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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.

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
Drug dealers move into online fraud

Drug dealers move into online fraud

As lucrative as class As and less chance of getting shot.
Iain Thomson Apr 26 2007 12:45PM Security
Former CA CEO to pay US$800mn in fraud restitution to investors

Former CA CEO to pay US$800mn in fraud restitution to investors

Embattled former CA CEO Sanjay Kumar, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison after bogusly inflating the company's stock price to meet Wall Street's expectations, has agreed to pay about US$800 million to victims he helped defraud.
Dan Kaplan Apr 17 2007 6:51AM Security
Phishing fraud emails target domain name owners

Phishing fraud emails target domain name owners

Domain name owners are the target of a sophisticated scam disclosed by the US SANS Internet Storm Center late last week.
Frank Washkuch Mar 27 2007 1:20AM Security
Yahoo appoints click fraud tsar

Yahoo appoints click fraud tsar

Legal eagle battles online crime.
Iain Thomson Mar 23 2007 11:52AM Training & Development
Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

A multimillion-dollar state-wide credit card scam has been uncovered in the US, six arrested and four warrants have been issued.
Frank Washkuch Mar 22 2007 3:00AM Security
Xbox Live fraud on the rise

Xbox Live fraud on the rise

Microsoft ignoring account theft, cricits charge.
Tom Sanders Mar 21 2007 8:40PM Security
FBI: Web fraud cost more than US$200 million in 2006

FBI: Web fraud cost more than US$200 million in 2006

Male. Between 30 and 50 years old. Residing in California, Texas, Florida or New York. That's the most likely profile for a 2006 victim of web-based crime, according to a report from the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.
Frank Washkuch Mar 21 2007 3:33AM Security
Online fraud losses soared to $88m last year in UK

Online fraud losses soared to $88m last year in UK

Online fraud losses soared to £33.5 million ($88 million) last year, with an increase of 44 per cent from 2005 following a surge in phishing attacks, new research shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 15 2007 10:21AM Security

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