Cardcops.com - Past News 2005

18 Dec '2006

Universities vulnerable to ID thieves ( MSNBC )

18 Dec '2006

Jailed ID thieves thwart cops with crypto ( News.com )

13 Dec '2006

Boeing laptop stolen -- 382,000 IDs lost ( MSNBC )

12 Dec '2006

Homeland Security wants more ID theft power ( MSNBC )

12 Dec '2006

Major breach of UCLA's computer files ( LA Times )

8 Dec '2006

Can Your Firm Be Sued for a Data Breach? ( eCommerceTimes )

4 Dec '2006

Consumers warned about no-swipe credit cards ( MSNBC )

30 Nov '2006

Personal data at risk after Pa. DOT robbery ( MSNBC )

30 Nov '2006

ATM System Called Unsafe ( MSNBC )

20 Nov '2006

The Complete Layman's Guide to Cyber Safety ( CNN )

16 Nov '2006

Computers Stolen From American Cancer Society ( WAVE3 )

15 Nov '2006

IRS Latest Federal Agency to Lose Laptops ( WTOP )

10 Nov '2006

I-Team: Internet is paradise for identity thieves ( KENS5 )

2 Nov '2006

FBI cyber crackdown leads to 16 arrests ( USAToday )

2 Nov '2006

Starbucks loses laptops with data on 60,000 employees ( USAToday )

28 Oct '2006

Market a common link in debit card breaches ( LA Times )

24 Oct '2006

Hackers target online stock accounts ( MSNBC )

24 Oct '2006

Operator of 12 hospitals informs of lost data ( MSNBC )

11 Oct '2006

Cybercrime flourishes in online hacker forums ( USAToday )

11 Oct '2006

Chinese Hackers Attack Commerce Department ( Enterprise-Security )

28 Sep '2006

ID Thieves Turn Sights on Smaller E-Businesses ( Washington Post )

22 Sep '2006

Commerce Dept. lost 1,100 laptops in five years ( MSNBC )

20 Sep '2006

Region's crime of century ( DailyNews )

15 Sep '2006

Chat rooms are identity thieves' street corners ( MercuryNews )

11 Sep '2006

Second Life suffers security breach ( MSNBC )

7 Sep '2006

Chase Tosses Personal Information on 2.6 Million Credit Card Holders ( FoxNews )

1 Sep '2006

Phishing expedition at heart of AT&T hacking ( SF Chronicle )

29 Aug '2006

AT&T: Hackers accessed credit card data ( MSNBC )

25 Aug '2006

Bank warns customers personal data may have been breached ( boston.com )

23 Aug '2006

Education Dept. says personal data at risk ( MSNBC )

23 Aug '2006

Fraud alert system broken, study says ( MSNBC )

14 Aug '2006

Money Disappears from Checking Accounts, AGAIN ( MSNBC )

9 Aug '2006

Department of Transportation laptop stolen ( MSNBC )

8 Aug '2006

Senate's top Democrat seeks VA chief's ouster ( MSNBC )

8 Aug '2006

Cyber-victims lose to online schemes ( MSNBC )

7 Aug '2006

VA loses another computer with personal info ( MSNBC )

7 Aug '2006

2 teens arrested in theft of VA laptop ( MSNBC )

1 Aug '2006

McAfee security programs may expose data ( MSNBC )

26 Jul '2006

Laptop with Armstrong worker data stolen ( MSNBC )

26 Jul '2006

Computer holding personal data found ( MSNBC )

24 Jul '2006

As Many as 540,000 New Yorkers at Risk for IdTheft After Breach ( FoxNews )

21 Jul '2006

Debit Card Drawbacks ( FoxNews )

18 Jul '2006

Free credit monitoring for vets withdrawn ( MSNBC )

17 Jul '2006

Government Data Thefts Raise Privacy Protection Concerns ( FoxNews )

15 Jul '2006

UK Banks Consider Making Customers Liable for Online Fraud ( E-ComTimes )

13 Jul '2006

Internet Con Artists Turn to 'Vishing' ( NewsFactor )

13 Jul '2006

Phishing for Taxpayer Information ( FoxNews )

13 Jul '2006

Hackers Hit State Department ( E-ComTimes )

10 Jul '2006

Phishing Scam Calls on VoIP Phones ( PC World )

7 Jul '2006

Navy probes data leak on 100,000 sailors, Marines ( News.com )

7 Jul '2006

NASD LAPTOPS STOLEN, BUT RISKS PLAYED DOWN ( MSNBC )

4 Jul '2006

Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist ( NYTimes )

3 Jul '2006

VA LAPTOP SOLD FROM BACK OF A TRUCK ( MSNBC )

1 Jul '2006

Red Cross laptop with donor information stolen ( MSNBC )

30 Jun '2006

Indian Call Center Agent Arrested for HSBC Thefts ( E-ComTimes )

29 Jun '2006

ARE VETS, AND THEIR DATA, REALLY SAFE? ( MSNBC )

29 Jun '2006

VA gets stolen laptop back ( News.com )

27 Jun '2006

Veterans Affairs seeks money to protect data ( MSNBC )

25 Jun '2006

Judge halts VA from publicizing data offer ( MSNBC )

23 Jun '2006

Sailors' personal data found on Internet ( MSNBC )

23 Jun '2006

FTC laptop theft puts 110 people at risk ( News.com )

22 Jun '2006

Hacker may have pilfered personal data from USDA ( News.com )

21 Jun '2006

Visa Confirms Security Breakdown Exposed Personal Information ( FoxNews )

21 Jun '2006

VA offers free credit monitoring after data theft ( MSNBC )

20 Jun '2006

Eight Arrested In Identity-Theft Ring Involving Debit Cards ( NBC4 )

20 Jun '2006

Equifax laptop with employee data stolen ( MSNBC )

17 Jun' 2006

Laptop with D.C. workers. personal data stolen ( MSNBC )

15 Jun '2006

Nearly 1 million prospective AIG customers could be at risk ( MSNBC )

14 Jun' 2006

In Japan, 4 million broadband users face data leak ( News.com )

14 Jun '2006

Investigators: VA data still at grave risk ( MSNBC )

13 Jun '2006

Microsoft Calls Trojans a 'Significant' Threat ( NewsFactor )

9 Jun '2006

Nuclear agency computers hacked ( MSNBC )

8 Jun '2006

Veterans Affairs chief calls for stronger data laws ( News.com )

8 Jun '2006

VA chief says security reform will take time ( MSNBC )

7 Jun '2006

Lost VA Data: Who's on the List ( MSNBC )

7 Jun '2006

YMCA Reports Theft of Personal Data on 65,000 People ( FoxNews )

6 Jun '2006

Veteran Affairs Says 2.2 Million, Not 50,000 Active-Duty Troops Records Were Stolen ( FoxNews )

6 Jun '2006

An Identity Heist The Size of Texas ( Newsweek )

5 Jun '2006

Lost IRS laptop stored employee fingerprints ( MSNBC )

2 Jun '2006

Hotels.com credit-card numbers stolen ( CNN Money )

1 Jun '2006

Banks Honor Bogus Checks and Scam Victims Pay ( WashingtonPost )

1 Jun '2006

Finance firm loses data on 1.3M customers ( MSNBC )

30 May '2006

Technology and Easy Credit Give Identity Thieves an Edge ( NYTimes )

30 May '2006

College Door Ajar for Online Criminals ( LATimes )

23 May '2006

Vets get discount for Breach, CardCops data is included in this service ( IdentitySweep )

23 May '2006

Major Security Breach At University Texas ( MSNBC )

22 May '2006

All veterans at risk of ID theft after data heist ( MSNBC )

22 May '2006

Online scams create "Yahoo! millionaires" ( CNNMoney )

22 May '2006

Social Security Numbers for Millions of Veterans Stolen From Senior Official's Home ( FoxNews )

22 May '2006

Credit cards used at theatre chain used for fraud ( Fox11 )

11 May '2006

Bank admits flaws in chip and PIN security ( Daily Mail )

5 May '2006

Wells Fargo warns of possible data theft ( MSNBC )

1 May '2006

Computer Virus 'Hijacks' American Express Web Site ( Fox News )

27 Apr '2006

MasterCard security breach hits Morgan Stanley ( Silicon.com )

27 Apr '2006

Aetna says laptop with member data stolen ( News.com )

26 Apr '2006

Fraudsters steal 2,000 credit card details ( Silicon.com )

25 Apr '2006

More States Removing Personal Data From Web Sites ( EcommerceTimes )

24 Apr '2006

University of Texas probes computer breach ( MSNBC )

21 Apr '2006

Cyber Heist Could Cost Consumers ( ABC News )

20 Apr '2006

Major banking sites insecure, researcher warns ( ComputerWorld )

18 Apr '2006

Symantec boss demands tougher laws on cyber crime ( Silicon.com )

15 Apr '2006

On the hackers' trail - have they got your number? ( Times UK )

15 Apr '2006

Revealed: how credit cards are plundered on the Net ( Times UK )

15 Apr '2006

Cracking the chatroom code ( Times UK )

13 Apr '2006

Cybercrime More Widespread, Skillful, Dangerous Than Ever ( Fox News )

4 Apr '2006

Banks mull online security ahead of deadline ( MSNBC )

3 Apr '2006

Payment processor fears credit card crooks ( News.com )

29 Mar '2006

Arrests made in debit card fraud case ( ComputerWorld )

29 Mar '2006

Suffering in silence with data leaks ( News.com )

28 Mar '2006

HK police complaints data leak puts city on edge ( The Register )

28 Mar '2006

Laptop thefts growing ( Mercury News )

27 Mar '2006

GAO: IRS still putting sensitive taxpayer data at risk ( ComputerWorld )

26 Mar '2006

Offshore outsourcing cited in Florida data leak ( ComputerWorld )

24 Mar '2006

State lets out private data ( Mercury News )

23 Mar '2006

Fake ID business booms in Los Angeles ( MSNBC )

22 Mar '2006

Debit-card fraud underscores legal loopholes ( The Register )

22 Mar '2006

Laptop with HP employee data stolen ( News.com )

17 Mar '2006

How can someone in moscow take your money? ( MSNBC )

17 Mar '2006

Data Mining Easy as Using Credit Card ( E-ComTimes )

16 Mar '2006

Music Web Site: Breach Exposed Accounts ( ABC News )

15 Mar '2006

Lost Ernst & Young laptop exposes IBM staff ( The Register )

14 Mar '2006

Hacked bank server hosts phishing sites ( ComputerWorld )

14 Mar '2006

Man charged with hacking into GM database ( MSNBC )

14 Mar '2006

OfficeMax: No evidence of security breach ( ZDNet )

14 Mar '2006

US cops collar ATM fraud ring ( The Register )

13 Mar '2006

Prosecutor: Debit card crime ring busted ( News.com )

9 Mar '2006

Debit card thieves get around PIN obstacle ( MSNBC )

8 Mar '2006

Debit card thieves get around PIN obstacle ( MSNBC )

8 Mar '2006

Undisclosed number of Verizon employees at risk of identity theft ( News.com )

8 mar '2006

Citibank cuts off some ATM cards after thefts ( MSNBC )

3 Mar '2006

ID thieves used county site ( Cincinnati.com )

2 Mar '2006

Breach notification laws: When should companies tell all? ( ComputerWorld )

1 Mar '2006

When a stranger calls, Caller ID might not be trustworthy ( siliconvalley )

26 Feb '2006

New identity theft law to take effect ( Helenair )

25 Feb '2006

Another security breach reported Stolen laptop had clients' private data, says Ernst & Young ( SF Chronicle )

23 Feb '2006

FTC settles with CardSystems over data breach ( News.com )

22 Feb '2006

Update: N.H. state server eyed in possible credit card data breach ( ComputerWorld )

22 Feb '2006

FBI widens probe of debit-card theft ( News.com )

18 Feb '2006

Worker suspended in computer probe ( Concord Monitor )

15 Feb '2006

Security Breach Reported in N.H. Computers ( WashingtonPost )

15 Feb '2006

Sam's Club Customers' Credit Card Info Exposed ( CBS 5 )

14 Feb '2006

OfficeMax center of major data-security breach with debit cards ( SF Chronicle )

11 Feb '2006

Web of intrigue widens in debit-card theft case ( News.com )

10 Feb '2006

Nigerian national sentenced in ChoicePoint ID theft case ( MercuryNews )

10 Feb '2006

FBI makes connections in data breach case ( News.com )

9 Feb '2006

Bank of America cancels numerous debit cards ( News.com )

7 Feb '2006

Stealth keylogger used in bank heist ( ZDNet UK )

2 Feb '2006

It's Time to Arrest Cyber Crime ( BusinessWeek )

31 Jan '2006

ID Theft at The Pump ( Consumer Affairs )

31 Jan '2006

Boston newspaper exposes credit card data ( MSNBC )

31 Jan '2006

Data leaks already inundating 2006 ( SecurityFocus )

27 Jan '2006

Credit card numbers stolen off state Web site ( MSNBC )

26 Jan '2006

Ameriprise notifying 226,000 customers of data theft ( Computerworld )

26 Jan '2006

ChoicePoint to pay $15 million over data breach ( MSNBC )

26 Jan '2006

Update: Thief nabs backup data on 365,000 patients ( Computerworld )

23 Jan '2006

Financial gain driving Web breaches, IBM says ( MSNBC )

23 Jan '2006

Internet scams using fake jobs as bait ( DailyTimes )

19 Jan '2006

Online attacks common for U.S. firms, FBI says ( MSNBC )

18 Jan '2006

India sets up worker database to fight fraud ( MSNBC )

16 Jan '2006

FTC Launches Site to Fight Cybercrime ( EcommerceTimes )

11 Jan '2006

Bank tape lost with data on 90,000 customers ( Computerworld )

11 Jan '2006

Data for 55,000 customers stolen from Bahamas hotel ( Computerworld )

10 Jan '2006

IDs of 50,000 Bahamas resort guests stolen ( News.com )

9 Jan '2006

Risk of ID theft bonanza as thousands of credit card slips found dumped in skip ( Guardian UK )

6 Jan '2006

Thieves net $100,000 in WaMu ATM scheme ( CNNMoney )

2 Jan '2006

New Fraud Laws Help Protect Consumers ( WCCO )