Security News

Euro Cops Cuff Suspected Payment Card Fraudsters (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-14 12:18

31 Arrested in Spain and Bulgaria; Skimmers and Card-Forcing Equipment SeizedPolice in Europe have dismantled a cross-border gang devoted to perpetrating payment card fraud that they say used card...

Cross-border action dismantles network of payment card fraudsters (Help Net Security)
2017-06-13 19:39

A successful operation that took down an international criminal network of payment card fraudsters was carried out thanks to cross-border cooperation in Europe. 31 suspects were arrested (21 in...

GameStop Confirms Payment Card Breach (Security Week)
2017-06-12 12:36

GameStop Admits Hackers Had Access to Its Website for Six Months Video game and electronics retailer GameStop has started warning customers that their personal details and payment card data may...

Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1,150 InterContinental Hotels (The Hackers News)
2017-04-20 01:22

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is notifying its customers that credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been stolen after it found malware on payment card systems at 1,174...

Week in review: Leaked Windows exploits, mobile payment card cloning (Help Net Security)
2017-04-17 01:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Microsoft patched the flaws allowing leaked Windows exploits to work Microsoft has patched the vulnerabilities that...

Mobile payment card cloning: Understanding the risks (Help Net Security)
2017-04-12 15:25

Mobile contactless payments have grown exponentially and Host Card Emulation (HCE) – the possibility to emulate payment cards on a mobile device, without dependency on special Secure Element...

Fake DVLA SMS tricking UK residents into sharing payment card info (Help Net Security)
2017-04-03 14:53

SMS messages made to look like they are coming from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are being flung at UK residents, in an attempt to trick them into sharing sensitive information....