Category «ID Theft»

CT Attorney General Announces Nationwide Settlement With Choicepoint For Security Breach

Press release, May 31, 2007: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, with attorneys general from 43 other states, announced a settlement today with ChoicePoint for allegedly failing to adequately protect consumers’ personally identifiable information, resulting in a massive security breach. The Atlanta-based ChoicePoint, which collects and maintains personally identifiable information on consumers, provides identification and credential verification …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

FTC Testifies on Government Agencies Collection and Use of Personal Information and Identity Theft

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Public Entities, Personal Information, and Identity Theft, Presented by Betsy Broder, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Ohio Privacy and Public Records Access Study Committee of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives, May 31, 2007. Presidents Identity Theft …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft

TriCipher Consumer Online Banking Study

Press release: “…a recent TriCipher Consumer Online Banking Study, conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research, reveals that consumers would take advantage of more online banking services if banks provided stronger identity protection. The TriCipher Consumer Online Banking Study included 3,349 respondents from a random-sample panel that was representative of the U.S. population. Surprising findings uncovered …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Commerce, ID Theft

OMB Orders Agencies to Eliminate Unnecessary Collection of Social Security Numbers

Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget: M-07-16, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information, May 22, 2007 (22 pages, PDF) “As part of the work of the Identify Theft Task Force, this memorandum requires agencies to develop and implement a breach notification policy within 120 …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

Consumer Website Tracks State Security Freeze Laws

FinancialPrivacyNow.org: “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing financial crimes. Nearly 10 million Americans fall victim each year. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported in 2005, on average, an ID theft victim of new account and other fraud spent 60 hours resolving problems brought on by ID theft, those victims of existing accounts spent …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

TSA Public Statement on Employee Data Security Incident

Follow up to May 5, 2007 posting, Missing TSA Hard Drive Has Data on 100,000 Employees, this additional update from the TSA: “Today the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a benefit package to provide employees and former employees affected by the data security incident with free credit monitoring for up-to one year. In addition to …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

House Judiciary Committee Sends Four Crime Bills to the House Floor

Press release: “Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved four crime bills and sent them to the House floor for consideration. The bills were: HR 1700, the “COPS Improvement Act of 2007;” HR 916, the “John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007;” HR 1525, the “Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007;” and, HR …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

New GAO Reports Cover Defense Acquisitions, Immigration Benefits, ID Theft and More

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Quality Guidelines Generally Followed for Police-Public Contact Surveys, but Opportunities Exist to Help Assure Agency Independence GAO-07-340, March 30, 2007 Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Agency’s Flexibility Reduces Transparency of Program Cost GAO-07-799T, April 30, 2007 Defense Management: High-Level Leadership Commitment and Actions Are Needed to Address Corrosion Issues GAO-07-618, April 30, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, ID Theft

Presidents Identity Theft Task Force Releases Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Combat Identity Theft

Press release: “Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the completion of the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan to combat identity theft. The strategic plan is the result of an unprecedented federal effort to formulate a comprehensive and fully coordinated plan to attack this widespread …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

UK Consumers Not Risk Averse When Using Online Services According to New Report

Press release: “UK consumers are not as risk-averse when it comes to using online services as previously thought, according to recent research conducted by BT. Despite daily warnings about security threats and cyber-criminals, people are willing to take risks online, as long as they feel informed, and it is clear how consequences will be addressed. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Commerce, ID Theft, Privacy

Phishing Activity Trends for February 2007

Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), Phishing Activity Trends for February 2007 (8 pages, PDF) “The number of phishing reports received by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) came to 23,610 in February, a drop of over 6,000 from Januarys previous record high of 29,930. ► For the first time ever recorded by the APWG, the United States …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

Corporate Data Loss Cost Calculator

Tech//404® Data Loss Cost Calculator: “Data loss resulting from network security breaches and identity theft has become a regular occurrence. While the number of affected records can vary widely in any given data loss scenario, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that the average number was roughly 99,000. For recent examples and media …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Records, ID Theft, Intellectual Property, Knowledge Management

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