Security News

Authorities Disrupt International Payment Card Fraud Operation (Security Week)
2017-06-15 11:47

Approximately 3,000 European Union citizens fell victim to an international criminal network of payment card fraudsters before law enforcement agencies managed to take it down. read more

Abuse of Apple Search Ads Feature Leading to Fraud (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 17:13

Apple has removed one of its top 10 grossing productivity apps after an independent developer’s story about fraudsters’ abuse of the App Store’s Search Ads functionality went viral.

Week in review: PowerPoint malware delivery, dark web fraud guides, security through APIs (Help Net Security)
2017-06-12 01:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: UK ICO offers grants for practical privacy research The programme is open to academic institutions, civil society...

Report: HHS Needs Bolder Steps to Prevent EHR-Related Fraud (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-08 21:18

Watchdog Agency Offers Wide-Ranging Assessment of HHS Security EffortsThe Department of Health and Human Services still needs to take bolder steps to make sure electronic health records are not...

Dark web fraud guides reveal potential threats to orgs (Help Net Security)
2017-06-07 15:02

An in-depth look at content from more than 1,000 fraud guides available for sale on the dark web revealed that the majority of these guides are useless. Still, as many as 20 percent have the...

Head to the Cloud for a Head's Up on Fraud (Security Week)
2017-06-02 14:48

When it Comes to Finding Fraudsters, You Must Keep Your Head Above the Clouds.  read more

An Anti-Fraud Effort Quickly Pays Off (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 19:18

Chris Sibila of Elements Financial Credit Union says thwarting socially engineered schemes waged against call centers as well as debit fraud linked to card breaches spurred the financial...

NAFCU's Comments to Federal Reserve on Interchange Fraud Adjustment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 00:18

Fred. R. Becker Jr., president and CEO of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, on Sept. 28, 2011, submitted comments to the Federal Reserve Board's Jennifer Johnson on its interim...