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Bank Systems & Technology August 5, 2004 Thomas Claburn	MasterCard Goes Fishing For Phishers MasterCard will use NameProtect's technology to detect online scams as they unfold and, in conjunction with law-enforcement organizations, shut them down.
Bank Systems & Technology August 2, 2005 Phil Britt	Fighting the New Face of Fraud Technology plays a critical role in banking fraud, both in creating new opportunities for fraud and offering new methods to defend against it. Financial services institutions must take a holistic approach to combating fraud.
InternetNews November 9, 2006	Scammers Hooking Bigger Phish Fewer people fell victim to phishing attacks this year than last, but those who did were scammed for far more dough, Gartner says.
OCC Bulletin September 8, 2004	FFIEC Customer Brochure To assist depository institutions' efforts in raising customer awareness of identity theft and similar crimes, "Protecting Customers' Personal Financial Information" outlines steps bank customers should take to reduce the risk of identity theft.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran	ID Theft Hits Paper Harder Despite growing fears of online fraud related to Web-based banking services, the increase in identity theft is hitting consumers closer to home than in cyberspace. Identity theft crimes are more often committed off-line rather than online.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	A New Breed of Phish Two exploits launched last week victimized Citibank Australia and SunTrust Bank customers. While SurfControl warned of the exploit, the banks may have been compromised for days.
PC Magazine February 15, 2006 Robert Lemos	Caught by Phish Falling prey to online identity theft takes only a few minutes, but the cost can be high.
InternetNews June 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	MasterCard Charges Phishers The credit card company does its part to combat phishing phenomenon.
Bank Technology News April 2004 Karen Krebsbach	Goin' Phishing Growing e-mail attacks threaten banks' bottom lines
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InternetNews July 16, 2004 Chris Nerney	Trolling For Anti-Phishing Laws President Bush just signed legislation to increase penalties against phishing and other identity theft-related cyber crimes.
InternetNews March 25, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Phishing Attacks Jump 26% Phishers and pharmers up attacks, perhaps in response to decreased results.
InternetNews February 25, 2005 Erin Joyce	Tech Needs to Opt-In For ID Protection It's up to the tech industry to improve consumers' data privacy because even if Congress acts, it won't have much of an effect.
InternetNews April 22, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Who's Taking the Bait: 'Phishing' Skyrockets Online security groups say the scamming technique used for identity theft is proliferating as fast as viruses, with attacks up over a thousand percent since September.
Wall Street & Technology July 28, 2004 Jim Middlemiss	Gone Phishing In the latest identity-theft scam, fraudulent e-mails trick individuals into coughing up passwords to 'secure' financial data.
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Tim Gray	'Tis Also the Season for Online Security Warnings Security experts have a warning for consumers rushing to save time on the Internet: 'Tis the season to be extra careful shopping online. Here are some tips to avoid phishing scams.
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Bank Systems & Technology November 29, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	Catch of the Day: Banks Face New Phishing Scams Newer and more intelligent phishing attacks target bank customers globally.
PC World March 2006 Anne Kandra	Banking on the Web: Risky Business? The reality behind the risks, plus how to keep your online transactions secure.
Bank Systems & Technology June 26, 2006 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Closing the Door on Criminals Banks need a consistent approach to fraud assessment and prevention, otherwise they will never truly get ahead of the problem.
Popular Mechanics February 2006 Brian Krebs	It's 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Identity Is? Global identity thieves may know their way around your computer better than you do. Learn how to protect yourself in the scary new world of zombies, RATs, Trojan horses and evil twins.
Bank Technology News February 2007 Glen Fest	Identity Fraud: ID Theft Victims, Losses Take Welcome Nosedive New account vulnerabilities are toughened, but 'vishing,' limited alerts practices, and consumers' misguided personal trust in acquaintances still leave the doors wide open.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003	Phishing for Online IDs Spam and viruses are enough to worry about, but now online fraud is reaching epidemic proportions.
InternetNews December 7, 2005 Roy Mark	Consumers Whistling Past the Security Graveyard Less than 20 percent of American home computers are adequately protected against viruses, spyware, hackers and other security threats. Nevertheless, an overwhelming majority of users believe they are safe from an attack.
InternetNews May 26, 2005 Tim Gray	BofA Steps up Authenticity Plan Bank of America moved quickly to restore its reputation this week, announcing a new online authentication service it says will help prevent online fraud and identity theft.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	The Cost of Phishing Hits $1.2 Billion The wider impact to the enterprise is an erosion of consumer trust, a new Gartner research study suggests.
Wall Street & Technology March 18, 2008 Cory Levine	Identity Fraud on the Decline Despite the hype, identity fraud is on the decline, according to a new survey. But as fraudsters return to traditional channels, such as phone lines, to steal the trusting public's personal information, few financial institutions have implemented multifactor authentication for telephone banking.
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Bank Systems & Technology April 7, 2006 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Security Outlook A plethora of high-profile data breaches and concerns about identity theft have put the banking industry on high alert. To secure their information assets, banks must implement a cross-channel, multilayered approach that extends beyond technology.
Bank Technology News March 1, 2008 Glen Fest	Thwarted On-Line, Crime Looks to Past A new identity theft report survey finds a continuing overall decline in fraud numbers and victims, but unfortunately a rapidly rising number of "vishing" and other hands-on alternatives to catching consumers off guard.
Bank Technology News January 2008 Glen Fest	ID Theft: Assessing the Impact of An Odd ID Theft Survey The FTC's latest survey seems to prove the difficulty, and maybe futility, of measuring identity theft crime. Will it be used to set back prevention efforts?
InternetNews January 30, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	ID Theft And Internet Fraud Declining? New studies indicate that the Internet isn't as dangerous as other places.
InternetNews March 11, 2005 Jim Wagner	New Service to Put ID Protection in Your Hands Amid a flurry of data theft issues, Intersections readies an in-depth service to police who's trying to use all your data. This can help you spot identity theft.
Bank Systems & Technology February 22, 2007 Michael Singer	To Keep Consumer Trust, Try Tokens and Smart Cards Banks and other financial institutions should adopt stronger authentication measures, such as security tokens and smart cards, if they want to increase customer satisfaction with Internet banking, according to a panel of industry analysts.
Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Gregg Keizer	Phishers Beat Citibank's Two-Factor Authentication Nearly three-dozen phishing Web sites have targeted Citibank business customers with a new scheme that circumvents two-factor authentication.
U.S. Banker July 2008 Rebecca Sausner	Phishing: PayPal Tosses Line To Snarl the Biz Model The saying goes, "If something's not working, try something else." And clearly, when it comes to the financial services and retail industries' response to phishing, something's not working.
Entrepreneur December 2006 Janelle Elms	Gone Phishing Use eBay's security measures to avoid falling prey to online scams.
IEEE Spectrum October 2006 David Kushner	Making Computer Crime Sexy A look at cyber crime in the movies and real life.
PC World October 2002 Anne Kandra	Don't Let Them Steal Your Good Name Identity theft is skyrocketing -- and it's even being used to fund terrorism. The Web can be a real boon for identity thieves, helping them find information about victims and profit from the crime.
Bank Technology News July 2005 Glen Fest	Profiling: The DNA Of Fraud Rings ID Analytics spent two years studying criminals who traffic in fake and stolen IDs for attempted financial services fraud. It discovered the ways how they succeed-and how they don't. It isn't pretty.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Hassled to the Maxx The identity theft saga involving T.J. Maxx continues: Consumers need to be on the lookout for evidence that their identity, credit card, or debit card information has slipped into the wrong hands.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Go Phish Online scamsters are spawning at alarming rates. Anything rotting in your hard drive? Here are tips on thwarting scammers' advances.
U.S. Banker March 2008 Glen Fest	ID Theft: Thwarted Online, Fraud Goes Low-Tech Again More criminal enterprises are shifting toward off-fashioned "vishing" methods and other inexpensive alternatives to catching unwitting consumers off guard.
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Wall Street & Technology November 21, 2006 Gregory Framke	Ask The Experts: Customer Account Security Security risks are very real for financial institutions, whether they serve customers at a retail branch or over the Internet.
Bank Technology News June 1, 2008 Rebecca Sausner	PayPal Wants To Wreck the Biz Model PayPal, and its parent company eBay, have dramatically ramped up their anti-phishing strategy, framing the problem as how best to ruin the phishing fraudster's business model.