Cardcops.com - Past News 2005

28 Dec '2005

Marriott Customer Data for 200,000 Missing ( NewsDay.com )

25 Dec '2005

An ID thief preyed on a cancer-stricken man ( MSNBC )

23 Dec '2005

Hospital ID Theft: How to protect yourself ( MSNBC )

20 Dec '2005

Tape with data on 2 million people recovered ( MSNBC )

19 Dec '2005

Securing Card Data Isn't an Easy Sell ( computerworld )

19 Dec '2005

Hackers Break Into Computer-Security Firm's Customer Database ( WashingtonPost )

19 Dec '2005

Database Hack Exposes Police Financial Data ( WashingtonPost )

7 Dec '2005

PC users more vulnerable despite growing scams: survey ( NewsFactor )

6 Dec '2005

Phishing: Beware the Internal Revenue Scam ( EComTimes )

6 Dec '2005

North American Bancard Selects Edentify to Prevent Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud ( Yahoo )

2 Dec '2005

New identity theft law put into effect in North Carolina ( news14 )

1 Dec '2005

Be afraid of the catastrophic data breach ( SearchSecurity.com )

29 Nov '2005

ID Theft Bills Await '06 Passage ( FoxNews )

28 Nov '2005

Cybercrime said more profitable than drugs ( MSNBC )

26 Nov '2005

What Is Happening to Your Personal Data? ( ECommerceTimes )

26 Nov '2005

Forecast: ID Theft by Insiders to Grow Dramatically in '06 ( TechNewsWorld )

18 Nov '2005

Is Your Info Out There, or Are They Just Guessing? ( ECommerceTimes )

16 Nov '2005

Keyloggers Foster New Crime Wave ( NewsFactor )

15 Nov '2005

Countries band to fight Internet crime ( News.com )

11 Nov '2005

Security Watch: Congress loves identity thieves ( CNET )

10 Nov '2005

Fraud Seen Rising Among Large E-Commerce Companies ( EcomTimes )

9 Nov '2005

Fraudsters Will Take $2.8 Billion Out of eCommerce in 2005 ( Yahoo Biz )

9 Nov '2005

Consumer data stolen from credit bureau ( MSNBC )

2 Nov '2005

Forget phish, start fumigating for RATs ( MSNBC )

1 Nov '2005

Online Banking hit with "BankWare"... new targeted spyware ( CardCops )

28 Oct '2005

Three jailed in scam that targeted eBay users ( MSNBC )

24 Oct '2005

Separating myth from reality in ID theft ( News.com )

20 Oct '2005

'Zombie' ring allegedly hit 1.5 million computers ( MSNBC )

10 Oct '2005

Banks to strengthen Web log-ons to thwart ID theft ( News.com )

27 Sept '2005

Judge looks for links in credit card case ( News.com )

23 Sept '2005

Visa, MasterCard Win Battle Over Breach ( Yahoo News )

24 Oct '2005

Separating myth from reality in ID theft ( News.com )

20 Oct '2005

'Zombie' ring allegedly hit 1.5 million computers ( MSNBC )

10 Oct '2005

Banks to strengthen Web log-ons to thwart ID theft ( News.com )

27 Sept '2005

Judge looks for links in credit card case ( News.com )

23 Sept '2005

Visa, MasterCard Win Battle Over Breach ( Yahoo News )

21 Sept '2005

Online fraudsters 'ahead' of credit card companies, experts say ( ComputerWorld )

16 Sept '2005

Huge surge in ID theft using spyware ( vnunet )

16 Sept '2005

US banks lose $50bn to phantom fraudsters ( The Register )

16 Sept '2005

Miami-Dade police officer suspended in unauthorized data access ( SiliconValley.com )

15 Sept '2005

Stolen Berkeley laptop recovered; arrest made ( MSNBC )

14 Sept '2005

Personal data exposed via eBay storage ( ZDNet )

14 Sept '2005

Keyboard clicks can lead to security hacks ( ZDNet )

13 Sept '2005

Fort Carson records stolen ( Rocky Mountain News )

13 Sept '2005

Gartner warns of offshore ID theft risk ( vnunet )

12 Sept '2005

Unraveled Web fraud reveals inner workings of Internet theft ( Associated Press )

12 Sept '2005

India call centers ripe for ID Theft ( silicon.com )

9 Sept '2005

Phishing Liability Concerns Online Banks ( ECommerceTimes )

8 Sept '2005

Ex-Student Sentenced in UT Computer Hacking Case ( woai )

8 Sept '2005

E-banking security provokes fear or indifference ( Channel Register )

8 Sept '2005

An ID-Theft Crackdown Gains Momentum ( BusinessWeek )

6 Sept '2005

Hacking fears bog down online banking growth ( ZDnet )

5 Sept '2005

New technology may increase identity theft ( News.com )

29 Aug '2005

Brazil cuffs 85 in online bank hack dragnet ( TheRegister )

28 Aug '2005

ID theft creates opportunities for data companies ( ZDnet )

27 Aug '2005

Credit Card Companies Turn to Security To Protect Customer Data ( NewsFactor )

26 Aug '2005

ID theft ring escapes shutdown ( BBC )

19 Aug '2005

Air Force investigates data breach ( ComputerWorld )

19 Aug '2005

In Finland: Stealing Wi-Fi to rob the bank ( News.com )

18 Aug '2005

Universities grapple with ID theft ( ZDNet )

18 Aug '2005

Online scammers pose as execs in 'spear-phishing' ( ComputerWorld )

5 Aug '2005

Security Breach May Affect 31,000 at Cal Poly ( LA Times )

5 Aug '2005

Antispyware firm warns of massive ID theft ring ( ComputerWorld )

3 Aug '2005

Court orders data on credit card heist to be saved ( News.com )

2 Aug '2005

Phishers cash in on ATM cards ( News.com )

2 Aug '2005

Hackers again hit CU ( Denver Post )

31 July '2005

Hacking the hotel through the TV ( News.com )

25 July '2005

Main Street retailers in hacker crosshairs ( News.com )

22 July '2005

University of Colorado servers hacked ( News.com )

21 July '2005

ID theft fears prompt ecommerce boycott ( The Register UK )

20 July '2005

Hacker Gets Access To ISU Alumni Information ( The Iowa Channel )

18 July '2005

Hackers shift focus to swiping ID information ( USAToday )

18 July '2005

Visa to bar transactions by payment processor ( News.com )

10 July '2005

Cybercrooks lure citizens into international crime ( USAToday )

9 July '2005

USC Learns 270,000 Applicants' Records Were Hacked ( NBC13 )

8 July '2005

Iron Mountain Loses Backup tapes from City National Bank ( InfoWeek )

7 July '2005

Breaches: Federal law on the way? ( CNN )

30 June '2005

Is identity theft unstoppable? ( MSNBC )

28 June '2005

European E-Commerce Feeling Pinch from ID Theft ( eCommerceTimes )

27 June '2005

Credit card fraud hits small online merchants hard ( USAToday )

27 June '2005

Lawsuit seeks disclosure in credit card heist ( News.com )

23 June '2005

MasterCard, Visa Breach May Expose 483,000 Asia Cards ( Bloomberg )

23 June '2005

Utah bank says big breach put its data at risk ( News.com )

22 June '2005

Consumers, retailers grapple with data theft ( News.com )

22 June '2005

Ubiquitous Technology, Bad Practices Drive Up Data Theft ( Washington Post )

21 June '2005

ID data breaches: as rampant as it seems ( CNN )

21 June '2005

Black Market in Stolen Credit Card Data Thrives on Internet ( NY Times (login is req) )

17 June '2005

40 Million Credit Card Numbers Hacked ( Washington Post )

17 June '2005

Fraud May Put 40M Credit Card Holders at Risk ( Fox News )

16 June '2005

BJ's lost credit, debit information, FTC says ( USA Today )

16 June '2005

FDIC Alerts Employees of Data Breach ( Washington Post )

15 June '2005

Data leaks stunt e-commerce, survey suggests ( MSNBC )

6 June '2005

CitiFinancial notifying 3.9 million customers of lost data ( USAToday )

3 June '2005

Microsoft: MSN site hacked in South Korea ( CNN )

25 May '2005

FBI probes Stanford computer breach ( MSNBC )

24 May '2005

Easy check fraud technique draws scrutiny ( MSNBC )

23 May '2005

Bank data theft could hit nearly 700,000 ( MSNBC )

23 May '2005

Bank security breach may be biggest ( CNN )

18 May '2005

Data theft involving four banks could affect 500,000 customers ( ComputerWorld )

18 May '2005

Personal data for the taking ( CNN )

15 May '2005

New phishing attack uses real ID hooks ( News.Com )

13 May '2005

North Carolina banks notifying customers of security breach ( SiliconValley )

12 May '2005

'Phishing' e-mails widespread, survey finds ( MSNBC )

10 May '2005

Michigan State's Wharton Center says computer security breached ( Detroit Free Press )