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• Phishing and malware meet cheque fraud

  24.04.2012

  Trusteer recently uncovered a scam in an underground forum that shows how data obtained through phishing and malware attacks can be used to make one of the oldest forms of fraud – cheque forging – even harder to prevent.

• Fake jobs site owner filed tax returns with stolen identities

  19.04.2012

  A 31-year-old that has set up a website offering the possibility for unemployed people to apply for non-existing jobs and has been using the collected applicants' personal information to file fraudulent tax returns has been charged with identity theft, grand larceny and money laundering.

• Data breach vulnerabilities in the workplace

  22.03.2012

  Many business professionals don't realize that when their company's confidential information is at risk, so too is the information of its clients, vendors, customers and employees.

• Tips to minimize the risk of identity fraud

  24.02.2012

  Javelin Strategy & Research recommends that consumers follow a three-step approach to minimize their risk and impact of identity fraud.

• Identity fraud hits 11.6 million in the US

  23.02.2012

  In 2011 identity fraud increased by 13 percent. More than 11.6 million adults became a victim of identity fraud in the United States, while the dollar amount stolen held steady, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

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