items tagged with Fraud
Why Microsoft was wrong to silence Bing cashback whistleblower
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-11-11 04:41:10
If someone spots a potentially costly security hole in your product would you say thanks and fix it, or send in the lawyers? Microsoft opted for the latter, and it was absolutely wrong on this occasion to do so.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-11-11 04:41:10
If someone spots a potentially costly security hole in your product would you say thanks and fix it, or send in the lawyers? Microsoft opted for the latter, and it was absolutely wrong on this occasion to do so.
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Australia, NZ amongst worst for online brand attacks
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-27 22:48:45
Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks, and while Colombia and France have dropped off the chart completely, New Zealand and Brazil have entered the list for the first time, according to a new report on worldwide fraud released today.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-27 22:48:45
Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks, and while Colombia and France have dropped off the chart completely, New Zealand and Brazil have entered the list for the first time, according to a new report on worldwide fraud released today.
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McDonald's - did you want to get fried with that transaction?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-10-21 22:04:47
Recent reports of EFTPOS fraud in a number of McDonald's stores across Perth leave me somewhat perplexed regarding the protection of the payment system with the stores.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-10-21 22:04:47
Recent reports of EFTPOS fraud in a number of McDonald's stores across Perth leave me somewhat perplexed regarding the protection of the payment system with the stores.
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Work laptops to trigger wave of online business fraud
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-21 05:03:13
Increasing rates of workplace laptop use mean that it's inevitable that cyber-criminals will turn their attention from attacking banks to profiting from corporate fraud, a security expert has warned.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-21 05:03:13
Increasing rates of workplace laptop use mean that it's inevitable that cyber-criminals will turn their attention from attacking banks to profiting from corporate fraud, a security expert has warned.
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ATO warns taxpayers of fake refund phishing scam
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 21:05:08
Just as the financial year draws to a close, scammers are using the Australian Tax Office as a guise to collect information about active bank and credit card accounts that would allow fraudulent transactions to be made.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 21:05:08
Just as the financial year draws to a close, scammers are using the Australian Tax Office as a guise to collect information about active bank and credit card accounts that would allow fraudulent transactions to be made.
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Financial services group deploy Salmat biometric voice solution
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 06:39:00
Salmat is claiming a first for the Australian life insurance and wealth management industry with deployment of its VeSecure voice biometric capability by the Australian arm of global financial services group, Aviva.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 06:39:00
Salmat is claiming a first for the Australian life insurance and wealth management industry with deployment of its VeSecure voice biometric capability by the Australian arm of global financial services group, Aviva.
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Four-fold increase in credit card fraud
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-24 03:06:16
Credit card fraud in Australia has been growing four times faster than the number of card transaction Aussies make and there’s been a warning to businesses to strengthen their defences against the fraudsters.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-24 03:06:16
Credit card fraud in Australia has been growing four times faster than the number of card transaction Aussies make and there’s been a warning to businesses to strengthen their defences against the fraudsters.
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TALKINGtech selects Tripwire for PCI compliance
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-30 21:14:50
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-30 21:14:50
Tripwire, enterprise configuration control software provider, has been selected by TALKINGtech to implement a system to help it maintain compliance with the payment card industry data security standard (PCIDSS).
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Banks may face increased fraud risks as economic turmoil deepens
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Outsourcing
2009-03-25 10:32:56
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Outsourcing
2009-03-25 10:32:56
A new report released today warns that the state of the global financial services industry, in the current world economic downturn, could increase the risk of potential internal and external fraud attempts in the world’s banks.
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Business needs to be wary of web-based consumer technologies, says security firm
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-03 23:28:39
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-03 23:28:39
With Australia now in the middle of National Consumer Fraud Week, there’s been a timely warning issued by one company that businesses are being exposed to security risks by the increasing number of employees accessing personal emails and social networking sites while at work.
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Fraud Week targets online and real-world scammers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-03-02 01:08:32
This is National Consumer Fraud Week - an inter-governmental effort intended to alert people to the activities of scammers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-03-02 01:08:32
This is National Consumer Fraud Week - an inter-governmental effort intended to alert people to the activities of scammers.
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Satyam: will we ever know the whole truth?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-09 02:00:09
In India, it is impossible to remain the chief executive of a high-profile company without rubbing shoulders with politicians. But the moment the brown stuff hits the ceiling - when the CEO gets sacked or the politician thrown out of office - one will not acknowledge the other.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-09 02:00:09
In India, it is impossible to remain the chief executive of a high-profile company without rubbing shoulders with politicians. But the moment the brown stuff hits the ceiling - when the CEO gets sacked or the politician thrown out of office - one will not acknowledge the other.
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TrustDefender highlights danger of updated Torpig rootkit and variants
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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The Satyam fraud: welcome to incredible India
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-09 19:26:44
The late Indira Gandhi, perhaps the best known of India's prime ministers after her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, once made a statement to the effect that corruption is a way of life in India.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-09 19:26:44
The late Indira Gandhi, perhaps the best known of India's prime ministers after her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, once made a statement to the effect that corruption is a way of life in India.
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No answers from Satyam yet, but new surprises
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Outsourcing
2009-01-08 10:31:04
After a spectacular admission from Satyam's CEO, Ramalinga Raju, that around $1b worth of assets weren’t real, a webcast press conference delivered a few surprises coupled with the unsurprising news that the new management was still urgently looking for answers.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Outsourcing
2009-01-08 10:31:04
After a spectacular admission from Satyam's CEO, Ramalinga Raju, that around $1b worth of assets weren’t real, a webcast press conference delivered a few surprises coupled with the unsurprising news that the new management was still urgently looking for answers.
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Click fraud: advertisers to watch closely in 2009
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-11-29 21:06:35
A new report says that “click fraud” will shape advertiser decisions in 2009, while CFN’s “Click Fraud Index” shows that “the growth in click fraud traffic from botnets continues to rise and it should be one of the top areas advertisers that the industry should monitor closely”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-11-29 21:06:35
A new report says that “click fraud” will shape advertiser decisions in 2009, while CFN’s “Click Fraud Index” shows that “the growth in click fraud traffic from botnets continues to rise and it should be one of the top areas advertisers that the industry should monitor closely”.
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VISA pilots credit card with integrated PIN keypad
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-11-11 05:17:32
The Bank of America in the UK is amongst the first to pilot a new VISA credit card with an integrated PIN pad and one-time security code system for Internet transactions. So how does that work then?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-11-11 05:17:32
The Bank of America in the UK is amongst the first to pilot a new VISA credit card with an integrated PIN pad and one-time security code system for Internet transactions. So how does that work then?
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Phishing up 180 percent in six months
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Phishing
2008-07-26 08:01:30
According to APACS, the UK payments association, the number of people banking online has risen by 505 percent in the last seven years. However, in just the last six months alone the number of reported phishing incidents has risen by 180 percent in the UK.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Phishing
2008-07-26 08:01:30
According to APACS, the UK payments association, the number of people banking online has risen by 505 percent in the last seven years. However, in just the last six months alone the number of reported phishing incidents has risen by 180 percent in the UK.
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Oh Lord, make the banks pay for cybercrime
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-08 20:30:37
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data security breach disclosure law for the UK.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-08 20:30:37
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data security breach disclosure law for the UK.
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Latest malware threats go local say McAfee
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-24 07:52:02
Malware threats aren’t using the scattergun approach any longer, with criminals targeting users in their own languages in ever increasingly sophisticated attempts to become more successful at ripping us all off.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-24 07:52:02
Malware threats aren’t using the scattergun approach any longer, with criminals targeting users in their own languages in ever increasingly sophisticated attempts to become more successful at ripping us all off.
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