fraud cards
RSS fraud cardsParking in the West End goes contactless
News Motorists hoping to use the contactless meters will only be allowed to pay for parking worth up to £10 and will be periodically asked to enter their PIN in an effort to cut fraud. Drivers with contactless bank... [29 Oct 2009]
Online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News Card fraud losses totalled £232.8m in the first half of 2009, translating to around a tenth of a penny being lost to fraud for every £1 spent on cards. Fraud on lost and... [07 Oct 2009]
Croatian Banks Make Fraud Virtually Impossible by Securing Transactions and User Identities With Thales nCipher HSMs
White Paper HSMs are crucial to protecting against transaction fraud. Additionally, PBZ uses HSMs to securely issue MasterCard CAP cards. A member of the Asseco Group, which is Europe's fifth largest system... [19 Sep 2009]
VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Services Helps a Top Document Management Services Provider Lead the Way With Two-Factor Authentication for Clients
White Paper The challenge was to maintain client confidence while providing protection from increasing levels of identity theft, phishing and fraud attacks and to ensure that any new security measures did not negatively impact the... [19 Sep 2009]
Credit card hacker pleads guilty to fraud worth millions
News Albert Gonzalez, a former federal government informant and the alleged ringleader of one of the largest known identity theft cases in US history, pleaded guilty in Boston to 19 counts of conspiracy, computer fraud, wire... [14 Sep 2009]
Chip and PIN and the PCI Data Security Standard
White Paper The purpose of Chip and PIN was to reduce the amount of fraud in face-to-face credit card transactions. Chip and PIN is a British government-backed initiative to implement the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standard... [02 Sep 2009]
All change please: Your train ticket will never be the same again
News However, there are benefits to which a value can be attached, such as time savings and fraud reduction. Commuters all across England could soon be using mobile phones, bank cards and Oyster-style smart... [20 Aug 2009]
Largest hack and ID theft in US: Three suspects charged
News They are charged with conspiracy to gain unauthorised access to computers, commit fraud in connection with computers and damage computers, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Formerly a federal... [18 Aug 2009]
Internet Trust Marks: Building Confidence and Profit Online
White Paper The fear of fraud, spoofing, phishing, identity theft, and lax Web site security still have a sizeable percentage of consumers wary of using credit cards online. This paper examines how recent trends in... [31 Jul 2009]
Photos: UK's ID card revealed
Photo The Home Office claims that the British cards will feature "the latest security features", compliant with European and International Civil Aviation Organisation standards, designed to protect against identity... [30 Jul 2009]
A Solution to Auditor's Dilemma for the Payment Card Industry?: How to Ensure PCI DSS Compliancy in the Organization
White Paper In an effort to increase security, credit card companies have imposed a new set of rules to ease growing concerns surrounding identity theft and fraud. The standard is intended to reduce fraud and... [13 Jul 2009]
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Primer Version 1.1 Applying PCI to Wireless LANS and Compliance Requirements
White Paper These requirements, which impact firewalls, anti-virus software, encryption methods and more, are designed to enhance credit card security and minimize fraud. The new PCI DSS v1.1 standard imposes a range of new wireless... [13 Jul 2009]
'Post Office workers can't spot ID card fraudsters'
News Plans to cut £1bn from the cost of the ID cards project by making people enrol on the high street could be unworkable, after a government report warned the process could be vulnerable to fraud. The Home... [08 Jul 2009]
Labour politician joins calls to scrap ID cards
News A government motion stating that ID cards would reduce fraud and make it easier for young people to prove their age was passed, with 283 MPs voting for and 203 voting against. The government has defended... [07 Jul 2009]
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News In some countries there's a lot of fraud with credit cards so therefore it's in the interest of the credit card issuer to be able to match the position of the phone that belongs to the person who has a... [24 Jun 2009]
