Security News

2019 experienced massive spate of crypto crimes, $4.4 billion to date
2019-12-02 05:00

With only seven months left for nations to pass laws and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to comply with the guidelines, the majority of cryptocurrency exchanges are not equipped to handle...

Accenture’s new offering helps financial institutions combat financial crime and comply with regulations
2019-11-25 04:00

Accenture has introduced a compliance-as-a-service offering to help financial institutions, fintech and technology companies cost-effectively combat financial crime and comply with related...

ID Thieves Turn to Snail Mail as Juicy Target for Financial Crimes
2019-11-22 22:49

Hackers turn to old-school mail-forwarding scams to commit modern-day ID theft and financial crimes.

Shock! US border cops need 'reasonable suspicion' of a crime before searching your phone, laptop
2019-11-12 23:57

Massachusetts judge reminds America of that little thing called the Fourth Amendment The seizure and search of phones and laptops at the US border is unconstitutional, a judge said Tuesday in a...

Global Crime Ring Bilks U.S. Military Members, Vets Out of Millions
2019-11-01 17:14

An elaborate fraudster ring stole PII then used DoD and VA benefits portals to steal payments and funds from bank accounts.

Radio ham who sipped NHS pager messages then streamed them via webcam may have committed a crime
2019-10-31 16:09

Our old friend the Investigatory Powers Act says so A radio ham has been caught eavesdropping on NHS medics' pager messages, translating the signals into text while broadcasting them on the...

Radio nerd who sipped NHS pager messages then streamed them via webcam may have committed a crime
2019-10-31 16:09

Our old friend the Investigatory Powers Act says so A radio electronics geek has been caught eavesdropping on NHS medics' pager messages, translating the signals into text while broadcasting them...

If there were almost a million computer misuse crimes last year, Action Fraud is only passing 2% of cases to cops
2019-10-21 12:04

You know my stats don't lie and I'm starting to feel it's wrong Action Fraud (AF) is referring fewer computer misuse cases to police investigators despite official statistics showing nearly a...

Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany
2019-10-01 16:33

A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors...

Refinitiv Qual-ID helps financial services providers fight identity fraud and financial crime
2019-09-24 03:15

Refinitiv has taken a significant step forward in its efforts to help financial services providers fight identity fraud and financial crime with the launch of Qual-ID, a new solution combining...