Carding and fraud Carding and fraud

Carding and online fraud is a massive industry that police and banks the world over are struggling to fight. Here you'll find coverage detailing the often fascinating area of crime.

Ex-Microsoft manager jailed for $1m fraud

Ex-Microsoft manager jailed for $1m fraud

An ex-Microsoft programme manager who pleaded guilty in January to embezzling around US$1m has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for defrauding her employer.
Guy Dixon Jul 22 2008 8:37AM Software
Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion

Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion

A report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that over five per cent of Australians were victims of personal fraud in 2007.
Staff Writers Jul 1 2008 11:17AM Security
Optimising fraud: Yes, there is a silver lining

Optimising fraud: Yes, there is a silver lining

Despite a sluggish US economy, online shopping continues to show impressive revenue gains. Recent Forrester Research data suggests that online shopping will grow 17 percent in 2008, a far cry from what is happening in the brick-and-mortar world.
Gene Hoffman, chairman and CEO, Vindicia Jun 3 2008 12:16PM Security
DoJ combating health care fraud

DoJ combating health care fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) continues its efforts to combat health care fraud and other criminal acts against the health care system by strengthening its overall enforcement.
Sue May 30 2008 9:53AM Security
Dell guilty of fraud and false advertising

Dell guilty of fraud and false advertising

A court in New York has found Dell guilty of false advertising and fraud..
Iain Thomson May 30 2008 7:47AM Hardware
Education key to fighting computer fraud

Education key to fighting computer fraud

A US university researcher has published details of a strategy for businesses to fight computer fraud that centres on better education of managers..
Robert Jaques May 28 2008 7:44AM Security
Former AOL execs charged with US$1 billion fraud

Former AOL execs charged with US$1 billion fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against eight former AOL Time Warner executives..
Shaun Nichols May 21 2008 2:41PM Financial Services
Symantec launches fraud consulting service

Symantec launches fraud consulting service

Symantec has launched an online fraud consulting service aimed at stemming Web-based crime..
Shaun Nichols May 20 2008 3:34PM Security
Symantec launches fraud consulting service

Symantec launches fraud consulting service

Symantec has launched an online fraud consulting service aimed at stemming web-based crime.
Shaun Nichols May 20 2008 8:43AM Security
Experts urge collaboration to fight fraud

Experts urge collaboration to fight fraud

Separate data sharing intitiatives should be more closely linked
Phil Muncaster May 5 2008 10:30AM Security
Firms advised to consolidate anti-fraud measures

Firms advised to consolidate anti-fraud measures

The most effective way of tackling online fraud is to centralise detection systems, experts in the field have advised.
Phil Muncaster May 2 2008 10:17AM 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
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

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