fraud credit card details
Consumers reluctant to give financial details online
News Most consumers are still reluctant to enter their personal financial details online, even though most actually willingly do so when asked, despite the fear of fraud online being greater than the chance... [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. Thousands of credit card... [11 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News It also warns of bank accounts being taken over by fraudsters tricking call centre workers, a 37 per cent rise in the cost of phone, internet and mail order fraud and the threat from chip and PIN devices being modified... [06 Jun 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News She said: "We are talking about virtual groups, for example in the case of credit card fraud from getting the details to releasing the money there may be 12 different... [19 Mar 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment In 2006, internet fraud reached £154.4m, accounting for 73 per cent of card-not-present fraud. While overall card fraud is falling, instances of online... [24 Dec 2007]
Norwich Union Life fined for data control 'weaknesses'
News Aviva PLC, of which Norwich Union Life is a subsidiary, issued a statement on Monday apologising for the fraud. Norwich Union Life apologised, saying the fraud was unacceptable. The financial services... [17 Dec 2007]
Escape the data management minefield
Comment And at a time of extreme data sensitivity, with identity theft and fraud rife, you'd think its importance would have sunk in. In a recent case Newcastle City Council's computer systems allowed the download of 54,000... [13 Sep 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Don't let sleeping data dogs lie
Comment Until, that is, you discover someone has used your details in an identity fraud. What if your credit card details, address, date of birth, bank account... [04 Sep 2007]
Web security breach exposes 54,000 card details
News Newcastle City Council claims there is no indication of any fraud on the affected cards. Newcastle City Council CEO Ian Stratford added in a statement: "We very much regret that this situation has developed, although we... [27 Jul 2007]
Data breach rules 'creating uncertainty for execs'
News They have so many influencing factors to think about not least the fact that they potentially face personal liability under the Data Protection Act and the Fraud Act for the failures of their company. [24 Jul 2007]
Barclays doles out 500,000 chip and PIN devices
News Barclays is the first organisation in the UK to roll out chip and PIN terminals to its customers and already offers an SMS text-alert payment confirmation system and anti-keystroke logging technology to combat potential... [18 Apr 2007]
ID fraud reports rocket
News Mail order companies were hardest hit in terms of fraud volumes, accounting for approximately 60 per cent of total cases, while the biggest loses were suffered by credit and store card... [12 Apr 2007]
VoIP threats to watch out for
Comment Just as in the email world, tipping dodgy stock and flogging Viagra is only part of spit, it can also be used to commit serious fraud. A US fraud case in 2006 heard how hackers broke into VoIP service... [09 Mar 2007]
Nothing to fear over ID cards privacy, says passport chief
News Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke also came out fighting for ID cards in a Channel 4 documentary - Fighting Identity Fraud - at the weekend, claiming they will improve the quality of people's lives and enhance security. [06 Mar 2007]
Handheld credit card readers to cut fraud
News It is designed for online and telephone transactions which are potentially vulnerable to fraud because they can be carried out with card details only - and do not require a PIN or... [15 Feb 2007]
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