UK banks have become involved in a new mis-selling scandal, this time relating to the unnecessary selling of insurance for ID theft and credit card fraud. It is thought it could cost the financial institutions involved up to £1.3 billion, as reported by the Financial Times. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently unveiled the plan, […]
A businessman in Britain is suffering the effects of a terrible case of identity fraud. The case, which was reported in The Telegraph, concerns that of Adrian Richards, a project manager at a London firm. After having his passport stolen from him a decade ago, he became the victim of identity theft and is now […]
Adobe has become the latest large company to be hit by a cyber attack, as reported by the BBC. Following the attack by hackers on its website, it confirmed that 2.9 million customers have been affected and that their private information has been stolen. Even though the customers’ passwords were encrypted, hackers still managed to […]
A group of MPs has issued a warning that the UK is fighting a battle against cyber crime that it is currently losing. The Home Affairs Select Committee announced recently that the UK is the top target for cyber criminals from 25 countries, but it is still not doing nearly enough to counter internet crime. […]
Scams seem to be everywhere these days, constantly presenting risks to companies and individuals during our daily lives. Whether online or offline, scams can cause huge distress to the victims and can often be responsible for serious financial losses. So which types of scams are the most common ones to look out for? 1. Credit […]
More companies are getting insurance against data breaches, it has been revealed. Currently less than a third of companies have data breach insurance in place, but the numbers are expected to grow, according to a new study from Experian and the Ponemon Institute. The results of the study demonstrate that businesses are thinking more about […]
ID theft criminals usually remain invisible, carrying out their crimes in secret, often without the victims even knowing they have had their identities stolen until it is too late. But now 25 images have been released online showing the faces of suspected ID thieves. Crimestoppers released the images of the suspected criminals online after the […]
Are you paranoid about your online persona? Perhaps the most alarming thing is how easily manipulated we are by the media. People don’t tend to realise how much of their personal information is freely available online. You may not be aware of how much of your identity you are giving away by just posting your full […]
The BBC recently reported on a warning from a security firm that millions of SIM cards used in mobile phones across the world could be vulnerable to hacking. We all have SIM cards in our phones, but according to security specialist Karsten Nohl, who runsSecurity Research Labs in Berlin, as many as one in eight […]
Identity thieves are getting increasingly smart in their bid to steal personal information and use it for malicious purposes. Details recently emerged of a criminal gang operating in the Whitecraigs suburb of Glasgow, which is a well-off area of the city. In an elaborate scam, the gang targeted the mail of the wealthy inhabitants by […]