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UK fraud hits 12-year high as methods go high-tech
News Fraud in the UK hit a 12-year high last year as criminals increasingly turned to technology. In a statement Hitesh Patel, partner at KPMG Forensic, predicted fraud could continue to rise this year: "Given the developing economic conditions... [04 Feb 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based Gemalto, to more than... [18 Jul 2008]
PC security warning for banking online
News Victims of online banking fraud who repeatedly fail to take appropriate security measures could be left out of pocket, the industry has warned. The online banking section of the latest Banking Code from the British Bankers Association suggests... [16 Jun 2008]
Banks under attack: Phishing on the rise
News Phishing attacks on banking organisations and their customers across the globe has increased steadily over the last six months, according to the latest fraud report from security software specialist RSA. [18 Mar 2008]
London hottest for online card fraud
News London is the UK hotspot for card not present fraud committed through transactions made online, on the phone and by mail order. By tracking the postcodes of addresses where fraudulently obtained goods are delivered fraud information group Early... [05 Sep 2007]
Home chip and PIN readers 'make shoppers feel secure'
News According to MasterCard-commissioned research, one in four (28 per cent) of consumers still worry about fraud when buying over the phone - and nearly a third (31 per cent) said that fear of fraud deters them completely. [15 Nov 2006]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Last June eBay revealed details of a three-year long campaign to curb online fraud by criminals in Romania - leading to several hundred arrests. Most of Romania's law enforcement efforts are concentrated on its capital, Bucharest, but most of the... [10 Mar 2008]
Leader: Unjust extradition laws must be amended
Leader In this post-Enron era the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of white collar crime and corporate fraud is something still high on the agenda for the US authorities. High-profile sentences include 25 years for former WorldCom boss Bernie... [22 Nov 2006]
Bot attacks target those looking for romance
News PC Tools senior malware analyst, Sergei Shevchenko, said in a statement: "As a tool that can be used by hackers to conduct identity fraud, CyberLover demonstrates an unprecedented level of social engineering. [10 Dec 2007]
HMRC data breach prompts password and PIN changes
News And despite the increased fears around identity fraud, around 30 per cent of adults who receive child benefit payments have yet to take any action, according to a YouGov survey of 435 adults. Security from A to Z [29 Nov 2007]
Tories: Time to wage war on cyber crime
News Describing the government policy towards e-crime as showing a "lack of clear leadership", shadow home secretary David Davis revealed Tory plans to create a police national cyber crime unit, a minister for e-crime, a fraud and cyber crime complaint... [06 Mar 2008]
Building society installs anti-money laundering tech
News The society now has assets worth £4.4bn and like all banks is a potential target for fraud and money laundering. Click on the links below to find out more. Security from A to Z Z is for Zero-day According to Newcastle Group financial crime manager... [11 Dec 2007]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News Social-networking websites are fast becoming a key target for online fraud, according to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [09 Apr 2008]
Orange pulled up by privacy watchdog
News The finding relates to customer details being left open to potential fraud or retained without customer consent. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. Z is for Zero-day Orange call centre employees were found to be sharing... [22 Jun 2007]
Beware the insider security threat
News Graham Yellowley, director of technology services at investment bank Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International, said: "Undoubtedly, the statistics show that 70 per cent of fraud is perpetrated by staff rather than by external people or events. [17 Apr 2008]
