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Anti-spam standard catches on - with spammers
News While SPF has been touted as a way to stop spam, the data has shown that the true value of the protocol is more about preventing fraud, said Scott Chasin, chief technology officer of the Denver company.
[September 9, 2004, 9:05]
E-voting 'must be dropped'
News Heald said the Conservatives welcome the cancellation of the plan, and that they consider e-voting to be vulnerable to fraud. This lack of an adequate audit trail is extremely worrying in the light of the risk of fraud already exposed with all...
[September 8, 2005, 17:05]
Suspected phisher arrested
News A California man who allegedly duped America Online customers into disclosing their credit card information over the Web was arrested on fraud and other charges Thursday. Goodin, 45, is charged with wire fraud and the unauthorised use of an access...
[January 27, 2006, 9:30]
OECD guidelines target international spam
News New suggested government guidelines for protecting consumers from cross-border fraud could spell bad news for fraudulent spammers. But in calling on the organisation's 30 member states -- which include the United States, Japan, Germany and the UK...
[June 18, 2003, 7:41]
Securing a brave new e-world
News The federal government doesn't prosecute bank robbers that steal less than $5,000 (£3,100) and it doesn't prosecute people who fraud for less than $5,000," he said. The enhanced sentences would modify section of the US criminal code created by the...
[April 5, 2000, 9:05]
How to steal 2,500 credit cards, Part 2
News My advice is, if nothing else, don't store the data where it physically has access to the Web," said Wesley Wilhelm, a fraud prevention consultant at the Internet Fraud Prevention Advisory Council. While encryption techniques that scramble the data...
[January 17, 2000, 9:19]
Phishing attacks up 20 percent in June
News The link directs the victim to a fake or doctored Web site that is often indistinguishable from the original and is designed to collect information that can be used for fraud and identity theft. In July, Barclaycard issued 5,000 of its UK customers...
[August 4, 2004, 16:35]
Security a low priority in Y2K
News The Philippines had no law to deal with such a crime, but the government vowed to charge the suspect with credit card fraud. The hacker pleaded innocent to charges of securities fraud in October. A false press release distributed over the Internet...
[December 27, 2000, 12:15]
Two-factor authentication 'not the solution' to online fraud
News Plans to bolster online security with code-generating doodads, fingerprint readers or smart cards are not likely to solve the identity fraud problems currently plaguing database companies and online stores, a security expert has warned.
[March 16, 2005, 7:45]
Microsoft 'lends security expertise' to Nigeria
News The organisation recently carried out a study in Lagos and found that up to 1000 people were involved in email fraud in the city, with the majority of it being carried out from Internet cafes. The term 419 comes from the part of the Nigerian...
[October 14, 2005, 17:50]
Liberty Alliance takes on ID theft
News He noted that the Internet is a double-edged sword, in that it can be abused to commit identity fraud, but consumers can also use it to monitor accounts and get rid of paper statements that could be used by bin-diving ID fraudsters.
[June 14, 2005, 15:50]
Disposable numbers fight online security fears
News Credit card giant American Express announced Friday plans to combat online fraud by issuing customers with disposable credit card numbers. Recent research indicates that consumers concerns about online fraud is putting a serious dent in the...
[September 11, 2000, 10:01]
eBay cracks down on Romanian fraudsters
News Online auction site eBay has made public the details of a three-year long campaign to curb online fraud being perpetrated by criminals in Romania — an effort that has resulted in several hundred arrests.
[June 28, 2007, 12:11]
Fatal shooting linked to Nigerian email fraud
News Early reports from the scene suggest that the pensioner had contacted the embassy to complain about being defrauded after falling for the infamous Nigerian email fraud, also known as the 419 email fraud, and losing his life savings.
[February 20, 2003, 15:36]
Sex.com Web address battle returns to court
News For his part, Cohen -- an ex-convict who served time for bankruptcy fraud -- and his attorney argued in court that he legitimately bought the domain name and operated a business around it. In court, Kremen's attorneys will need to prove several...
[March 8, 2001, 11:35]
Flooz.com collapse linked to massive credit card fraud
News Monday's New York Times quoted sources close to Flooz.com claiming that the fraud contributed to the company's downfall. However, Tuesday's Guardian said that chief executive Robert Levitan has admitted that fraud had become a problem.
[August 28, 2001, 14:24]
They know where you're shopping
News In an effort to check for potential fraud, the database is polled every time a consumer tries to make an online credit card purchase. Competitors such as Cybercash also make use of such extensive consumer transaction databases, all in the effort to...
[August 4, 2000, 13:59]
High-tech cops hit back against ISP claims
News It is surprising that so few police officers are trained and available to investigate the entire range of online fraud and attempted fraud. The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has delivered a robust defence of the UK's e-crime-fighting...
[April 5, 2004, 14:45]
Digital rights group slams e-voting
News In a statement issued on Tuesday, the group claimed that e-voting "does not allow for meaningful vote audits and recounts", suggesting that it would make fraud easier to perpetrate. One is that an absence of paper ballots makes it difficult to...
[January 31, 2007, 12:15]
Symantec: 'It's a horrible world out there'
News Has fraud overtaken the general urge to commit vandalism? Corporate espionage, credit card fraud, identity theft, rogue nations preparing for cyberwarfare. The knowledge people have about the Internet's infrastructure and technologies -- al-Qaida...
[December 9, 2003, 14:40]
