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SOCA raids 'e-commerce-style' card data sites

Three people were arrested as law enforcement agencies in the UK, US and Macedonia shut down 36 websites that were acting as online shops for stolen bank card data Read more

27 April, 2012 by David Meyer
Google Wallet hits the town: In pictures

Google Wallet hits the town: In pictures

...Initially, the only personal credit card that can be added to Google Wallet is a Citibank MasterCard... Read more

23 September, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

Sony confirms encryption of PSN credit card data

...Sony has confirmed that the credit card details possibly stolen in a breach of its PlayStation Network were... Read more

28 April, 2011 by Darren Pauli

Credit card security to adapt to virtualisation

...payment-card data adopt a minimum security posture for the processing of credit-card transactions. Annual compliance validation is handled either internally or by external... Read more

29 October, 2010 by Darren Pauli

Alleged credit card criminal arrested in France

...agents have arrested a man in connection with the trade of stolen credit card details. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement... Read more

12 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Up to 1.5m MasterCard, Visa account details hacked

...have been compromised by a security breach at payments handler Global Payments. Credit card numbers may have been exported, but no customer names, addresses, or... Read more

2 April, 2012 by Steven Musil

Ultrabooks to allow tap-and-pay for online shopping

...and transaction information through a quick wireless exchange. MasterCard, along with other credit card companies, has been issuing credit cards with embedded NFC chips. An... Read more

14 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Wikileaks to sue MasterCard, Visa over payment blocks

...influenced, financial blockade". The lawsuit, which will be joined by Wikileaks's credit card processing partner, Datacell, comes in response to the move last year... Read more

5 July, 2011 by Staff

Citigroup hacking totals $2.7m

...About 3,400 Citigroup credit card customers suffered a loss of $2.7m during a security breach... Read more

27 June, 2011 by Steven Musil

Apple targets MacDefender malware with update

...pornographic web pages in an attempt to get users to enter their credit card information to clean up their computer. This story originally appeared as... Read more

1 June, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple Macs targeted by Mac Defender scareware

...fake antivirus software is to dupe Mac owners into handing over their credit card details. It is the first time these tactics have been employed... Read more

20 May, 2011 by Rich Trenholm

Sony admits PlayStation Network user data hack

...between 17 April and 19 April, according to Sony. With respect to credit card information, which many users have given to Sony in order to... Read more

27 April, 2011 by Erica Ogg

Attacks on Lush website expose credit-card details

...UK website has been hacked repeatedly over the past three months, exposing credit-card details to fraudulent use. The website of cosmetics retailer Lush has... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Matthew Broersma

Teenagers accused of running cybercrime ring

...said offered its 8,000 global members a place to trade stolen credit card details, malware, access to online bank details and tutorials in various... Read more

6 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Kruptos 2 Professional 3.0.0.23

Kruptos 2 Professional 3.0.0.23

...easy way to encrypt your private data, such as photos, personal information, credit card data, tax returns. Once your files are encrypted, only you will... Read more

3 May, 2012

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