fraud

Ransomware Thieves Make £3m A Year, Symantec Warns

Symantec is warning computer users of a rise in ransomware scams in both Europe and America

12 years ago

Illegal Data Trade Grows Massively In 2012

Experian finds the illegal data trade market has doubled in size already in 2012, compared with 2011 figures

12 years ago

Global Credit Card Fraud Bust Sees 24 Arrested

FBI sting brings in 24 credit card scammers around the world, including six taken down in the UK

12 years ago

Online Fraud Scheme Hits ‘High Rollers’ For €60m

McAfee spots a highly-automated fraud campaign that has managed to get around banks' two-factor authentication

12 years ago

The Met: We Must Do Better In War On Cyber Crime

Commander Allan Gibson says fresh data sharing initiatives will help the Met get better at fighting cyber fraud

12 years ago

MasterCard And Visa Warn Banks Of Credit Card Data Breach

Sources say that more than 10 million credit card numbers may be compromised

13 years ago

Smartphone Social Media Users Are Prone To Identity Theft

Smartphone owners and social media users are more likely to become victims of identity theft, claims Javelin Strategy

13 years ago

Public And Private Sectors To Share More Customer Data In Fraud Clampdown

The government is expected to announce plans for more efficient data sharing to prevent £21 billion fraud each year

13 years ago

Zeus-based Ice IX Trojan Redirects Bank Phone Calls To Attackers

Modified version of Zeus malware targets online banking customers to capture bank and telephone data

13 years ago

Russian Opposition Sites Hit with Attacks

Websites critical of Russia's government appear to have been silenced in DDoS attacks

13 years ago

Police Shutter 2,000 Fraudulent Shopping Sites

Fake e-commerce sites defrauded shoppers of millions of pounds ahead of Christmas buying season

13 years ago

Beware Of Rogue Apps, Warns Safety Campaign

Malware infested apps can send hundreds of premium texts, warns Get Safe Online

13 years ago

ATM Association Stands Up To Cyber-Crime

ATM Industry Association highlights reverse-engineering and targeting of ATM software as the new fraud frontier

13 years ago

Authorities Clamp Down On Internet Fraud Scams

Police in America and Romania have swooped on gangs operating Internet fraud schemes

13 years ago

Survey Reveals Extent of Internet Phone Scam

A new survey has revealed the true impact from the phone fraudsters who warn users their PCs are at risk

13 years ago

Former Ofcom IT Chief Jailed For Fraud

Ofcom's ex-IT services chief has been jailed for defrauding the organisation out of more than £500,000

13 years ago

Banks Are Failing To Protect SMBs From Online Fraud

Researcher Ponemon claims that financial institutions do not protect smaller businesses from cyber-fraud

14 years ago

Trusteer Launches Cloud-Based Fraud Protection

Trusteer's Pinpoint service is aimed at protecting against banking Trojans such as SpyEye and Zeus

14 years ago

Trusteer Warns Of Bogus Microsoft Support Calls

Scammers and fraudsters are phoning up computer users pretending to be Microsoft support staff

14 years ago

Former Apple Man Pleads Guilty And Surrenders Payout

A former manager at Apple has pleaded guilty to helping suppliers negotiate favourable deals

14 years ago

EU To Act On Carbon Credit Fraud And Theft

The Climate Change Committee will block the holes that let thieves take £5 billion from the carbon exchange

14 years ago

NetSuite Adds CyberSource To Flag E-Commerce Fraud

Screening software in NetSuite's cloud-based ERP platform makes it easier to screen fraudulent transactions

14 years ago

US Government Calls For Identity Ecosystem

The Obama administration has outlined plans for a private sector-led identity system intended to reduce fraud

14 years ago

Santander And Halifax Hit With Christmas Woes

Santander has accidentally sent the wrong statements to thousands of customers, while Halifax's payment system suffered an outage

14 years ago

Facebook Brands Hacking A ‘Major Issue’

Facebook says that hacking scams have become a serious problem for the social network, and plans to implement additional security…

14 years ago

E-Vendors To Wage War On Mobile Fraud

Banks and social networks must look to personal mobile data such as location information to help combat mobile fraud, according…

14 years ago

Police Make Multiple Arrests Over iPhone Scam

Nine people have been arrested by police in dawn raids around the country, in connection with phone fraud that has…

14 years ago

Mozilla: Firefox Security Bug Won’t Fool Users

The bug can be used to bypass an alert meant for obfuscated URLs in Firefox

14 years ago

Apple Manager Allegedly Sold Secrets For $1m

Paul Shin Devine has been arrested in California for allegedly helping Apple suppliers negotiate favourable deals with the company

14 years ago

Troy Tackles Fraud With HP Printer Toner

A company has developed special toner that will activate a hidden red dye if fraudsters try to tamper with a…

14 years ago