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InternetNews June 16, 2004 Clint Boulton	ID Theft Costs Victims $2.4B in One Year New Gartner research says millions are duped by online fraudsters through scams such as phishing.
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.
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?
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.
Bank Technology News March 2011 Michael Sisk	ID Theft Declined in 2010 ... or Did It? A Javelin Strategy & Research survey of consumers found that the number of identity fraud victims fell 28 percent last year.
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.
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 January 23, 2004 Ryan Naraine	FTC: Online Fraud Losses Hit $437M Using stolen identities, fake Internet auctions and fraudulent shop-at-home schemes, online swindlers robbed Americans of a whopping $437.5 million in 2003.
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.
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.
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.
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.
InternetNews February 12, 2010	Study Puts Identity Theft Cost at $54B in 2009 Research firm Javelin estimates that more than 11 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year, a 12 percent increase that led to tens of billions of dollars in costs.
PC World December 2004 Bob Tedeschi	Protect Your Identity Phishers and other online thieves are targeting your money and personal data--and they're getting sneakier. Here's how to defend yourself, and how to erase the damage if you get scammed.
Bank Systems & Technology February 10, 2010 Penny Crosman	ID Fraud Grew 12% in 2009, But Wells Fargo's Fraud Losses Are Down Javelin Research's latest fraud survey finds identity fraud continues to rise, but losses are down at some banks due to fraud detection technology improvements.
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.
Inc. August 2003 Robert X. Cringely	They've Got Your Number Identity theft using a combination of computer technology and government information is a major crime just waiting to happen.
U.S. Banker March 2004 John Engen	Identity Victims Get Badly Needed Help Bankers view the industry's first stab at forging a unified response to the problem as a strong signal-sender. "Customers can see that we're banding together to stop this, and we can send a message to criminals that we're not working in a siloed fashion," says Mary Blegen, head of US Bancorp's fraud liaison center.
BusinessWeek July 3, 2006 Dean Foust	ID Theft: More Hype Than Harm Law enforcement officials say the criminals tend not to follow through after stealing personal data.
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.
InternetNews March 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Feds Hit 3 Hackers in Stock 'Pump and Dump' U.S. authorities charge hackers in India and Malaysia with cracking U.S online brokerage accounts.
Bank Technology News February 2007 Holly Sraeel	ID Theft Needs Little Fuel to Fan The Flames. Or Does It? With financial crime -- particularly cybercrime -- becoming more sophisticated among for-profit criminals, some industry observers argue that ID fraud is rising, and that many victims are still unaware of it.
InternetNews November 19, 2004 Chris Nerney	A Costly Identity Crisis If it seems to you that the phishing/spam problem has gotten worse lately, it (unfortunately) isn't your imagination.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Tim Beyers	Lock Your Digital Door Computer users logged more than 270,000 cases of potential Internet-based fraud during 2006, resulting in $198.4 million in losses. Digital thieves, like the real kind, have just one interest: separating you from your money. Don't let them.
Bank Technology News June 2006 Rubina Johannes	The Demographics Of ID Fraud Not every group is victimized, or protected, in the same way or at the same level. Javelin examines how incidents and precautions differ based on age, income and ethnicity.
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.
InternetNews January 25, 2006 Roy Mark	ID Theft Reports Down, Losses Up Internet-related identity theft and fraud complaints may be leveling off, but overall financial losses are growing from the security breaches, new data from the Federal Trade Commission reveals.
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 Systems & Technology April 13, 2010 Matt Gunn	ID Theft, Card Fraud Top Consumer Concerns, Unisys Survey Finds Banks need to go beyond "traditional" fraud prevention efforts, report authors find.
Bank Technology News March 2004 Karen Krebsbach	The Other Victims of ID Fraud Banks ID fraud is morphing into a throbbing migraine for financial services firms charged with twin challenges of increased responsibility to protect consumers and greater pressure to defend their own bottom line.
U.S. Banker July 2006 Michael Dumiak	For Victims of ID Fraud, Losses are Not the Same Age, income and ethnicity factor into who is most vulnerable to identity fraud. The demographics of ID fraud are a call to action for institutions to analyze the trends closely so they can better educate customers.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Dayana Yochim	How Will They Scam Thee? Danger is lurking everywhere, it seems. The Federal Trade Commission issues a top 10 list of fraud complaints. Americans are being slammed by scams everywhere they turn. But is this a bona-fide crime wave, or just a good headline?
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005	The Upside of Credit Card Theft If your card gets swiped -- literally -- you're only on the hook for $50. But you still need to protect yourself from identity theft at home.
InternetNews October 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Indict Two For Internet Scam Bogus online auctions for Hurricane Katrina victims leads to charges of wire and identity fraud.
PC World February 14, 2002 Tom Mainelli	Ebay Identity Theft Hits Close to Home Tech-savvy editor shocked to find someone bidding on goods using her eBay identity. Online auction fraud, and what you should do if it happens to you.
InternetNews March 31, 2010	FBI, DOJ Identity Theft Programs Fall Short A new report from the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General says the government is making a big mistake by not making ID theft prevention and prosecution a top priority.
Searcher November 2005 Carol Ebbinghouse	Another Phine Kettle of Phish: Identity Theft Prevention Ten things to do today to protect yourself against identity theft.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Get the FACTs, Jack: Part 2 Here is how to fix mistakes or fraud on your credit report.
InternetNews January 9, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Wins Judgment Against Net Auction Scammers Court bars two Chicago area residents from participating in Web auctions and orders more than $90,000 in consumer redress.
U.S. Banker April 2011	Noted & Noteworthy A recently released survey from electronic-payments firm ACI Worldwide found that nearly one-third of consumers say they were victims of credit or debit card fraud in 2010.
Bank Systems & Technology August 27, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Evolving Fraud Schemes Keep Pressure on Evolving Payments Instruments While some of the latest schemes borrow from scams past, today's fraud schemes are as sophisticated as banks' most advanced payments systems. And stopping them is still a challenge.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 George Hulme	May I See Some ID, Please? Identity theft continues to be consumers' top complaint, and ID theft-related complaints are on the rise. Bank-related identity theft comprised 18 percent of all ID theft complaints.
PC Magazine June 21, 2006 Robert Lemos	Defending Your Identity Hardly a week goes by without companies and universities losing digital identities. What can be done?
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Dayana Yochim	My Social Security Number Is ... Despite being hacked, one CEO still flashes his financial privates in public. You shouldn't.
Bank Technology News January 2003 Mark Bruno	A New Breed Of Criminals Identity heists could drain $500 million this year. Staying ahead of the thieves may be the only way to curb the rise of identity thefts.
Bank Technology News February 2005 Holly Sraeel	Hot on the ID Theft Trail: Will the Real Jane Doe Stand Up? Welcome to the world of identity theft, where the snatch of an individual's social security number begins that unsuspecting individual's downward financial spiral.
PC World October 23, 2006 Yardena Arar	Consumer Watch: Protect Yourself Against Credit Fraud New options help prevent miscreants from racking up charges on your card.
Bank Technology News December 2003 John Adams	By the Numbers Identity fraud should be a top-five business priority for line-of-business decision-makers at retail financial institutions. Growth rates are indeed troublesome.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Frank Troise	The IA Soapbox: Protect Yourself Here's how this financial adviser became a victim of identity theft, what individuals can do to protect themselves, and what financial advisers can do to help.