fraud

First party fraud

First party fraud

As long as there has been credit granting there have been customers committing first party fraud.
Jasbir Anand, Actimize, Inc Apr 7 2008 3:36PM Security
Fighting fraud with chip & PIN

Fighting fraud with chip & PIN

Chip and PIN credit cards are hitting Australian shores. Negar Salek, demystifies the emerging secure payment technology and its potential benefits.
Negar Salek Mar 27 2008 12:12PM Security
French bank could have a thwarted US$7 billion insider fraud with better password

French bank could have a thwarted US$7 billion insider fraud with better password

Societe Generale might have been able to prevent a year-long binge of fraudulent transactions by one of its mid-level traders simply by instituting stricter password controls and applying available software that tracks transactions to individual workstations, according to analysts.
Jack Rogers Jan 29 2008 10:53AM Security
New phishing wave claims payroll fraud to dupe victims

New phishing wave claims payroll fraud to dupe victims

A Romanian-based criminal group is behind a new trojan-laced, socially engineered email run that tries to trick recipients into believing their employer committed payroll reporting fraud, security researchers said.
Dan Kaplan Jan 11 2008 12:57PM Security
Shoppers more aware of online fraud

Shoppers more aware of online fraud

A year filled with high-profile retail data breaches has made consumers more aware of the dangers of online fraud, new research claims..
Robert Jaques Dec 20 2007 7:39AM Security
2007 set to smash online fraud records

2007 set to smash online fraud records

Although the peak shopping days for this year are still ahead, 2007 is poised to set records with online sales set to top US$30 billion for the season. Yet experts are also warning that fraud rates, expected to increase by 20 percent, are also on track for record highs..
Clement James Dec 11 2007 7:03AM Security
More P2P fraud victims expected

More P2P fraud victims expected

Security firm SafeMedia has warned that the use of peer-to-peer software to steal personal information is likely to increase sharply.
Clement James Sep 13 2007 9:55AM Security
Aussies find identity fraud more terrorising than terrorism

Aussies find identity fraud more terrorising than terrorism

Australians are more concerned about the misuse of their personal information and credit card theft rather than national security in a terrorism related event, according to an August Newspoll survey commissioned by Unisys.
Negar Salek Aug 27 2007 2:14PM Security
Study: Half of internet users not concerned by fraud

Study: Half of internet users not concerned by fraud

More than half of all UK internet users are not concerned by online banking fraud, according to a new study by Lloyds TSB.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 17 2007 10:07AM Security
Social networking users run risk of identity fraud

Social networking users run risk of identity fraud

People using social networking sites are at risk of becoming victims of identity theft, warned a credit information provider.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 24 2007 9:46AM Security
Oracle buys Bharosa to bolster fraud prevention

Oracle buys Bharosa to bolster fraud prevention

Oracle has agreed to acquire Bharosa, a provider of software designed to combat online identity theft and fraud. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 10:24AM Software
Not-so-sweet charity: Credit card fraud takes a charitable twist

Not-so-sweet charity: Credit card fraud takes a charitable twist

Charity doesn't always begin at home. Nowadays, it increasingly appears to come from credit card thieves looking to validate stolen cards.
Jim Carr Jul 9 2007 9:56AM Security
Two porn spammers convicted on several charges

Two porn spammers convicted on several charges

Two 41-year-old men were convicted Monday for their connection to a global mass pornographic spamming operation that resulted in hundreds of thousands of complaints from AOL customers, federal authorities said.
Dan Kaplan Jun 27 2007 11:13AM Security
Paris Hilton voyeurs exposed to fraud

Paris Hilton voyeurs exposed to fraud

Parisexposed.com oversight reveals credit card details.
Iain Thomson Jun 18 2007 1:03PM Security
Bank details, personal addresses exposed in latest UK laptop theft

Bank details, personal addresses exposed in latest UK laptop theft

Hundreds of UK workers at Cornwall's Eden Project are at risk of exposure to identity fraud following the theft of a company laptop containing their personal details.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 18 2007 10:18AM Security
Thousands exposed to fraud following database theft

Thousands exposed to fraud following database theft

Thousands of customer details have been used by fraudsters following the theft of a Cable & Wireless database, an investigation has found.
Fiona Raisbeck May 30 2007 11:31AM Security
The End: We need to rethink fraud

The End: We need to rethink fraud

Responsibility for spotting identity fraud should rest with business, says Bruce Schneier.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol May 25 2007 10:11AM Security
Online fraud set to rocket to £1.5B (A$3.6B)

Online fraud set to rocket to £1.5B (A$3.6B)

Cyber crime is costing the e-commerce industry as much as £580 million (A$1.38 billion) per year, with that figure set to rocket to £1.5 billion (A$3.6 billion) by 2010, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck May 17 2007 10:26AM Security
Child porn suspects may have been fraud victims

Child porn suspects may have been fraud victims

Hundreds of people questioned by police as part of an internet child pornography inquiry may have been innocent victims of credit card fraud, an investigation has found.
Fiona Raisbeck May 11 2007 9:44AM Security
Voice ID payment system claims to cut fraud

Voice ID payment system claims to cut fraud

Biometric Security Ltd has announced the release of the world's first voice-verified payment processing system.
Staff Writers May 2 2007 2:49PM Security

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