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Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News The discovery was made by specialist card fraud police unit, the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPU), when it raided a sophisticated counterfeit card factory in Birmingham.... [14 Aug 2008]
UK spam mountain just got bigger
News We have developed significant security processes to protect against this type of threat, including sending more than two million card reader devices to our customers with the specific purpose of protecting them from... [12 Aug 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Customers who have become a victim of fraud following the attack are being asked to contact their credit card provider. She claimed it was only credit card numbers that... [11 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: An everyday tale of e-crime
Comment Identity fraud and cybercrime are of course difficult to investigate and because of the way they regularly cross international boundaries it's hard to get a conviction. All different numbers and... [13 Mar 2008]
The Anatomy of a Phishing E-mail
White Paper Phishing scams—the emerging form of online fraud that relies on bogus e-mails and look-alike Web sites to trick users into submitting login IDs, passwords, credit card numbers, Social... [13 Dec 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News Darling said no individual will suffer any financial loss if they are innocent victims of fraud as a result of this security breach. The records contain the names, addresses, dates of birth and National Insurance... [20 Nov 2007]
Chip and PIN security warning for retailers
News Since chip and PIN was introduced Apacs says the technology has had a dramatic effect on reducing card fraud in the UK. Since 2005 losses through face-to-face card fraud... [06 Sep 2007]
Data breach laws 'make companies serious about security'
Comment These other elements include social security numbers, driver's licence numbers, or account numbers or credit/debit card numbers in combination with any... [03 Sep 2007]
Web security breach exposes 54,000 card details
News The security exercise found an encrypted file containing names, addresses, and credit and debit card numbers had been mistakenly placed on an insecure server. Newcastle City Council claims there is no... [27 Jul 2007]
Chip and PIN slaps face-to-face fraud
News But this doesn't mean fraudsters have given up on face-to-face card fraud completely, with 'shoulder surfing' to detect customers' PIN numbers still being attempted. Incidents of... [02 May 2007]
Snatched laptop puts 40,000 at risk of ID fraud
News Such complaints, which include credit card fraud, bank fraud, as well as phone and utilities fraud, accounted for 36 per cent of the total 674,354 complaints submitted... [10 Apr 2007]
Fresh data leak scare at US university
News Such complaints, which include credit card fraud, bank fraud, as well as phone and utilities fraud, accounted for 36 per cent of the total 674,354 complaints submitted... [05 Apr 2007]
Armed guards - a secure chip and PIN alternative?
News A chip and PIN device is going nationwide this week which incorporates a magnifying screen that distorts the machine's keypad to prevent shoulder surfers stealing PIN numbers.silicon.com readers were quick to share how... [01 Feb 2007]
Chip and PIN goes undercover
News Chip and PIN has been blamed for making ID theft easier, as checkout staff in shops are less vigilant about transactions because of the new anti-fraud technology, according to a leading criminologist. [29 Jan 2007]
ID theft targeted by web search service
News The service, dubbed "StolenID Search", lets anyone with an internet connection search a database of more than two million credit card and Social Security numbers found in the dark alleys of the internet,... [24 Jan 2007]
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