How To Combat Identity Theft

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Jul 4, 2008, UK Identity Theft Trends 2007 - UK Identity Theft Statistics

Experian has analysed their data to find some UK Identity theft trends from 2007. These Identity theft statistics are very revealing.

Jun 29, 2008, Credit Checks For Mobile Phones - Should we need them?

Should companies need credit checks for mobile phones and contracts? Are there implications for our sensitive information to leak when these credit checks are made?

Jun 27, 2008, Dispose of personal computers - degaussing, wiping hard disks

It is vital to dipose of personal computers with care and avoid sending masses of private information out into the world. Find out how to do it here...

May 6, 2008, CCTV Cameras In The UK - Do They Work?

Do CCTV cameras in the UK protect as much as we might like to think they do?

May 4, 2008, Facebook Identity Theft

Discover how a criminal could find important personal information on Facebook identity theft is made much easier by displaying such details.

Mar 14, 2008, UK Credit Card Fraud

Discover why the UK credit card fraud figures for 2007 show an increase despite the introduction of CHIP and PIN technology in 2006

Feb 26, 2008, Website Security Measure

Discover how understanding a simple website security measure can help you to ensure that only genuine vendors are used online and that your personal information is not at identity theft risk.

Feb 6, 2008, Identity Theft by Gavin Mills

Click here to read a book review of Identity Theft by Gavin Mills

Dec 23, 2007, NHS Trusts Data Loss

Read about how the government announced NHS Trusts data loss in the UK.

Dec 18, 2007, Loss of government held data

Two more announcements detail the massive loss of government held data in the UK. Learn whether you might be impacted and where these losses happened.

Dec 14, 2007, Stolen Data In The UK

Read about the latest thefts of laptops which result in more stolen data in the UK. Are you a potential victim?

Dec 14, 2007, Child Benefit Data Loss

The huge embarrassment of the Child Benefit data loss by the UK government raises many unpleasant questions about our current surveillance society.

Dec 12, 2007, Credit Report Security

Just how strong is credit report security? Most identity theft writers seem to have used others to obtain details of credit checks.

Dec 12, 2007, Credit Checks For Passports

Discover how a new plan for credit checks for passports in the UK adds even more importance to the accuracy of a credit file.

Dec 12, 2007, UK Credit Report

Discover how you can obtain your UK credit report and which companies you should contact to do this...

Dec 11, 2007, Card Cloning Gang

How one English village has been targetted by a card cloning gang.

Dec 10, 2007, Life Assurance Fraud

The story of Mr John Darwin and his life assurance fraud show just how useful a genuine false passport and change of identity can be to a fraudster.

Dec 1, 2007, Zombie Code Writer

A zombie code writer in New Zealand aged just 18 has been arrested. Find out what risk your pc is at from becoming a zombie.

Nov 23, 2007, Social Networking

Discover why social networking sites worry the UK Information Commissioner's Office and how that might impact you.

Nov 23, 2007, Intrusive Information Gathering

Find out the latest intrusive information gathering that the EU is mulling over. Would you want to answer such questions?

Nov 17, 2007, Cybercrime Within The EU - 15/21 Nov 2007

Read about the latest numbers and thoughts relating to cybercrime within the EU

Nov 11, 2007, Identity Theft Enforcement And Restitution Act

Read about the proposed Identity Theft Enforcement And Restitution Act and how it may help vicitms of Identity Theft.

Nov 11, 2007, Identity Theft To Obtain Residential Property

Discover how some unlucky landlords in the UK have been the target of identity theft to obtain residential property.

Oct 7, 2007, UK Debit And Credit Card Fraud

Recent figures suggest that UK debit and credit card fraud has increased with criminal gangs changing their approach and tactics

Oct 1, 2007, Telephone Privacy

Find out how a new UK regulation gives your telephone privacy away and opens up many potential identity theft and crime problems.

Oct 1, 2007, Internet Crime

Discover why online users are expected to face a barrage of attacks of internet crime as information becomes more available and the tools easier to buy and use.

Sep 13, 2007, Identity Theft Risk

Discover why there is an identity theft risk to all UK homeowners because of details held by HM Land Registry on the property register

Sep 13, 2007, Combat Identity Theft Dilemma

Whilst we have the best of intentions, do sites sometimes help rather than combat identity theft? We discuss the dilemma here...

Jul 27, 2007, Risk Of Identity Theft

Learn why changes in UK legislation make those who use recruitment consultants at risk of identity theft.

Jul 10, 2007, Protect the deceased from identity theft

Learn why it is vital to protect the deceased from identity theft and just why ID fraudsters have started targetting the dead.