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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.
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.
Bank Technology News June 2006	If It's Loyalty You Seek, Forget Fees For Credit Monitoring At a time when customers are worried about becoming victims of ID theft, banks have a huge opportunity to cement relationships by offering free credit monitoring services to all customers.
Bank Technology News April 2006 Glen Fest	Fraud Prevention: Engaging More Than The Enemy Banks could improve anti-fraud measures if they provided tools that draft customers into the battle. But it's not that simple for an industry still rife with soft spots.
Bank Technology News December 2008 Holly Sraeel	ID Fraud Resolution? Yes. But Banks Need To Prevent It. But a greater focus on prevention, detection and resolution of ID fraud over the past four years has translated into big advances for banks.
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 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.
InternetNews July 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Finance Firms To Give FTC ID Theft Data The financial services industry is pooling its own data on identity theft victims with the Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement groups.
Bank Systems & Technology May 8, 2007 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Fear Of Identity Theft Discourages Consumers From Banking Online Proactive security measures increase online banking confidence and use, study says.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology November 7, 2007 Nancy Feig	Bank of America Tops Large Banks in Combating Identity Fraud Bank of America ranked the highest in identity fraud protection, detection and resolution, according to a Javelin Strategy & Research study of the top 25 U.S. banks.
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 Systems & Technology November 26, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Javelin Finds More Banks Using Multi-factor Authentication With the FFIEC deadline for implementing multifactor authentication now but a memory, banks have improved their efforts to secure customers' information, according to a study. However, there is more banks can do.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2005 Eileen Colkin Cuneo	Dealing With Data Theft After the Fact When a security breech occurs, a company handling it right can flip the negative into a positive and earn customers' respect and appreciation. If they handle it wrong, and the business will fight the stigma of being an untrustworthy organization indefinitely.
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 October 2007 Lee Conrad	Privacy Push: Banks Chafe Against Move To Block Use of SS Numbers Two major federal efforts to curb the widespread use of Social Security numbers are putting banks-the largest private-sector users of those nine sensitive numbers-on defense.
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 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.
U.S. Banker February 2006	ID Theft Insurance: Community Banks Seek To Protect Themselves Banks are taking out new insurance policies to protect themselves against the financial losses stemming from identity fraud.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology August 30, 2005 Maria Bruno-Britz	Maximum Security Although all industries are susceptible to data theft, the costs in terms of reputation and dollars are particularly steep in financial services, and most banks are taking measures to reduce the risks associated with handling consumer data.
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.
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.
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.
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 May 2004	Counterfeit Checks are The Forgotten Fraud With all the attention on ID theft, old-fashioned check fraud is getting easier than ever. It may actually account for the majority of cases categorized as identity-related crime.
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.
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.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2003 Jim Middlemiss	Fifth Third Stays Seven 'Steps' Ahead of Fraud Bank implements seven new fraud-detection systems to fight check and ID fraud.
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.
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.
Bank Technology News August 2008 Glen Fest	Equifax Shifts to Preventative Meds Equifax is keeping in step with the trend of making prevention -- not just detection -- the backbone of identity security for banks and retail customers.
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 Systems & Technology May 5, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz	Fraud Techniques Evolve in Parallel with Bank Products and Defenses As fraudsters' techniques evolve alongside the products and services offered by financial institutions, new steps must be introduced to stop them.
Bank Systems & Technology August 30, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Who Was That Masked Man? MSU professor talks about the problem of fighting ID theft and the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act.
Bank Technology News April 2004 Michael Grebb	Forgotten Fraud: Counterfeit Checks Banks lost $698 million from scams in 2001
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.
BusinessWeek April 8, 2010 Margaret Collins	Stealing Your Identity for Liposuction Crooks are using pilfered data to charge health care - from cosmetic surgery to emergency room visits.
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.
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 November 21, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Get the FACTs, Jack: Part 2 Here is how to fix mistakes or fraud on your credit report.
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.
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?
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	DoJ Sends ID Theft Bill to Congress The Bush administration sent proposed legislation to Congress today that aims to update and improve federal identity theft laws.
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.
PC Magazine August 22, 2008 Matthew D. Sarrel	Thwarting Identity Theft Identity theft has been a federal offense since 1998. But are we getting any better at dealing with it? Actually, we are. Here are several tips to prevent financial loss from identity theft.
Information Today February 2009 Phillip Britt	Identity Thieves Hit a New Low In today's world of instant information, thieves are quick to learn about new deaths and put identity theft plans in action. Consumers need to take the necessary steps to protect the identities of the recently deceased.
Bank Systems & Technology July 12, 2007 Larry Greenemeier	Link Between Data Breaches And ID Theft Unclear, GAO Reports A U.S. Government Accountability Office report indicates that while the amount of information lost or stolen is disturbing, it's difficult to prove that these breaches lead to identity theft.