News tagged with id theft prevention

ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts

(AP) -- Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition.

Technology / Internet

created May 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Hackers nab card data from 200,000 Citi customers (Update 2)

Citigroup Inc. has become the latest victim in a string of high-profile data thefts by hackers targeting some of the world's best-known companies.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

White House unveils cyber ID proposal (Update)

The White House unveiled a plan on Friday designed to boost confidence and business in cyberspace through the creation of a single, secure online credential.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 24

New research advances voice security technology

Most people are familiar with security technology that scans a person's handprint or eye for identification purposes. Now, thanks in part to research from North Carolina State University, we are closer to practical technology ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Child porn, ID theft drive record cyber crime in Japan

Internet crime in Japan jumped to a new record last year, led by ID theft and database attacks, child pornography posts and copyright violations, the national police agency said Thursday.

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created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New technology won't prevent information security breaches, say ISU experts

(PhysOrg.com) -- The story's become all too familiar in today's digital world. A security breach provides a hacker access to a computer system containing the personal information of 80,000 people.

Technology / Other

created Feb 11, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gadgets: BlackBerry speakerphone clips to car's visor

BlackBerry has a solution for those wanting to go cell phone hands-free without a headset.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ID card can learn lessons from history

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identity theft is increasingly prevalent in today's society, yet we have repeatedly failed to develop a reliable technology of identification to prevent misuse and forgery.

Technology / Other

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval

(AP) -- The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture

Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears

Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3


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