By admin on August 28, 2009
SCNow.com reported recent statistics from the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs that show that infants and child identity theft is one of the fastest growing segments of identity theft in the nation.
If a child’s identity is stolen, it will probably be at least 18 years before the parent or child discovers the crime.
Most children are at risk of having their identities stolen because, at birth, the majority of parents get Social Security numbers for their kids. If that number falls into the wrong hands, the child may have credit problems in the future, and possibly even be turned down for jobs.
Reviewing a child’s Social Security Administration earnings statement is a good way to detect identity theft, according to the state consumer affairs office. If a child has a reported income, that’s a strong indication his or her identity has been stolen.
Posted in Identity theft
| Tagged Child ID Theft, child identity theft, child identity theft protection, Department of Consumer Affairs
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By admin on August 28, 2009
According to MXLogic.com, Google users can get visual verification of the authenticity of emails from PayPal and eBay by turning on the authentication icon from the Labs tab under settings. You’ll then see an icon that looks like a key to emails from these verified senders.
Gmail spam expert Brad Taylor said that Google added extra protection last year for PayPal and eBay emails due to the high volume of phishing attacks targeting online payments from these services.
“We do that by looking at the ‘From’ header and when it says ‘ebay.com’ for example, it means it really did come from ebay.com. Anything else is rejected; it won’t even appear in your spam folder because Gmail won’t accept it,” Taylor wrote on Google’s blog.
With the addition of the key icon, Gmail users get the visual confirmation that the emails have been verified as “super-trustworthy,” Taylor said.
The anti-phishing verification is limited to just eBay and PayPal right now, but Google hopes to add more senders to the pool of super-trustworthy email.
Posted in Identity Theft Protection
| Tagged anti-phishing verification, identity protection services, identity verification, visual verification of the authenticity of emails, your identity and phishing
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By admin on February 12, 2009
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By admin on December 23, 2008
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By admin3 on November 6, 2008
The Nov. 1 deadline for new federal identity theft regulations requiring financial institutions and other creditors that provide financing is fast approaching, reports eWeek. Known as FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), the rules require covered organizations to re-examine their ID theft prevention policies and implement new procedures and business practices.
More specifically, FACTA requires a written ID theft prevention policy that includes polices that identify ?patterns, practices or specific activities that could indicate identity theft,? according to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). Violators of the new rules can be subject to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation.
The new regulations ? also known as Red Flag rules ? have long been thought to only apply to financial institutions such as banks, savings and loans, mortgage lenders and credit unions, but as the compliance deadline nears, SMBs (small and midsize businesses) are concerned the rules may also cover them. While clearly targeting financial institutions, the rules also cover ?any person or business? that arranges for customer credit.
The agency defines a creditor as ?any entity that regularly extends, renews, or continues credit; any entity that regularly arranges for the extension, renewal, or continuation of credit; or any assignee of an original creditor who is involved in the decision to extend, renew, or continue credit.?
A business alert issued by the FTC adds, ?Accepting credit cards as a form of payment does not in and of itself make an entity a creditor.?
The FTC added the Red Flag rules to FACTA in January. Businesses are required to define policies for recognizing red flags in identity verification. Typical red flags include discrepancies in address histories, fraud alerts on consumer reports, questionable use of Social Security numbers, credit freeze notifications and unusual patterns of customer activities.
Once those definitions are in place, companies are then required to define appropriate courses of action when a red flag drops.
Posted in ID Theft Laws & Regulations
| Tagged credit protection, customer privacy, Data Breach, FACTA, Federal Trade Commission, id theft prevention, identity fraud, Identity theft, identity theft prevention, Identity Theft Protection, identity thief, identity thieves, red flag rules
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By admin3 on October 21, 2008
A group of corporate, government and academic institutions have formed the Center for Applied Identity Management Research (CAIMR), which focuses on developing research and solutions for identity management challenges, such as cyber crime, terrorism, financial crimes, identity theft and fraud, weapons of mass destruction, and narcotics and human trafficking.
The Center is the first of its kind to bring cross-disciplinary experts in criminal justice, financial crime, biometrics, cybercrime and cyber defense, data protection, homeland security and national defense to address identity management challenges that impact individuals, public safety, commerce, government programs and national security.
The group consists of non-profit, public sector and corporate institutions, including Indiana University, U.S. Secret Service, LexisNexis, IBM, Cogent Systems, Visa and Intersections. CAIMR aims to identify the key challenges, the gaps in knowledge and the research needed to provide solutions to these challenges.
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Posted in Identity Theft Resource Center
| Tagged CAIMR, Center for Applied Identity Management Research, cybercrime, id theft prevention, Identity theft
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By admin3 on October 20, 2008
Identity theft is frequently committed by people who are close to the victim, as evidenced by a new case. According to Newsday, a man was arrested and charged with stealing his wife?s identity. He wrote checks for $32,000 from her personal bank account, making the checks payable to his business.
The checks bounced after the man cashed them at PLS Check Cashing in Freeport, causing a $32,000 loss to the check cashing agency.
Stephen Takats, 44, of Papoose Lane, was charged with first-degree identity theft, first-degree fraud and third-degree grand larceny in the May 13 check-cashing scheme.
Posted in Identity Theft Victims and Stories
| Tagged id theft prevention, Identity theft, identity theft prevention, Identity Theft Protection, identity thief, identity thieves, spouse
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By admin on October 15, 2008
Data Loss Source: As many as 2 million Countrywide customers may be at risk thanks to a data breach that lasted for nearly two years. A former Countrywide employee was arrested on August 1 and charged with illegally accessing the lender?s records to sell sales leads to mortgage brokers.
Date of Breach: Sept. 11, 2008
Size of Loss : 2,000,000
Affected Individuals: Countrywide customers
Geographic Focus: Nationwide
Data contained: Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and loan details
Additional Notes: The company promised to provide two years of free credit monitoring to affected individuals.
Additional Information: Consumer Affairs
Posted in Security Breach Alert
| Tagged countrywide data breach, Data Breach, id theft protection, identity fraud, identity protection, Identity theft, identity theft credit freeze, identity theft fraud, identity theft prevention
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By admin on October 2, 2008
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six issued a warning about voter registration scams, according to Kake 10. A number of people have reported receiving unsolicited emails or calls requesting Social Security numbers or credit card numbers to confirm voter registration eligibility.
Here?s how it works: Identity thieves send messages asking for your Social Security number or financial information to register you to vote or to confirm your registration. If you hand over this information, they use it to commit fraud.
Such scams have been reported in many states across the U.S.
It is important to understand that legitimate voter registration drives will either contact you in person or give you a voter registration form that you fill out yourself. They will never ask you to provide your financial information.
If you want to register to vote, do it the safe way. Simply contact the county election office in the county you live or fill out the Voter Registration Form online and return it to your county?s election officer.
Posted in Scams and Identity theft
| Tagged cybercrime, id theft prevention, identity fraud, Identity theft, identity theft complaints, identity theft prevention, Identity Theft Protection, identity thief, identity thieves, identity verification, Internet threats, online fraud, Scams and Identity theft, voter registration scams
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By admin on October 2, 2008
According to InformationWeek, Congress passed a bill this week would make it a felony to use spyware or keystroke loggers to damage ten or more computers.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 5938, an amendment that expands the ability of the federal government to prosecute identity theft crimes and allows victims to obtain restitution for the time and money they spend trying to restore their credit. The legislation, which must be signed by President George W. Bush, allows a fine and up to five years imprisonment for spyware.
This closes a gap in existing identity theft laws that only allowed federal prosecution if the perpetrator used interstate or foreign communications to access a computer, except in cases involving federal government computers or financial institutions. If the President signs the bill into law, federal prosecutors would be able to pursue cases in which the computers of the perpetrator and victim are in the same jurisdiction.
Posted in Spyware and Identity theft
| Tagged federal government, H.R. 5938, ID theft, id theft prevention, id theft protection, identity fraud, Identity theft, identity theft complaints, identity theft crimes, identity theft felony, identity theft laws, identity theft prevention, Identity Theft Protection, identity thief, identity thieves, keyloggers, prosecute identity theft crimes, spyware, Spyware and Keylogging Now Felonies, U.S. House of Representatives
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