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Square payment system is 'open to fraud'

UK-based researchers have find ways of exploiting the Square payment system, which uses a card-reading dongle that plugs into a phone or iPad to swipe credit cards Read more

5 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

PCeU arrests suspected money-mule handler

The Police Central eCrime Unit has arrested a man in east London on suspicion of laundering money from online crime, according to a statement by the Metropolitan Police Read more

19 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Most UK frauds now involve the internet

...of use for consumers, but that same convenience is there for the fraudster whether they're a lone operator or a more organised criminal network... Read more

6 March, 2012
Mapping identity fraud's impact on the UK

Mapping identity fraud's impact on the UK

...that "the location of the victim is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the fraudster". In response, the group is calling for government, businesses and consumers to... Read more

23 October, 2010 by Karen Friar
Crooks steal past multi-factor authentication

Crooks steal past multi-factor authentication

...and sold. One article explains the process, clarifies what extra information the fraudster needs and how to avoid triggering monitoring systems designed to flag fraudulent... Read more

16 July, 2010 by Rik Ferguson
Who SAid 2.00

Who SAid 2.00

Who SAid you are not dealing with just another fraudster, scamming you of your hard earned cash?Did you know, South Africans... Read more

4 February, 2011
ArcotID Digital Identity 1.2

ArcotID Digital Identity 1.2

...on the phone, nor is it transmitted to the web portal. A fraudster cannot access your accounts with just your password or just your iPhone... Read more

24 August, 2010

Internet fraudster deceives many

Australian scams hundreds by pretending to be an ISP Read more

8 December, 2000 by Megan McAuliffe
Catching up with a famous <endeca_term>fraudster</endeca_term>

Catching up with a famous fraudster

...the Steven Spielberg-directed film Catch Me If You Can, one-time fraudster Frank Abagnale knows a thing or two about security systems. During his... Read more

1 November, 2007 by Tom Espiner
Photos: Famous <endeca_term>fraudster</endeca_term> hits out at ID cards

Photos: Famous fraudster hits out at ID cards

Frank Abagnale, a one-time fraudster who now works with law-enforcement agencies, strongly criticised the UK ID... Read more

25 October, 2007 by Tom Espiner
Famous <endeca_term>fraudster</endeca_term> to speak at security show

Famous fraudster to speak at security show

...and a doctor, a spell in jail eventually led the one time fraudster to leave his life of crime and re-invent himself as a... Read more

2 August, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue

eBay fraudster jailed

...An eBay fraudster who used false identities to sell fake Manchester United goods through the... Read more

4 October, 2005 by Andy McCue

Cash reward offered for arrest of sex.com fraudster

...50,000 reward is being offered for the arrest of sex.com fraudster Stephen Cohen, who is believed to have fled the US after failing... Read more

1 June, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Fraudster targets AOL users in credit card scam

A fraudster intent on collecting credit card details set up a fake AOL Web... Read more

23 May, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Singapore jails software fraudster

A computer science student who sold counterfeit copies of Microsoft software has been jailed for four months Read more

11 January, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

7 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

7 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

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I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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