Identity Theft

Fleeing the Freeze? Don't Leave Your Mobile Security Out in the Cold

Gary Hibberd | Posted 29.03.2013 | UK Tech
Gary Hibberd

Most phones are connected to many different websites all of which contain our personal details and many are also connected to (or contain) personal and work email accounts and documents. Cyber security is not just a plot in a James Bond movie, it's a real threat.

Blame Bad Policy, Not the Technology

Raconteur Media | Posted 27.04.2013 | UK Tech
Raconteur Media

High costs, along with time-consuming testing and technology, have made DNA analysis inaccessible to many law enforcement agencies to date. But emerging standalone sample-to-answer products, such as IntegenX'S RapidHIT 200 system, claim to offer the answer.

The Real Fraud Risk

John Lord | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK Tech
John Lord

Think about it for a second. A Smartphone is something people carry everywhere and look at more often than their loved ones. It contains increasingly large amounts of personal information about its owner, their families and their financial arrangements.

PHOTO: Would-Be Thief Sports Worst-Ever Disguise

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Let's all pause for a moment and take time out to snigger at Joshua K Pinney, whose alleged attempt at identity theft earlier this year didn't quite g...

WATCH: Terrifying Proof That ID Theft Is Really, Really Easy

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Tech

How easy is ID theft? So easy you should do something about it. Now. A study by Experian CreditExpert found recently that just under 20 million...

Cybercrime Costs UK £1.8bn A Year

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK Tech

What's the true cost of cybercrime? At least £1.8bn a year - in the UK alone - according to a new report. More than 12m people in the UK alone wer...

Cybercrime Costs UK £1.8bn A Year

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK Tech

What's the true cost of cybercrime? At least £1.8bn a year - in the UK alone - according to a new report. More than 12m people in the UK alone wer...

Police Investigate Whether Missing Oil Exec Was Escort

The Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK

Detectives investigating the disappearance of oil executive Carole Waugh are looking into the possibility that she may have lived a double life as an ...

Man Arrested In Hunt For Oil Exec

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK

Police have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of oil executive Carole Waugh after making appeals to trace him. Scotland Yard rele...

Police Release CCTV Of Man After Oil Executive Mysteriously Disappears

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK

Detectives searching for a missing oil executive have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the investigation. Car...

Fraud - Top Issue for 2012

Eva Grzybek | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK
Eva Grzybek

With the New Year finally upon us it is natural for people to try and come up with predictions for the next 12 months. The situation is no different i...

Students At High Risk Of Identity Theft

PA | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Almost half of students are worried that personal information posted online could affect their future careers, a survey suggests. The Information C...

Land Your Dream job Abroad This Winter - Without Getting Scammed

Neil Maxwell-Keys | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK Tech
Neil Maxwell-Keys

Let's face it, the internet has pretty much replaced the Situations Vacant section of the local paper, particularly when it comes to searching for careers in travel. However, scams are rife on the internet. In fact, job scams in general multiply during tough economic times like these because so many people are desperate for work.

Five Men Jailed For £4.5 Million Phone Fraud

PA | Posted 12.12.2011 | UK

Five men have been jailed for their part in a £4.5 million global premium phone line fraud. The gang admitted conspiracy to defrau...

The Most Valuable Thing you own: Your Digital Identity

Alex Willcock | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK Tech
Alex Willcock

The more we use the web, the more useful our digital identities become. Arguably the personalisation of our online selves has the potential to become the most valuable commodity of the modern age.

Michael Rundle

The Underground World Of Identity Fraud And How To Avoid Being Targeted

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK

There are two myths that persist about identity fraud. The first is that it's hard. The second is that that there is anything you can do about it....

What's Mine is Yours?

Emma Gannon | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK
Emma Gannon

A topic that seems to be cropping up as of late in various forms is this idea of ownership. I'm not talking houses or cars, or something you purchase ...

Sticks and Stones may Break my Bones but Inaccurate Information Could Ruin my Life

John Carr | Posted 16.10.2011 | UK
John Carr

By all means use the internet as a source of seemingly positive information to give you a larger potential pool of applicants or members. However, as a source of negative information which you cannot or will not confirm or be able to check directly with the person concerned it should be a no no in all but the most obvious cases.