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Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Hackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques such as phishing, where an attacker tries to perpetrate fraud by sending out legitimate-looking emails in an attempt to garner personal or financial... [22 Apr 2009]
Payment cards: Top target in data breach attacks
News PIN data was increasingly targeted in 2008 in attacks in which magnetic-stripe data and PIN data was used for identity fraud. The top five breaches accounted for 93 per cent of total records compromised and as a... [16 Apr 2009]
Browser hijacks and holey software skyrockets
News Most data breaches that could lead to identity fraud were in the education sector, while the financial sector was the top industry for identities exposed. Theft or loss of equipment accounted for nearly half of data... [14 Apr 2009]
Is your credit card data well enough protected?
News Yet representatives of the retail industry told a panel of the House Homeland Security Committee that when the credit card industry established the PCI standards in 2004, it did so mainly to reallocate... [01 Apr 2009]
PCI DSS Compliance
White Paper Criminals have become more skillful having discovered that there is a significant amount of money to be acquired with very little risk and as such, credit card fraud and identity theft... [13 Feb 2009]
Why banks will push ahead with offshoring
Comment Fraud was also a concern and it was felt the increased remote nature and use of third parties extenuated the risk. Organisations such as HSBC and Morgan Stanley set up captive shared service centres in locations such as... [10 Feb 2009]
Is this the largest security breach ever?
News We understand that this incident may be the result of a widespread global cyber fraud operation, and we are co-operating closely with the United States Secret Service and Department of Justice," Baldwin said in the... [21 Jan 2009]
Banks could play copycat over HSBC card fraud move
News A move by HSBC to combat card fraud is likely to be followed by other banks, industry watchers believe. He told silicon.com card fraud activity is a greater risk in an... [20 Jan 2009]
UK police: 'We need crime breathalysers for PCs'
News McMurdie said such a tool could run on suspects' machines, identify illegal activity - such as credit card fraud or selling stolen goods online - and retrieve relevant evidence. UK... [11 Dec 2008]
Jobless techies turning to crime
News Both PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and security vendor Finjan are forecasting that the recession will fuel a significant rise in insider fraud and cyber crime in 2009. There are certain types of fraud... [11 Dec 2008]
Legal Eye: Tech could brighten retailers' gloom
Comment And finally, this year will see retailers grapple with an update to the PCI DSS, a worldwide security standard to help organisations that process card payments prevent credit card... [10 Dec 2008]
Photos: Visa predicts the future of paying
Photo The PIN card provides extra layers of security against online card fraud and does away with having to use a portable separate card reader and PIN pad, according to Visa.... [10 Nov 2008]
"A fraud ring or social networking - it's the same thing"
Comment As we move towards more 'globalness', quite frankly, if SAS as a company needs to have credit card fraud experts to help us sell credit card... [03 Nov 2008]
Plastic's fantastic, despite economy being drastic
News Fabricius went on to explain online credit card transactions were likely to remain strong as shoppers felt they had a greater degree of protection against fraud and retailers going... [27 Oct 2008]
Cyber crime ring stung by police raid
News Credit-card details on fraud forums are priced according to volume, said Archdeacon, with US data typically retailing at 40 to 50 cents (23 to 29 pence) for name,... [17 Oct 2008]
