http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identity-theft-blog.html This blog feed is where we announce new pages to the site that help you discover ways to be less appealing to a fraudster. en-us combat identity theft Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:17 GMT Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:17 GMT combat-identity-theft.com http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/internet-identity-theft.html How secure are your passwords? In the world of internet identity theft, password security is very important. We offer some password security tips here Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:17 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/business-credit-card-fraud.html How bad a problem is business credit card fraud? We discuss the reasons why theft and fraud from businesses is such a taboo subject for management. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:26:17 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/credit-card-fraud-statistics.html Just how bad are the credit card fraud statistics? Why are there so few numbers available for the public to assess? Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:59:25 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identity-theft-used-in-dubai-murder.html Was identity theft used in the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh? Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:11:49 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/internet-credit-card-fraud.html Are your transactions at risk from internet credit card fraud and if so, to what extent? We discuss online credit card fraud and the simplest prevention techniques here Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:33:03 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identy-theft-from-facebook.html I was compromised in Facebook, someone used my email and was able to use the same pages as mine. It wasn't pretty, I kept getting emails from people Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:41:28 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/international-credit-card-fraud.html A modern international credit card fraud will be almost impossible for police to prosecute. We look at some of the reasons why and what an individual can do about preventing it Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:47:32 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/spousal-credit-card-fraud.html Is spousal credit card fraud really a problem? Who should we be afraid of in the fight against fraud and identity theft? Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:48:36 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/computer-hackers-using-facebook.html Four people, ALLEXANDRE KEVIN,JORDANE BERTHE, EMILIE MERCIER and ALEXANDRE VAUGEOIS hack your whole computer information by sending you a friend Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:13:39 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identity-theft-blog.html#German-Credit-Cards-Recalled The BBC reports that credit cards in Germany may have been 'compromised' in Spain. To be safe, they are recalling over 100,000 cards. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:34:21 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/store-theft-in-the-usa.html It seems that store theft in the USA is up by 8.8. In a recession, it is hardly a surprise that shrinkage is on the rise, but the Global Retail Theft Barometer 2009 confirms this... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:28 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/credit-card-fraud-protection.html I had been running an online store and suffering from charge backs. These charge backs seemed to be coming in large part due to the fraudulent use of Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:38 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/could-the-real-mr-f-please-stand-up.html It was an otherwise unremarkable winter morning when I learned my identity had been stolen. I was eating breakfast while sleepily opening my post. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:22:57 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/someone-elses-name-came-up-instead-of-me.html While trying to enter my profile (first time ever on facebook) I entered my email address and someone else's name and birthdate popped up. I'm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:46:59 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/cyber-bank-robbers.html Ukrainian criminals have turned into cyber bank robbers and have been targeting German banks ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:40:50 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/hard-drives-really-are-hard.html I had read that pcs were being broken up in places like nigeria and that there was a booming 2nd hand market in hard drives. It seems that people Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:10:21 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/aboutcom.html about.com has a section with free background information on almost every subject on earth. I found that there were a lot of articles about a number of Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:17:59 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/american-credit-cards.html One man showed just how at risk American credit cards are. One hacker managed to steal 130 million credit card details for identity theft. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:31:36 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/they-stole-my-wallet-and-it-cost-me-12000.html I'm not sure that this was identity theft, but I was recently the victim of a credit card scam. While travelling home from work, carrying a large Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:25:03 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/your-identity-theft-stories.html Tell us your identity theft stories and help alert others to the potential dangers of identity theft. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:48:38 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/fake-passports.html The BBA in the UK is looking for a solution to frauds committed using fake passports. They hope for a database to provide better information about stolen of fake identification. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:56:13 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/professional-online-criminals.html Do professional online criminals really exist? Are they more myth than legend? Where are they and what do they do? Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:12:41 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/other-peoples-money.html Other People's Money - The rise and fall of Britain's boldest credit card fraudster by Neil Forsyth with Elliot Castro is a book about one young man and his quest to live the high-life without working Sat, 30 May 2009 12:28:33 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/mcmafia-by-misha-glenny.html McMafia by Misha Glenny is an absorbing read about international criminal gangs in modern society. These gangs are researched and discussed and cover the world! Their reach is astounding... Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:18:19 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/personal-data-for-sale.html The amount of personal data for sale online is staggering. Not only is it a huge market, but it appears to be growing, fuelling identity theft and credit card fraud. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:41:23 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/eu-isp-data.html A new European Union directive is forcing all EU ISPs to store user data now. How will this impact privacy online? Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:12:15 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/stock-fraud.html Stock fraud is becoming less and less common as regulators make their rules and enforcement efforts ever firmer. However, stock fraud victims generally lose large amounts of money and have difficulty. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:50 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identity-theft-websites-1.html Find some of the most useful identity theft websites online. These resources will really help any individual to protect themselves from ID Fraud. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:07:59 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/news-websites.html Find the news websites that regularly cover the identity theft news and can help you to stay informed. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:25:11 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/civil-liberties-websites.html Discover some of the most influential civil liberties websites. These are the people that strive to protect our human rights - even when we might not realise that we need protection! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:52:08 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identity-theft-websites.html The world of identity theft prevention takes on many forms and as such there are many identity theft websites that deal with information dissemination and various aspects of this issue. We recommend.. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:50:57 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/uk-fraud-figures.html Discover the true scale of UK fraud figures from 2007 as reported by The Times newspaper. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:08:26 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/us-hacker-gang.html Learn about the US hacker gang being charged in August 2008 for stealing information about tens of millions of credit and debit cards. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:38:07 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/card-cloning-gang.html How one English village has been targetted by a card cloning gang. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:14:35 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/card-cloning-court-case.html Read about this card cloning court case and discover why the crime is so profitable and why it is so hard to prevent identity theft and fraud. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:37:16 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/risk-of-identity-theft.html Learn why changes in UK legislation make those who use recruitment consultants at risk of identity theft. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:57:51 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/UK-identity-theft-trends.html Experian has analysed their data to find some UK Identity theft trends from 2007. These Identity theft statistics are very revealing. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:38 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/credit-checks-for-mobile-phones.html 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? Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:51:12 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/dispose-of-personal-computers.html 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... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:10:51 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/cctv-cameras.html Do CCTV cameras in the UK protect as much as we might like to think they do? Tue, 06 May 2008 12:08:01 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/facebook-identity-theft.html Discover how a criminal could find important personal information on Facebook identity theft is made much easier by displaying such details. Sun, 04 May 2008 10:21:56 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/uk-credit-card-fraud.html Discover why the UK credit card fraud figures for 2007 show an increase despite the introduction of CHIP and PIN technology in 2006 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:37:04 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/website-security-measure.html 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. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:19:24 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/identity-theft-by-gavin-mills.html Click here to read a book review of Identity Theft by Gavin Mills Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:06:26 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/NHS-trusts-data-loss.html Read about how the government announced NHS Trusts data loss in the UK. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:34:06 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/loss-of-government-held-data.html 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. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:16:42 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/stolen-data-in-the-uk.html Read about the latest thefts of laptops which result in more stolen data in the UK. Are you a potential victim? Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:02:03 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/child-benefit-data-loss.html The huge embarrassment of the Child Benefit data loss by the UK government raises many unpleasant questions about our current surveillance society. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:42:32 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/credit-report-security.html Just how strong is credit report security? Most identity theft writers seem to have used others to obtain details of credit checks. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:47:15 GMT http://www.combat-identity-theft.com/credit-checks-for-passports.html Discover how a new plan for credit checks for passports in the UK adds even more importance to the accuracy of a credit file. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:45:01 GMT