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The Center for Democracy and Technology investigated problems of ID theft and fraud at state motor vehicle administration offices nationwide. They conclude, in the report referenced below, that driver license information is subject to widespread theft due to fraud and bribery, and recommend remedies to address the widespread availability of false licenses that compromise individual …
Personal data, including social security numbers, birth dates, addresses and credit card numbers of 20,000 University of Georgia students and applicants may have been compromised by hackers who accessed the university’s campus server. [Information Week] Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigates breach of computer information at UGA
EPIC Urges Support for ID Theft Victims: “EPIC and over a dozen consumer protection groups sent a letter to the State Attorneys General urging them to accept identity theft affidavits. Acceptance of the affidavits allows identity theft victims to exercise important rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. For more information, see the EPIC FCRA …
Internet Auction Con Artists Settle FTC Charges, Face Jail Time – Defendants Were Serial Identity Thieves: FTC v. James D. Thompson and Susan B. Germek (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division), Case No. 0C3 2541; FTC File No. 032 3096
Lieberman Unveils Plan To Protect Privacy, Break Down Bush’s Wall Of Secrecy: “Joe Lieberman became the first candidate to release a comprehensive plan for protecting people’s personal privacy and breaking down George Bush’s wall of secrecy around his Administration. Among other steps, Lieberman would double the penalties for identity theft, get tough on credit reporting …
Net Aids Identity Theft of Deceased: A woman at the center of an identity theft scam used the Web to retrieve Social Security numbers and credit information on 80 deceased people in at least five U.S. states, authorities say.”
SYMANTEC CORP. – On the record: This extensive and interesting interview with Symantec Corp’s CEO John Thompson, whose company is well known for enterprise wide and home PC web security applications such as Norton Anti-Virus, discusses the politics of IT infrastructure security issues (he is a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council), cybercrime, ID …
The federally funded Internet Fraud Complaint Center, last week renamed the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), reported a 60% increase in a range of cybercrimes from 2002 to 2003. According to the IC3, cybercrimes include: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters, Computer Intrusions (hacking), Economic Espionage (Theft of Trade Secrets), On-line Extortion, International Money Laundering, and …
How You Can Thwart ID Thieves quickly cuts to the chase and enumerates eight free or low-cost ways to protect yourself against ID theft. For more resources, see my other postings on this topic here.
From Perry Aftab, this article on pro-active ways to use the web to ascertain what personal information is online about you and your children, and suggestions for safe web use and protecting your privacy while online. See also her site, WiredSafety, which focuses on resources to combat cybercrime.
The San Diego County Californa Board of Supervisors will institute an ID Theft Task Force in cooperation with the DA and law enforcement as a means to combat the second highest rate of ID theft in the state. [Link]
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Testimony on December 9 by Beth Givens to the San Diego County Chairman’s Conference on Identity Theft–Prevent Identity Theft with Responsible Information-Handling Practices in the Workplace. “The keys to prevention are two-fold, involving the credit industry and the workplace: The credit issuing industry must drastically improve procedures for assessing the …
