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Social Sites and Why You Need to Change Your Passwords Regularly

13/06/12 in Identity Fraud/Theft |

In the space of about 24 hours, users of Last.fm, LinkedIn and eHarmony have been the victims of password theft, which has once again raised concerns over online security and identity fraud…

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New research finds that bank, credit card or other account fraud by a third party on increase

24/05/12 in Card Fraud/Theft | Data security | Fraud | Identity Fraud/Theft |

Here are some helpful tips on how you can be careful with your personal information online and when mobile …

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Slough is UK’s identity fraud capital

14/05/12 in Media monitoring | Identity Fraud/Theft |

New Experian research reveals the UK’s identity fraud hotspots. Read more to learn whether you live in one of the top ten and get tips to help keep your identity safe.

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Fortnum & Mason in credit card data breach

24/01/12 in Card Fraud/Theft | Identity Fraud/Theft |

The ‘Queen’s favourite grocer’ Fortnum is in the news today for breaching of credit card data security standards.

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Preventing Corporate Identity Fraud

15/11/11 in Fraud | Identity Fraud/Theft |

Within the last year, 15,000 businesses claim to have fallen victim to corporate identity fraud – showing a small rise in this crime. Within this article, the most common form of corporate identity fraud is explained – and ways of preventing it.

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Identity fraud risk assessment tool

28/10/11 in Identity Fraud/Theft |

To discover how at risk you are from Identity Fraud you can use CPP’s risk assessment tool for free online today. This tool will allow you to enter your current situation though a number of simple

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Can social media lead to identity fraud?

24/10/11 in Identity Fraud/Theft |

Whilst we all like to share – and we very much do – there are risks associated with allowing ‘everyone’ and ‘everyone’ open access to our personal information, which by its very definition, can be sensitive and, in fact, highly valuable.

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Complacency means identity fraud continues to rise

19/10/11 in Fraud | Identity Fraud/Theft |

Monday marked the start of this years’ National Identity Fraud Prevention Week. With the subject of identity fraud in the media on such a regular basis you’d have thought the UK population would be both aware of the threat…

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CPP explains too much information is revealed online through social networks

11/10/11 in Data security | Fraud | Identity Fraud/Theft |

Facebook users are heightening the risk of identity fraud by providing too many clues to their passwords online reveals CPP.

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CPP develop free tool to understand credit report

25/07/11 in Identity Fraud/Theft |

This week we launched a new free tool that shows how your credit report can be used to help detect identity fraud.

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