Latest Identity fraud Stories

COSTA MESA, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian(®), the global information services company, today announced the launch of Precise ID(SM) for Customer Management, the latest addition to the Experian Precise ID suite of authentication and fraud detection services. The new capabilities bring a higher level of sophistication to effectively detect identity fraud in existing accounts. Fraud in existing accounts occurs when an identity thief gains access to; manipulates; and...

CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly released Javelin Strategy & Research 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report reveals that the number of identity fraud incidents decreased in the United States by 28 percent - three million fewer victims than last year - and the total overall fraud amount decreased from $56 billion to $37 billion in 2010. However, mean consumer out-of-pocket costs due to identity fraud increased 63 percent from $387 per incident in 2009 to $631 per...

CHANTILLY, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq: INTX), a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity theft prevention services that has protected over 30 million consumers announced that starting today, its IDENTITY GUARD® product suite will be enhanced with a more robust identity theft recovery service, ITAC Victim Assistance. ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, is the national advocate for identity theft victims and a leading voice on...

Strategic Information Resources Joins Research Collaborative UTICA, N.Y., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Utica College's Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) welcomes its newest stakeholder as Strategic Information Resources, Inc. (SIR) joins the research collaborative. SIR - headquartered in Springfield, Mass. - is a national provider of credit reporting, mortgage reporting and background screening services established in 1926. SIR joins a growing group...

CHANTILLY, Va., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq: INTX), a leading global provider of consumer and corporate identity risk management solutions, today helped celebrate the fifth year anniversary of its partnership with ITAC the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC). ITAC is a non-profit that was founded in 2004 by the Financial Services Roundtable to fight identity theft through victim assistance, law enforcement partnerships and consumer education....

ITASCA, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Reported cases of identity theft are on the rise, increasing 22 percent in 2008 from the previous year(1). However, according to newly-released findings, Americans are feeling more confident that their identities are safe compared to a year ago. This new research is part of a long-term awareness initiative called Americans' Identity Confidence Index, which gauges how consumer perceptions of identity theft and specific preemptive behaviors change over...

Web-Based Fraud Prevention Tools Can Reduce Medical Identity Theft CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CDYNE Corporation, a leading provider of data enhancement, verification, and communication Web services, announced today that it is ready to assist health care organizations prepare for enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090701/PH40278LOGO ) According to the FTC Web site, medical identity theft is a growing...

Javelin Report Names Identity Force as Top Vendor for Fraud Alert Hybrid Services FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Identity Force, a leading provider of identity protection solutions for businesses and consumers, was awarded "Best-in-Class" for Fraud Alert Hybrid Services in a new survey released by Javelin Strategy & Research -- the leading independent provider of quantitative and qualitative research focused exclusively on financial services topics. The survey assesses the...

Establishes Applied Research Agenda for Confronting Global Identity Management Challenges WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Applied Identity Management Research (CAIMR), a trusted public-private partnership of cross-disciplinary experts focused on conducting applied research that addresses current and future identity management challenges, today announced the release of its first annual workshop report, "An Applied Research Agenda for Confronting Global Identity Management...

ORLANDO, Fla., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Risk Insurance Management Society 2009 Conference - NXG Strategies, LLC (NXG) a nationally recognized marketing and consulting organization in the emerging industry of Identity Theft Protection and Restoration Services and Merchants Information Solutions, Inc. (Merchants) a leading provider of low-cost Identity Theft Protection and Recovery Solutions have announced the launch of IDSafeBiz - a comprehensive fully-managed Business ID Theft and Fraud...