Young the biggest victims as ID fraud hits 5.7 million
Nearly one in ten smartphone users in the UK, as many as 5.7 million people, have fallen victim to identity…
ID theft
Revealed: The billion pound cost of Blue Badge fraud
Parking officers have long had to contend with Blue Badge fraud but a new analysis can finally reveal that unscrupulous…
Royal Mail tries softly, softly approach to ID theft blitz
Royal Mail is knocked its use of shock tactics on the head for the launch of a new ad campaign…
One month until GDPR D-Day: Beware rise of ID theft
Companies are being warned to ensure they put in place strong measures to ensure that one of the key tenets…
Year Ahead: Time to protect your brand from ID fraud
These days no one is safe from fraud. Even charities are a target with the third sector losing an estimated…
Royal Mail battered over harrowing ID theft campaign
Royal Mail chiefs have been left to lick their wounds after being battered by the ad watchdog over a campaign,…
Callcredit signs Spanish deal for international expansion
Callcredit Information Group has further boosted its international ambitions by gaining a foothold in the Spanish market through the acquisition…
Social media sites branded a goldmine for ID thieves
The head of the UK’s leading fraud-busting organisation has warned that social media sites are now the main hunting ground…
Forget hackers, most ID thieves target the dead
As baby-faced hackers sit in their bedrooms plotting the next TalkTalk-style data breach, most ID thieves simply peruse obituaries columns…
Personal data widely available on dark web
Fears are growing over the illegal trade in personal data following claims that tens of thousands of people’s identities are…