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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.
Poll: Has your social networking profile ever been hacked?
13/05/11 in Media monitoring | Identity Fraud/Theft |
With the continued media coverage of data breaches we ask has your social networking profile ever been hacked?
Millions hit by Sony data breach
27/04/11 in Cybercrime | Data security | Data loss | Media monitoring | Identity Fraud/Theft |
As predictable that night follows day you can be sure that identity fraud is not going to go away and the latest data breach involving Sony PlayStation is a clear sign that fraudsters are as inventive and industrious as ever.
Is the iPhone really losing out to Android?
19/04/11 in Cybercrime | Gadget | Media monitoring |
This week’s media monitoring roundup looks at how the iPhone is losing out to Android mobile phones, how cybercriminals are targeting smartphones and social networks, and finally how a data breach by US marketing firm Epsilon affected M&S customers.
Mobile payments and security breach at TripAdvisor and more!
31/03/11 in Data security | Gadget | Media monitoring |
Last week in the media: Blackberry announced a new security backup application. A security breach at TripAdvisor meant some email addresses were stolen. Plus much more…
Potential id fraud risks hit the headlines with this week’s Play security breach and more
23/03/11 in Data loss | Media monitoring | Identity Fraud/Theft |
This week we released the results of our live experiment into whether second mobile phones and SIM cards contain personal data of their previous owners and the associated risk of identity fraud.
Card fraud figures decrease and NFC is the latest technology to be a big hit in 2011
16/03/11 in Card Fraud/Theft | Media monitoring |
Media monitoring over this last week includes: Card fraud figures released from The UK Cards Association with commentary from Nick Jones of CPP plus much more…
UK card fraud falls again, but is it still a problem?
09/03/11 in Card Fraud/Theft | Media monitoring |
There was some good news this week with The UK Cards Association reporting fraud on UK credit and debit cards in 2010 was at its lowest level since 2000 – a 17% reduction on 2009 figures to £365.4 million.
Announcement of CPP pre-tax profits and reporting scam emails featured in the media last week!
08/03/11 in Data security | Data loss | Media monitoring |
Last week CPPGroup announced pre-tax profits for what’s been our first year as a public company. Also featuring in the news: the most commonly used passwords online, Gmail technical fault and new Fraud Alert site.
Do you shield your PIN when at an ATM?
03/03/11 in Cybercrime | Card Fraud/Theft | Media monitoring |
Media monitoring this week includes the conclusion of a research poll completed by Vouchercodes.co.uk which looked at how many people cover their PIN at cash machines. Also should businesses be more open about cybercrime?
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