EU Seminar Report: Trust In the Net
From Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, “Safety on the Net” (7 pages, PDF), (09/02/06).
Category «ID Theft»
Internet Security Threat Report Finds Increase in Crimeware
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume IX: March 2006 Highlights. Press release: “This volume of the Internet Security Threat Report offers an overview of threat activity that took place between July 1 and December 31, 2005. In this edition, the new threat landscape is shown to be increasingly dominated by attacks and malicious code that …
Minnesota Governor Announces Proposals to Protect Personal Privacy
Press release: “Citing the need to safeguard the personal information of Minnesotans, Governor Pawlenty today announced a series of proposals that will protect personal privacy and improve the way state government handles personal data…In 2005, more than 3,000 Minnesotans became the victims of identity theft according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Identity Theft: Protecting Your Good Name
NPR: Identity Theft – Protecting Your Good Name, February 27, 2006. (17 pages, PDF)
FTC Announces Settlement in Security Breach Violation Case
FTC press release: “In the largest known compromise of financial data to date, CardSystems Solutions, Inc. and its successor, Solidus Networks, Inc., doing business as Pay By Touch Solutions, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that CardSystems’ failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of tens of millions of …
Cmte. Sends Letters Seeking Info on Data Brokers’ Business Activities
Follow-up to House Cmte. Seeks Operations Docs. from Websites Selling Cell Phone Records, “House Energy and Commerce Committee investigators have identified people behind 22 Web pages that may offer criminals, stalkers and any other paying customer the detailed records of a person’s private telephone calls.” Press release today: “Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, …
DHS To Conduct National Computer Security Survey
“The goal of National Computer Security Survey (NCSS) is to produce reliable national and industry-level estimates of the prevalence of computer security incidents (such as denial of service attacks, fraud, or theft of information) against businesses and the resulting losses incurred by businesses. The first national survey of thousands of businesses is being conducted in …
CRS Report on State and Federal Data Security Laws
Data Security: Federal and State Laws, February 03, 2006 “This report provides a brief discussion of federal and state data security laws. The security of personal information and risks to data are paramount concerns addressed in federal and state law, legislation, and regulations.”
New BBB Report on ID Fraud
Press release: “The 2006 Identity Fraud Survey Report – released by the Council of Better Business Bureaus and Javelin Strategy & Research – provides new facts on how identity fraud occurs, counterintuitive insights that challenge conventionally accepted beliefs about these crimes, and steps consumers can take to further protect themselves against this problem…people are not …
Report On Impact of ID Theft in UK
UK Home Office: Updated Estimate of the of the Cost of Identity Fraud to the UK Economy, 2 February 2006 (4 pages, PDF). Update: Government ‘overstated’ ID fraud figures
StopBadware.org Launched By Consortium
The new StopBadware.org website, sponsored by the Berkman Center, the Oxford Internet Institute, with assistance from Consumer Reports WebWatch, …”will seek to provide reliable, objective information about downloadable applications in order to help consumers to make better choices about what they download on to their computers. We aim to become a central clearinghouse for research …
FTC Releases Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaint Categories
Identity Theft Again Leads the List: “The Federal Trade Commission…released its annual report (77 pages, PDF) detailing consumer complaints about fraud and identity theft in 2005. Complaints about identity theft topped the list, accounting for 255,000 of more than 686,000 complaints filed with the agency in 2005. The complaints, filed online or at a toll-free …
