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Indian IT providers hit by credit crunch

Indian IT providers hit by credit crunch

Two of the biggest Indian outsourcing providers are feeling the effects of the global credit crisis as their second quarter financial results show slowing growth.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 23 2008 2:47PM Strategy
FBI wipes out online credit card ring

FBI wipes out online credit card ring

The FBI has announced that it has concluded a two year investigation into an online market for stolen credit card data behind millions of dollars of fraud.
Iain Thomson Oct 17 2008 4:00PM Security
FBI sting busts 56 for buying, selling stolen credit card data

FBI sting busts 56 for buying, selling stolen credit card data

Fifty-six people have been arrested in connection with an undercover FBI operation that posed as an online forum for trading stolen credit card numbers.
Dan Kaplan Oct 17 2008 9:53AM Security
Economic crisis a 'return to normality', ANZ CEO says

Economic crisis a 'return to normality', ANZ CEO says

Global economic uncertainty may be curbing jobs and investments, but according to Mike Smith, CEO of the ANZ bank, ‘good businesses’ should have nothing to fear.
Liz Tay Oct 8 2008 12:30AM Financial Services
PC holding bank data sold on ebay

PC holding bank data sold on ebay

A computer holding bank customers' credit card data has been sold on eBay for US$75.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Security
Credit crunch angst boosts open source software

Credit crunch angst boosts open source software

The crashing state of the economy is not a bad thing for everybody, a recent survey by the Open Solutions Alliance uncovered.
Emma Hughes Jul 29 2008 1:29PM Software
PCI standard 'ignores' insider threat

PCI standard 'ignores' insider threat

New measures implemented in section 6.6 of the PCI standard, do nothing to address the threat of insiders.
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008 8:41AM Security
Report: small merchants, not major retailers, biggest threat to credit card fraud

Report: small merchants, not major retailers, biggest threat to credit card fraud

Credit card thieves are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in small retailers' point-of-sale check-out systems, according to a new report.
Jim Carr May 2 2008 10:07AM Security
Clothing retailer settles with FTC over credit card breach

Clothing retailer settles with FTC over credit card breach

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order that settles charges an online clothing retailer failed to properly secure its customers' personal information.
Dan Kaplan Apr 22 2008 10:00AM Security
Visa launches intelligent decisioning service

Visa launches intelligent decisioning service

Visa Risk Manager will address fraud losses and help issuers approve a greater number of legitimate credit and debit transactions.
Sue Marquette Poremba Apr 21 2008 9:51AM Security
Stolen credit card portal uncovered

Stolen credit card portal uncovered

Security experts have discovered an underground exchange promoting the sale of fraudulent credit card data with guarantees and volume discounts for large-scale fraudsters..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Security
Telstra’s ADSL2+ roll out welcomed by Liberals, no credit to Labor

Telstra’s ADSL2+ roll out welcomed by Liberals, no credit to Labor

Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Bruce Billson has welcomed Telstra's belated decision to switch on and make available a higher-speed broadband network.
Staff Writers Feb 7 2008 3:47PM Telco/ISP
Egg in hot water over cancelled credit cards

Egg in hot water over cancelled credit cards

Online bank Egg is facing a storm of criticism and a possible Financial Services Authority investigation after cutting off 161,000 of its credit card users.

Iain Thomson Feb 5 2008 3:33PM Security
FaceTime uncovers online credit card stash

FaceTime uncovers online credit card stash

FaceTime Security Labs has discovered a large collection of stolen credit card details posted on a warez forum..
Clement James Dec 10 2007 4:03PM Security
Visa fines TJX credit card processor

Visa fines TJX credit card processor

Visa has doled out some US$880,000 in fines to a Cincinnati-based acquiring bank that retail chain TJX contracted with to process most of its credit card transactions.
Dan Kaplan Oct 30 2007 3:11PM Security
Fake Microsoft anti-spyware site stealing credit card info

Fake Microsoft anti-spyware site stealing credit card info

Security researchers at McAfee Avert Labs have uncovered a fake "AntiSpyware Center" website purporting to be from Microsoft.
Jim Carr Oct 16 2007 9:47AM Security
US state credit report freeze law goes into effect

US state credit report freeze law goes into effect

The US state of Oregon has become the latest to pass legislation to control identity theft.
Jim Carr Oct 5 2007 9:58AM Security
eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum

eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum

Investigators at eBay believe a fraudster was trying to generate panic when he posted what appeared to be the credit card numbers for 1,200 members to an eBay forum that deals with user safety and security.
Dan Kaplan Sep 27 2007 9:44AM Security
Creative unveils credit card-sized Zen

Creative unveils credit card-sized Zen

Creative took the wraps off its latest Zen media player at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin last week.
Ian Williams Sep 4 2007 7:29AM Hardware
Arizona man sentenced in credit card theft ring

Arizona man sentenced in credit card theft ring

An Arizona man who obtained stolen credit card numbers from overseas hackers and then used the data to withdraw money from cash machines has been sentenced to 84 months in prison.
Dan Kaplan Aug 17 2007 10:03AM Security

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