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EU wages war on cybercrime

May 24, 2007 As part of the targeted legislation, the Commission will consider laws for tackling ID theft later this year. TAGS: cybercrime, legislation, European Union, identity theft, commission, crime, law

Offline ID crimes still more severe

January 26, 2005 Online theft comprised just 11.6 percent of known-cause identity fraud in 2004, a report says, half of which was linked to spyware. TAGS: identity fraud, fraud, crime, identity theft, survey, spyware, e-mail

Uncle Sam's coming crackdown on ID theft

September 27, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the federal government is finally taking steps to combat identity theft. TAGS: identity theft, federal government, crime, agency, government, attorney, recommendation, U.S.

States fiddle while defrauders steal

June 21, 2005 States lag in investing in systems to detect fraud, which will cost the public big-time, warns SurePayroll President Michael Alter. TAGS: unemployment insurance, fraud, Social Security, social security number, crime, identity theft, credit card company, initiative, payroll, agency, credit card, database

Iowa proposes ID theft 'passport'

March 21, 2006 Document is meant to prove somebody was a victim of identity theft, protect against fraudulent credit charges. TAGS: identity theft, identity fraud, passport, creditor, victim, proposal, identity, crime, card

Mitigating identity theft

April 14, 2005 Security expert Bruce Schneier says solutions being proposed in Congress won't stem a worrying trend. TAGS: fraud, victim, criminal, identity theft, financial company, crime, identity, credit card company, credit card, bank

HP investigator argues California can't try him

January 18, 2007 Bryan Wagner, a data broker charged in connection with the HP boardroom scandal, says state's double jeopardy laws protect him from prosecution. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, California, defendant, attorney, state, crime, prosecutor, identity theft, spokesman, HP, Microsoft Office, U.S.

HP investigator to plead guilty, testify

January 12, 2007 Bryan Wagner cuts a deal with federal prosecutors to testify against others involved in the company's probe of leaks to the media. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, Kevin Ryan, crime, federal prosecutor, California, attorney, identity theft, HP

One less data breach method to fret about

February 7, 2006 Security watcher Jon Oltsik says there are plenty of reasons to worry about ID theft, but lost backup tapes does not number among them. TAGS: tape, data center, crime, identity theft, backup, information technology, security

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