Identity Theft Victims Hit 3%
According to Security Focus, 3.1 percent of American households have now been victims of identity theft as per the National Crime Victimization Survey. To put this in perspective, here are some other things that are 3 percent: - Percent of Americans leading a healthy lifestyle - Percent of Americans with a gambling addiction - Percent of Americans who read blogs on a regular basis - Percent of...
Read MoreThat ol’-time religion gets upgraded
You know that something is deeply entrenched in society’s collective vocabulary when you see it in on a sign outside a church, right? That’s my assertion, anyway. To prove that identity theft is here (and here to stay), the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod waxes philisophical about identity theft. Note that J3sus pHreakers and the Christian Hacker Association had nothing to do...
Read MoreID theft hits 10m Americans a year">ID theft hits 10m Americans a year
The above number is from a Register article. The FTC contracted with Synovate, a VA survey company, to compile the latest ID Theft numbers. The actual report, which can be found at the FTC ID Theft site, says that 1.5% of respondents reported that their identity had been “misused to open new credit accounts, take out new loans, or engage in other types of fraud.” Which suggests...
Read MoreMS, eBay, Amazon et al join ID theft busters">MS, eBay, Amazon et al join ID theft busters
“Microsoft Corp, eBay, Amazon.com and Visa are among founder members of the Coalition on Online Identity Theft, which is dedicated to fighting the growing menace of ID theft. Analysts estimate ID theft cost US lenders alone at least $1 billion last year.” The ITAA (Information Technology Association of America) will be acting as Secretariat for the ID Theft coalition. The official...
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