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Government wants business ideas for ID cards
The government's created the infrastructure, now it's time for the public and private sector to come up with applications, according to minister...
Police get mobile fingerprint scanners
Agency says scheme to check identities while mobile will save police time, but civil rights groups have called for a stop to plans until legal...
Charges brought in TK Maxx data theft case
Charges have been brought against suspects in one of the largest identity-thefts on record, which included data from TK Maxx, the UK arm of TJX.
Protecting identity top business priority
Businesses have said that securing personal information will be their biggest priority in the next 12 to 18 months.
Home Office: ID cards catch first illegal immigrant
The Home Office is singing the praises of its controversial identity card scheme, after the fingerprinting system caught its very first illegal...
First ID cards go to foreign nationals
The first round of the controversial biometric card and identity database has kicked off.
Tories criticise ID cards contract compensation
The opposition’s plans to scrap ID cards has led it to criticise Home Office discussions to include compensation clauses in the scheme’s...
Facebook and Google track user activity on NHS website
Online identity experts slam the NHS for allowing Facebook and Google to track user activities on its website.
15,000 Standard Life customers' data put at risk
HMRC admits CD containing personal data lost in transit may put pension customers at risk of identity fraud weeks after similar breach involving a...
Bleak job market creating data thieves, says Visa chief
Visa chief risk officer says that the recession is creating more identity criminals - but has little sympathy for businesses who don’t follow...
Italian police arrest phishing gang
Crackdown on major phishing gang leads to the arrest of 24 people behind the attacks on thousands of websites used to commit identity theft.
Stolen council laptop sparks identity theft concerns
Bank and National Insurance details of 16,000 Worcestershire County Council staff on stolen laptop.
Recession increases fraud fear for UK citizens
A security survey released today has shown UK citizens are more afraid of fraud and identity theft since the recession hit.
ID and access management takes hold
One of the fastest growing areas of the identity and access management, over half of large organisations are already using password management...
Safe in the cloud: McAfee launches cloud security platform
McAfee offers modules to help secure email, web and identity traffic between the office and the cloud.
Laptop theft poses identity theft risk to M&S staff
Laptop with 26,000 names, addresses and National Insurance numbers of workers at Marks and Spencers is stolen from printing firm.
Banks face nightmare scenario of internal ID theft
Expansion of spending on data security measures still failing to address identity and data theft by staff and criminals on the inside.
NIDFPW: ID fraud up 10 per cent
Identity fraud has gone up by nearly 10 per cent, with around 80,000 cases recorded in the first nine months of 2010.
Fraudsters focus on ID theft, not stealing cash
While fewer victims are immediately hit with financial losses, it could be a sign that fraudsters are stealing identity details to sell on.
Virtual worlds open to malware and identity theft
Increasing use of virtual worlds as social and business platforms means that they are being increasingly targeted by criminals.
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