Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: POS terminal Two Romanian men who remotely hacked into the point-of-sale payment systems of dozens of U.S. retailers, including Subway restaurant franchises, to steal credit card information pleaded guilty to computer fraud charges on Sept. 17. The men were part of an…
Ring leader guilty in extensive ID document fraud scheme
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Caguas, Puerto Rico A Dominican national has pleaded guilty in connection with what U.S. federal prosecutors said was his leading role in a huge trafficking ring that stole the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and identity documents. Homepage position: 10…
Former ICE acting director to serve almost two years for fraud scheme
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: James Woosley A scheme by several ICE employees that bilked more than $500,000 from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement with fake travel and reimbursement vouchers has landed a former intelligence official at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
Counterfeiting and fraud – ISO standards as solutions
With trade in counterfeit products amounting to over USD 500 billion annually, ISO, the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards, is investigating the questions, “How do consumers know what they are getting?”, and how … View full post on National Cyber Security
Mac-based Flashback click fraud campaign was a bust
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said Thursday. New analysis of the Flashback botnet and the traffic between infected … View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers behind Flashback click fraud campaign haven’t been paid
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their Mac-based click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said today. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security
UK card fraud falling thanks to better transaction checks
The UK’s adoption of security technologies including chip & PIN has resulted in marked drops in credit and debit card fraud in the last four years and set an example other European countries should follow, analytics firm FICO has reported. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on…
Cisco offers API to fight call fraud
Cisco this week at Interop 2012 released an API for its branch routers designed to enable third-party developers to write applications to enhance the security of phone calls over the router network. View full post on Computerworld Security News View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
Android malware used to mask online fraud, says expert
Android malware being automatically distributed from hacked websites looks like it’s being used to mask online purchases, and could be part of a fraud gang’s new push into mobile, researchers said today. View full post on Computerworld Security News View full post on National Cyber Security » Announcements
36 Web domains seized tied to online financial fraud
Thirty-six websites used to sell stolen bank account details have been taken down following an investigation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). The arrest of two men in the UK and another in Macedonia … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking