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News Steve Ely, president of Equifax Personal Information Solutions, in a statement: "With fraud and identity theft on the rise, companies need better, more secure ways to conduct transactions online... [14 Nov 2008]
UK kids shopping online behind parents' backs
News According to payments body Apacs, card-not-present fraud rose by 37 per cent year on year in 2007 and has risen by 298 per cent since 2000. One in five under-16-year-olds are raiding their parents'... [14 Nov 2008]
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
News LSE's Angell said: "If they do not check the database then fraud will go up as criminals will quickly figure this out and be able to make a copy of the card and change the photo. But an... [07 Nov 2008]
ID scheme treads the high street for fingerprints
News Booth suggested that a high-street-based system would be open to fraud and systems error, and could lead to chaos. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will invite high-street businesses today to... [06 Nov 2008]
MPs demand more cash for e-crime battle
News In a parliamentary debate on internet fraud today, MPs said the government needs to "look again" at the £7m funding for the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU). Criticism over the PCeU's funding is misguided, according to... [05 Nov 2008]
Cops enlist HAL in fight against crime
News Looking at how AI techniques can boost digital forensics, the government-funded Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will examine the potential use of AI in web counter-terrorism surveillance, fighting internet... [05 Nov 2008]
UK Plc feels abandoned to cyber crime onslaught
News It will be supported by the National Fraud Reporting Centre, which will offer a single contact centre for the reporting of all fraud - including online, the National Fraud Strategic... [03 Nov 2008]
Cyber crime heads to the cloud
News Fraud-as-a-service is opening up computer crime to people with no technical expertise warned Uri Rivner, head of new technology at security company RSA. Cloud computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be... [31 Oct 2008]
UK struck by cyber crime wave
News The UK is suffering a cyber crime wave that has seen online financial fraud jump 20 per cent, according to a new report. Garlik CEO Tom Ilube attributed the rise to the "professionalisation of online financial... [30 Oct 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 under. Despite the... [27 Oct 2008]
Everyone needs a summer holiday - even phishers
News Fraud detection company Envisional, which monitors a number of global banks, film studios and big brands, found nearly half a million separate phishing email scams were sent to bank customers over the... [24 Oct 2008]
How global computing grid could save the world
News Photos: Sniffing out fraud with digital forensics A global grid of computers could one day be used to protect the world against disease pandemics and natural disasters. It's a vision that has been set... [20 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, credit-card and CVC numbers. In the last... [17 Oct 2008]
Benefits lie detector gets council thumbs up
News More than half said their local authorities were complying with the Payment Card Industry Security Standard, developed by credit card companies to help prevent credit card fraud. The controversial use of lie-detector... [16 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News The OS could also expose users to new types of fraud, such as apps that fool the handset into texting premium rate numbers, Symantec threat researcher Candid Wuest said. Google's mobile operating system Android could... [14 Oct 2008]
