identity theft - News, Features, and Slideshows

• AFP busts credential-selling service

  A 21-year-old man from the Sydney suburb of Dee Why has been charged over his alleged role with a credential selling website.

• Government to scrutinise identity management, protection

  The government has commissioned a review into the protection and management of identity information.

• Synthetic identity fraud: Exposing the modern-day Frankenstein monster

  Who are these Frankenstein monsters walking silently in our midst? Like Mary Shelley’s original character, they are made up of parts of real people.

• DTA seeks ‘liveness detection’ software to prevent digital ID fraud

  The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has begun the hunt for a key software component for the government’s digital identity program.

• Government launches facial verification system

  The first phase of the government’s new Face Verification Service (FVS) is now live, justice minister Michael Keenan has announced.

• Three years undercover with the identity thieves

  Salesmen and parents know the technique well. It's called the takeaway, and as far as Keith Mularski is concerned, it's the reason he kept his job as administrator of online fraud site DarkMarket.

Whitepapers about identity theft

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  Understanding Privileged Identity Theft

  This white paper will explain why privileged identities pose such a risk to enterprises, how they are compromised by attackers, how current methods fail to stop these threats, and how your organization can protect itself.