About the ITRC
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Identity Theft Poll
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Take Our Identity Theft Poll
The ITRC, in conjunction with the NFCC, Council of BBBs, and FICO.com, is participating in a monthly online poll, assessing consumer awareness on a variety of issues. Click here
The ITRC, in conjunction with the NFCC, Council of BBBs, and FICO.com, is participating in a monthly online poll, assessing consumer awareness on a variety of issues. Click here
ITRC Monthly Case Load
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August Contacts as of 8/30/2010: 905
August Estimated Run Rate: 948
Year To Date 2010 Contacts: 7249
ITRC Consumer Internet Transaction Concerns Survey
ITRC today announced that 87 percent of consumers who have made a purchase or bank transaction online in the past month are concerned about the safety of the personal identifying and financial information they transmit. Click here for
full survey.
Download attachment(s): [ Consumer_Concerns_Survey_20100813.pdf ]
Agenda for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act creates a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that will put a national priority on protecting consumers from unscrupulous practices in the financial arena. The Bureau will have its work cut out for it. Here are some priorities for protecting vulnerable consumers.
Click here
Provided by National Consumer Law Center
Provided by National Consumer Law Center
Download attachment(s): [ CFPB Agenda July 2010.pdf ]
Photocopiers and Hard Drives
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Where
IS my copy?
In recent weeks, a great deal of attention has been focused on the subject of photocopiers which use hard drives.
The concern is that public or company photocopiers, being used by consumers and businesses, capture images of the material copied....
In recent weeks, a great deal of attention has been focused on the subject of photocopiers which use hard drives.
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The concern is that public or company photocopiers, being used by consumers and businesses, capture images of the material copied....
Use of Children's SSNs
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Since the 1980's, children in the US have been issued Social Security numbers (SSN) at
birth. However, by law, they cannot be offered credit until they reach the age of 18. A child's SSN is therefore dormant for credit purposes for 18 years. Opportunists have found novel ways to abuse these "dormant" numbers.
Years ago, the ITRC envisioned a simple solution to this problem - the Minors 17-10 Database.
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CPN/SCN Alert!
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New FBI Warning
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Social Engineering Scams
The IC3 continues to receive reports of individuals' e-mail or social networking
accounts being compromised and used in a social engineering scam to swindle consumers out of thousands of dollars.
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The IC3 continues to receive reports of individuals' e-mail or social networking
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Data Breaches 1H 2010
As of June 30th, the ITRC recorded 341 individual breaches
for the first six months of 2010. Unfortunately, hundreds of breaches have been veiled from the public, delayed in publication, or not listed on any public lists. The question still remains: How many breaches and victims are there?
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Download attachment(s): [ ITRC Breach Report 1H 2010 ] [ ITRC Breach Stats Report 1H 2010 ] [ Known vs Unknown Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Unknown_Attributes Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Breach Category Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Paper vs Electronic Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Data On The Move Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Accidental Exposure Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Insider Theft Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Hacking Summary 1H 2010 ] [ Subcontractor Summary 1H 2010 ]