All things must pass

It's a brave man who swallows a USB memory stick to "hide the evidence."  But, as George Harrison tells us, "All Things Must Pass."
 

It's "business as usual:" 2009 Q4 McAfee Threats Report

McAfee's latest "Threats Report" demonstrates that the cops are getting better, but so are the robbers.
 

McDonald's - did you want to get fried with that transaction?

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.
 

Identity theft, crime rife in Australia

Credit card theft, unauthorised bank account access and identity theft are rife in Australia with more than one in five Australians aged 16-years or over now reporting that someone has stolen their identity, illegally accessed, or tried to access their bank accounts, stolen or skimmed their credit cards or tried to steal their bank account pin.
 

Four-fold increase in credit card fraud

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.
 

Chip and Pin protection cracked like a rotten foreign egg

Chip and Pin has reduced payment card fraud in the UK by £145.8 million to 'just' £73 million in the three years since it was introduced. It has also driven overseas card fraud through the roof: up 77 percent in the past year alone. News of a new criminal exploit could push that figure even higher...