Identity Theft

Technology such as iris scans proved significantly more popular than pin codes and passwords. Photo / Richard Robinson

Eye scan backed to beat fraud 4:00AM Wednesday October 21, 2009

Eighty-one per cent of New Zealanders are happy to use fingerprint scans to prove their identity and 68 per cent are willing to have their eyes scanned. The figures - from the Unisys Security Index survey issued today by information technology company Unisys - show that more than half of participants… More

Fake credit cards net criminals $13,000 a day 4:00AM Friday October 09, 2009

NEW YORK - A crime ring raked in about US$10,000 ($13,500) a day by making credit cards with numbers bought illegally… More

Insurance plan to fight rise in identity theft

CIGNA says customers will be alerted early to any fraudulent transactions. Photo / Kenny Rodger

4:00AM Thursday September 17, 2009

New Zealanders can now insure their most personal asset in the country's first identity theft insurance scheme. More… More

Dozens charged in phishing scam

Authorities in America and Egypt have arrested nearly 100 people involved in a bank-targeting phishing scheme.

11:27AM Thursday October 08, 2009

LOS ANGELES - Authorities said they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the US and Egypt… More

Hacker pleads guilty to monster credit card theft

Albert Gonzales plead guilty to some charges over the theft of tens of millions of credit card numbers. Photo / Kenny Rodgers

9:13AM Monday September 14, 2009

BOSTON - A computer hacker who was once a federal informant and was a driving force behind one of the largest… More

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