CAIMR Tackles Identity Theft
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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what you should do, If you think you’re a victim of identity theft?
what you should do, If you think you’re a victim of identity theft?
- If the crime involved the U.S. Mail, contact your nearest U.S. Postal Inspection Service office and report it.
- Call the fraud units of the three major credit bureaus and request a “fraud alert” be placed on your credit file. Check your monthly financial statements for accuracy.
Equifax: 800-525-6285
Experian: 888-397-3742
TransUnion: 800-680-7289
- Order copies of your credit report from the credit bureaus to check whether any fraudulent accounts were opened without your knowledge or consent.
- Contact your banks and creditors, by phone and in writing, and report the crime. You may be advised to close some or all of your accounts. At the least, change your PIN codes and passwords immediately.
- Record the names and phone numbers of people with whom you discussed your case and retain all original reports and supporting documents. Keeping accurate and complete records are a big step toward helping you resolve your problem.
- Contact your financial institutions and request they flag your accounts. Instruct them to contact you immediately if there is unusual activity on your accounts.
- File your complaint online with the Federal Trade Commission, or call their Identity Theft Hotline at 1-877-IDTHEFT. The FTC has counselors to assist identity theft victims with resolving financial and other problems that can result from this crime.
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Identity Theft Resource Center Endorses TrustedID’s Proactive Identity Protection Solution
TrustedID, a leading provider of proactive identity theft protection solutions, today announced a partnership with the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit organization, that will provide ITRC’s victims with a valuable resource that will stop an identity theft before it can start. Beginning this month, ITRC will make available to its consumers and victims information on TrustedID’s credit freeze identity protection service, IDFreeze, as well as feature the company on its Web site.
“Identity theft affects millions of people each year, costing them up to hundreds and thousands of dollars,” says Jay Foley executive director of ITRC. “As a result, it’s imperative for people to take precautionary steps so they can avoid becoming victims. We believe that credit freezes provide the best proactive identity protection to consumers and recognize that TrustedID offers an effective, protection solution.”
A credit freeze allows an individual to place a “freeze” on their credit reports at Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, the three major credit bureaus, so that the bureaus cannot release a credit report to lenders without direct permission from the individual. IDFreeze is the only consumer service that manages credit freezes with all three bureaus at once.
“We are proud to partner with ITRC in reaching out and educating more people about the important, fast-growing issue of identity theft.” says Scott Mitic, CEO and founder of TrustedID. “We believe this partnership will better arm consumers with the tools they need to proactively protect themselves and their financial information, and give them peace of mind.”
About the ITRC
The Identity Theft Resource Center? (ITRC) is a non-profit organization established to support victims of identity theft in resolving their cases, and to broaden public education and awareness in the understanding of identity theft. It is the on-going mission of the ITRC to assist victims, educate consumers, research identity theft and increase public and corporate awareness about this problem. Visit www.idtheftcenter.org.
About TrustedID
The company’s flagship product, IDFreeze, is the most powerful solution available today to stop identity theft before it happens, and includes the ability for customers to freeze their credit reports at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. TrustedID’s services are backed by a $1,000,000 service warranty. IDFreeze is available to consumers through the nation’s leading financial institutions and consumer brands, as well as directly through TrustedID’s website’s banner: