Displaying items by tag: ID Theft

A Lithuanian man known as Evaldas Rimasauskas succeeded in bilking two American companies of more than US$100 million by pretending to be a known entity that was doing business with the US firms.

Norton held its traditional end of year media briefing (a.k.a. Christmas lunch) and presented an overview of the security issues facing consumers.

Uh-oh, a survey of only 1200 people is being used by the Federal Government to 'developed a new National Identity Security Strategy', raising fears that the 'Australia Card' still might be coming back, while showcasing how ineffectual Government efforts have been in offering much protection against ID theft.

Although possibly tempered by events of the past couple of days, a recent survey shows that Australians are much more concerned about their financial and identity security than any possible terrorism threat.