Posts Tagged Identity fraud
More Than 12 Million Identity Fraud Victims in 2012, study finds
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 21/02/2013
Javelin Strategy & Research have released their 2013 Identity Fraud Report with some startling results the scariest being “one in four consumers who receive a data breach letter will become the victim of identity fraud.” This means the days when a breached organisation would try to keep a breach quiet with the hope that it would […]
2012: “A year of Identity & Fraud” a review by Experian
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 04/01/2013
Experian, a global information services company has posted two summaries of its research and blogs for 2012. I have taken the information that relates to Identity theft and fraud and consolidated it into one post. In March, Experian revealed its latest research which estimated £1.02 billion worth of online shopping transactions were abandoned the previous year […]
UK Fraud Report 2012
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 09/05/2012
In April Experian released their 2012 review of Fraud in the UK. There are some interesting findings and a summary of the 28 page document is below. Executive Summary of the report Annual fraud losses across the UK are now estimated to now top £70 billion Of this around £3.5 billion is in financial services […]
Big increase in communications fraud
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 16/11/2011
CIFAS, a UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, has reported on frauds recorded by its 260 member organisations during the 9 nine months of 2011. The report reveals a 34% increase in fraud related to communications products, when compared with the same period in 2010. CIFAS conclude that some “communications” products, for example smartphones like the iPhone handsets […]
13% of Britains are “casual hackers” and 16% have been hacked…
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 09/09/2011
CPP Group Plc a “life assistance company“ has published its research into people accessing other people’s data without their permission, also known as hacking. The results are alarming, with “13% admitting they have accessed someone else’s online account details without their permission”. CPP have coined the term “casual hacking” with Facebook and similar social sites being the […]
Smartphone users at risk of ID Fraud
Posted by brianfpennington in brian pennington on 01/04/2011
Credit reference agency Equifax has recently released its research into the implications of Smartphone Theft on Identity Fraud. The findings of the reasearch are very interesting as they show how cavalier Smartphone owners are with their information and Identity. The highlights of the research are below: 94% of consumers fear identity fraud and theft yet many […]
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