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Bank Employs SMS Messaging System to Protect Customers From Credit-Card Fraud
White Papers Its reputation depends on its ability to protect clients from fraud - particularly credit-card fraud. Raiffeisenbank needed a solution that would reduce the cost of preventing credit-card fraud and provide a more effective, customer-focused service.
[December 19, 2007, 0:01]
Consumers warned over growing Internet card fraud
News Careless shoppers are contributing to an annual £110m fraud bill from criminals who use stolen credit card details to purchase high-value goods over the Internet and phone. The move by APACS is intended to cut the high losses from 'card not present...
[November 11, 2003, 14:45]
Irish firm introduces disposable credit card security
News Disposable credit cards are the latest answer to the problem of Internet fraud, according to Irish software firm Orbiscom, which announced an innovative system for online payments. Orbiscom isn't the first Internet security company to tout its...
[March 1, 2000, 17:24]
Experts warn on opportunistic malware avalanche
News Users may receive emails purporting to come from their credit card company asking them to enter their details and card numbers for the purposes of fraud protection or to reactivate their account. Often emails may even claim a fraud has been...
[June 22, 2005, 11:35]
Hackers steal 40 million credit card numbers
News This information could be used for credit card fraud, but not identity theft. Credit card holders should monitor their accounts online for fraud, Javelin Strategy & Research's Van Dyke advised. The security breach at the company was discovered...
[June 20, 2005, 9:10]
Internet shopping is safe, says Consumer Association
News Alliance and Leicester, Bank of Scotland, First E, NatWest and Virgin all left the customer liable for Internet fraud. Guide to Money on the Internet finds that despite the lack of clarity on UK Internet fraud laws, consumers should feel safe about...
[October 15, 2001, 11:26]
Alleged TJX hackers charged
News Gonzalez and others were also allegedly able to conceal and launder the fraud proceeds by using anonymous, internet-based currencies both within the US and abroad, and by channelling funds through bank accounts in Eastern Europe.
[August 6, 2008, 13:34]
Is the age of the password over?
News While game characters and points may not have the monetary value of a bank account, such identities are just as important to protect from online fraud. Although the devices have the potential to help cut fraud, RSA Vice-president Christopher Young...
[February 23, 2005, 15:10]
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]
International crackdown nets ID theft ring
News In an investigation that led from online forums to a passport-forging facility in Bulgaria, law enforcement officials arrested in the last 48 hours suspects from eight US states and six other countries on charges of identity theft, computer fraud...
[October 29, 2004, 8:54]
Hacking scandal blamed on broken rules
News Cardholders should monitor their accounts online and contact the credit card company or card-issuing bank when fraud is suspected, experts said. More details emerged Monday on the cybersecurity breach at a payment processing company that exposed...
[June 21, 2005, 8:55]
Online banking security standard 'by the end of 2005'
News Fraudsters might request an address change and a credit check before perpetrating a fraud," Leckie said. Banks, according to Unisys, should be aware that two-factor authentication by itself would not be a guarantee against fraud.
[October 17, 2005, 15:45]
Identity theft hits millions
News Also, 95 percent of identity fraud identified by the survey was a result of someone illicitly using a credit card, a bank account or a telephone service. Identity fraud is a bigger problem than generally acknowledged, with an estimated 10 million...
[September 4, 2003, 9:30]
Identity theft 'remains hidden'
News It is different from payment fraud, where the thief takes a credit card number and consumers are innocent until proven guilty," Litan said. While credit card fraud is frequently perpetrated without identity theft, the industry doesn't typically...
[July 22, 2003, 12:26]
TK Maxx owner criticised after security breach
News According to a Visa email alert sent to financial institutions, parent company TJX was storing credit card information in violation of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, a framework aimed at preventing credit card fraud, which is...
[January 30, 2007, 13:32]
Email scam seeks to fleece bank customers
News A spokeswoman for Citigroup said the company is working with law enforcement to investigate the email fraud and have the fake site shut down, and warned customers not to be fooled into giving out their account details.
[September 2, 2003, 10:35]
New twist to data-matching fight against Internet fraud
News In a bid to beat Internet fraud, VeriSign is introducing a service for merchants that will compare credit card numbers, the names of cardholders and the Net address of buyers to spot scams. The Internet services company announced on Wednesday a new...
[June 19, 2003, 9:38]
Scam tricks users into 'stealing'
News Fortunately, the victim MSNBC identified stopped short of wiring the cash because Egghead.com's fraud department had noted the suspicious activity and called him. That's how at least one scam artist is playing the online credit card game, MSNBC has...
[January 26, 2000, 9:24]
PayPal users targeted by email scam
News According to Pursglove, it has proven difficult to catch the perpetrators of spoof email fraud, which have also The messages ask recipents to submit bank and credit card details. The message, which appears to come from info@paypal.com, instructs...
[March 10, 2003, 11:12]
Police arrest UK suspect in anti-ID theft operation
News Arrests were made in the US and six other countries on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy. The group] compromised bank accounts from hacking, phishing and other means of fraud," said a spokeswoman from the...
[October 29, 2004, 15:14]
