Latest ID-Theft Worry? Copiers
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Digital photocopiers use hard drives to store data. If not properly secured, they can be vulnerable to data thieves. By the Associated Press.
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PHILADELPHIA - Now that gifts are unwrapped, a trip to the merchandise return counter can&#39;t be far behind. Just be sure to take along your receipt - and a photo ID.
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Thousands of Wells Fargo &amp; Co. mortgage and student-loan customers might be at risk for identity theft after four computers were stolen in October from a vendor that prints loan statements.
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For the second time in over a year, a high profile figure has had his identity stolen after publicly releasing his own financial information. Is identity theft really this easy?
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Commissioner has a mull A little-noticed system that allows printed documents to be tracked by government agents has gotten the attention of the EU Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, who says the technology may violate EU human rights guarantees.â¦
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QUINCY, Mass. - John Russo has been a victim of identity theft. So when he was asked to fork over a photo ID just to be seated at an IHOP pancake restaurant, he flipped.
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Some businesses and lawmakers are worried that new identification requirements going into effect Thursday at the borders with Canada and Mexico could create widespread confusion and delays and discourage some people from making the trip.
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A service launched last week that aims to help online users determine whether their credit card and Social Security numbers may have been compromised is running into skepticism about how secure -- and safe -- it is.
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An alternative take on the week so far... Letters In the postbag this fine Tuesday, we discovered a multitude of mail on the subject of cutting the cost of the ID card scheme. You had much to say about minister Liam Byrne's suggestion that using existing government databases might help trim the budget a little:â¦
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SEEKONK -- With help from US Secret Service agents, Stop &amp; Shop Supermarket Cos. executives scrambled yesterday to determine how many consumers may have had their credit and debit card data stolen by high-tech thieves who apparently broke into checkout-line card readers and planted the equivalent of bugs to steal information.
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Thousands of credit card numbers and other personal data may have been compromised.
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How can they tell with no readers, anyway? Analysis Widespread reports (proving at least that the press and opposition parties can speed read executive summaries) damn the Identity &amp; Passport Service for only securing a two year warranty for a product with a ten year lifespan. Ah, but that's by no means the only thing about the project that's broken.â¦
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Fraud on UK credit cards has fallen - but identity fraud is on the up, a survey from analysts Datamonitor finds.
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Not compulsion - sign here to end the pain... "Various forms of coercion" could be used to accelerate the rollout of ID cards, the idea being that ID cards will remain 'voluntary' for as long as possible, while not having an ID card will become more and more uncomfortable. This, precisely what the government has intended to do all along, is stated baldly in an Identity &amp; Passport Service leak cited by the Sunday People.â¦
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Increasing concerns about identity theft are driving a growing number of counties to start redacting personal data from public records on their Web sites. But the work remains challenging.
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One of the most common forms of identity theft involves illegal immigrants using fraudulent Social Security numbers.
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Plus: Are you having an identity crisis? [News.com Extra]