Keeping up with identity theft scams
Identity theft complaints to the Federal Trade Commission shot up 52 percent between 2002 and 2004. And a report out this week by the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center finds the average time an identity theft victim spends trying to repair the damage is 330 hours. Chicago-based Internet security consultant Jack Vonder Heide speaks to corporate employees about possible threats. He says it takes work to keep up with phishing, pharming and phone scams.
Links:
Anti Phishing Working Group
