Security News

Fraud: Why Payment Card Industry Must 'Get Its Act Together'
2019-08-26 17:33

Consultant William H. Murray on the Payment System Security Changes Needed NowThe payment card industry needs to do more to tackle the rising problem of fraud, says information security expert...

ThreatList: Half of All Social Media Logins Are Fraud
2019-08-26 15:46

Fraudsters are using social media to spam, steal information, spread propaganda and execute social-engineering campaigns.

U.S. Charges 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme
2019-08-23 15:52

The United States Department of Justice this week unsealed an indictment that charges 80 defendants, most of them Nigerians, for their roles in a massive fraud and money laundering scheme.  read more

Visa Tackles Payment Fraud with New Security Services
2019-08-21 18:14

Visa this week announced a new set of capabilities aimed at improving fraud prevention and cybersecurity of payment systems. The new payment security services are meant to detect and disrupt fraud...

How to protect yourself and your organization against digital identity fraud
2019-08-21 13:00

Captured through malware and sold on the Dark Web, the "digital fingerprints" of your web browsing can be used to impersonate your identity online, as described in a new report from IntSights.

Analysis: The Growth of Mobile Fraud
2019-08-19 19:18

Why is fraud that originates on mobile devices growing at such a rapid rate? Brooke Snelling and Melissa Gaddis of iovation offer an analysis in this joint interview.

Owners of Fake Tech Company Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges
2019-08-15 09:54

Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges filed in southern Illinois, where they targeted people with fake technical support services. Michael Austin Seward of Deerfield Beach and...

Facebook Sues Two Android App Developers for Click Injection Fraud
2019-08-08 10:33

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against two shady Android app developers accused of making illegal money by hijacking users' smartphones to fraudulently click on Facebook ads. According to Facebook,...

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones
2019-08-06 18:28

Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper AT&T staff were bribed $1m to slip the codes to unlock two million smartphones to a gang operating out of Pakistan, US...