT, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 Straw hit by internet fraudsters Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been the victim of Nigerian…
U.S. Identity Theft Convictions Up 26 Percent, Feds Say
U.S. Identity Theft Convictions Up 26 Percent, Feds Say: “Identity theft convictions in the United States increased 26 percent in 2007 from the year before, the Bush administration reported Tuesday. Still, 1.6 million complaints of…
Identity fraud: Plan to release death records to credit agencies
Identity fraud: Plan to release death records to credit agencies: “Death records are to be released in a bid to stop fraudsters stealing the identity of the deceased” (Via Latest news, sport, business, comment and…
UK retailers ‘unprepared’ for TK Maxx-style hack
UK retailers ‘unprepared’ for TK Maxx-style hack: “UK retailers are woefully unprepared for the kind of attack that was perpetrated on the US-based owner of the discount clothing chain TK Maxx, security experts said today.”…
Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case
Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case: A Missouri woman is accused of using a phony online identity to taunt a girl, who then committed suicide. In a highly unusual use of a federal law generally…