Articles Tagged with ''identity theft''

Security researcher Brian Krebs has uncovered the involvement of credit bureau Experian in an ID theft operation, according to ZDNet. Experian became involved through their March 2012 acquisition of Court Ventures.

Crooks who steal credit and debit card numbers are now using an off-the-shelf technology to compromise computerized store cash registers.

A just released survey by the Pew Research Center Internet Project finds that most Internet users would like to be anonymous online, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online.

A cyberattack on a University of Delaware computer system exposed more than 72,000 people to identity theft and could cost the school millions of dollars.

The Internal Revenue Service accidentally released thousands of Social Security numbers online.

An alleged $6 billion money-laundering cyber network that helped hide illegal transactions worldwide has been busted.

A Cisco Customer Experience Report found that customers want a more seamless and personalized experience from their bank and are mostly willing to share biometric information with bankers.

More than 2 million complaints were submitted to the FTC last year, and identity theft topped the list for the 13th consecutive year.

Tax identity fraud could cost the U.S. $21 billion over the next five years, and violent crime is taking advantage of the ease of the crime.

$200 million-worth in automobiles, electronics and gold was purchased on some 25,000 fraudulent credit cards in an 18-person crime ring, prosecutors allege.