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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.
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.
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
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.
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…
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.
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.
Hacking isn’t going away!
14/06/11 in Cybercrime | Identity Fraud/Theft |
Cybercrime is increasingly in the news, with the latest revelation being the hacking on the IMF (International Monetary Fund).
Poll - how accessible is hacking?
27/05/11 in Identity Fraud/Theft |
Hacking - how accessible is it? Tell us what you think….
Live experiment shows people can learn how to hack into someone’s account in less than 15 mins
26/05/11 in Cybercrime | Data security | Identity Fraud/Theft |
Have you heard the one about the criminal in the internet cafe? Someone sits next to him, gives him their credit cards, and all of their passwords. They also give him the addresses of all their friends and family, for good measure.
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