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    • Wednesday, 18 April, 2018
      Young people increasingly targeted to launder proceeds of crime

      More than 30,000 cases last year, says report from UK fraud prevention body

    • Thursday, 22 February, 2018
      Directors can withhold address from filings to beat fraud

      Group found to be ‘disproportionately targeted’ by identity thieves

    • Wednesday, 7 February, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      US DoJ leads global arrests in bust of cyber crime ring

      Gang with slogan ‘In Fraud We Trust’ stole identities and credit card data

    • Monday, 29 January, 2018
      Cyber Security
      Relx pays £580m for digital identity company

      Information group makes biggest deal in a decade for business to help manage online risk

    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2017
      Cyber warfare
      Red faces in Estonia over ID card security flaw

      Scientists report vulnerability as Tallinn prepares to host EU defence ministers

    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2017
      Cyber Security
      Identity thefts rise to nearly 500 victims a day

      Four out of five people targeted in UK have details stolen online

    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2017
      News in-depthCyber Security
      Banks join forces to crack down on fraudsters

      ‘Phone-printing’ software among tactics to tackle identity theft and cyber attacks

    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2017
      Securitas chief declared bankrupt after his identity is hacked

      Personal information stolen from Alf Göransson and used for loan application in his name

    • Wednesday, 14 June, 2017
      Cyber Security
      Fraudsters target UK directors through Companies House

      Company directors are twice as likely as others to be victims of identity theft

    • Sunday, 25 September, 2016
      Trendy urban flat owners fall victim to identity theft surge

      City dwellers with high-status jobs targeted

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2015
      US & Canadian companies
      Not so cuddly: ‘virtual baby’ boom is a source of concern

      Cyber criminals can exploit organisations’ sacrifice of certainty about identity

    • Thursday, 23 April, 2015
      The internet’s dark corners cannot be without laws

      The police are sometimes demonised as agents of digital repression, says Rob Wainwright

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