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Privacy and Identity Theft
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The Privacy and Identity Theft blog looks at the breaking news in these important areas, and also presents insights into the world of electronic crime, malware and crimeware. David is the Chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, CEO of IronKey.
Recent Posts
UK Man Jailed for Not Divulging PGP Encryption Password to Investigators – RIPA Part III Section 49
A UK man, said to be a schizophrenic, has been jailed for not divulging to police investigators the PGP encryption password to his computer. This is the first imprisonment under the United Kingdom’s Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory ...
Only 38% of Business Technology Professionals Encrypt Mobile Devices!!!!
A survey by InformationWeek Analytics on the state of encryption inside enterprises yields a surprising and scary result. Only 38% of the companies encrypt data on mobile devices like USB flash drives and smartphones. 31% say that the extent, or la...
UK Pushing for Stronger Data Protection Laws as T-Mobile Admits Employees Sold Customer Personal Data
United Kingdom information commissioner Christopher Graham, and Justice Minister Michael Wills are calling for strickter data protection laws with jail sentences for violators. This comes in the wake of a revelation that employees of mobile phone ope...
Corporate Payment Systems Targeted by Phishers – Fake NACHA ACH Emails
Corporate controllers, CFOs and finance staff must be extremely vigilant these days. Last week it was revealed by the FS-ISAC that emails are being sent by fraudsters to corporate finance employees. These emails pretend to come from the National Au...
International Hackers and Bank Fraudsters Indicted by US Federal Grand Jury
Eastern European hackers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for a hack that allowed them and their accomplices to steal $9M in a single day from credit card processor RBS WorldPay. The US Department of Justice today issued a statement that fo...
Corporate Online Banking is at Risk – FBI Says $100M in Attempted Online Theft This Year
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a warning to banks and corporate customers. Over the last several months there has been a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to smal...

