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Credit Card Fraud Ring Implicated In Zotob Affair
News Turkish authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob worm case to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring, according to the FBI. Atilla Ekici, a 21-year-old Turk who used the nickname "Coder", may be affiliated with...
[August 31, 2005, 10:15]
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]
Net Fraud Site Details Credit Card Crime
News An online guide to fraud -- which outlines ways to steal credit card details over the Internet and re-use them to defraud Net businesses -- has caused concern among banking experts who fear that the service could inspire criminal activity.
[March 5, 2001, 10:22]
Brazilian Web Fraud Grabs 10,000 Credit Card Details
News Sao Paolo's state police Internet crimes division is now investigating the fraud which is thought to have taken place last September. A Brazilian Web scam may have wangled credit card details from 10,000 Internet users, reports Ananova Friday.
[February 16, 2001, 16:55]
Massive Online Credit Card Fraud
News Creditcards.com was the victim of an extortion attempt by a cyberthief accused of hacking into its site and exposing more than 55,000 credit card numbers, the company said Tuesday. The credit card numbers were still up on the Web early Tuesday.
[December 13, 2000, 9:20]
Hackers Steal 40 Million Credit Card Numbers
Talkback I live in the UK and yesterday was victim to £550 fraud. Also, my Dad in the UK had a is £5K fraud. So although this is reported in the US I suspect that the effects could be felt further afield.
[July 11, 2006, 12:14]
News Burst: Hotmail Wants Your Credit Card Details
News Microsoft has come up with e-commerce solution it believes will help protect millions of current Hotmail users from credit-card fraud and junk e-mail. That they hand over credit card details to Hotmail.
[October 5, 1999, 9:39]
Pre-paid 'credit' Card For The Web
News The payment method will allow people who do not own a credit card to shop online, bypassing the problem of internet fraud associated with online credit card transactions. Internet service provider World Online has launched the first credit card for...
[September 4, 2000, 14:50]
Fraudsters Swipe 2,000 UK Credit Card Details
News A statement issued by MasterCard said: "In order to protect cardholders, MasterCard and its card-issuing banks operate state-of-the-art, multi-level fraud monitoring systems. Together, we look for patterns of activity consistent with fraud.
[April 26, 2006, 12:10]
Hackers Masquerade As Best Buy To Steal Credit-card Details
News The email tells a recipient that an order made on BestBuy.com used the person's credit-card information, and it asks the recipient to follow a link to the company's page for its fraud department. Best Buy moved on Thursday to limit damage from an...
[June 20, 2003, 9:01]
Fraudsters Search Google For Credit-card Numbers
News I am sure that the information is out there," the fraud-fighter said Yet, the degree to which fraud has become more common makes consumers like Ernst fatalistic. Visa already has many sources to pinpoint fraud, said Rosetta Jones, a spokeswoman for...
[August 4, 2004, 8:45]
They Know Where You're Shopping Pt II
News At the core of the problem is a fundamental shift in responsibility for credit card fraud detection from banking institutions to merchants. Suddenly erratic purchasing behaviour, for example, is among the best indicators of fraud after a credit...
[August 4, 2000, 14:07]
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]
Study: More Anti-fraud Measures Needed
News Credit card and debit card fraud could cost online merchants billions of dollars over the next five years unless they implement the technology to detect it, a new report says. The company later said the intruder did not gain access to any of the...
[January 22, 2001, 8:26]
Government Reports Sharp Cyber-crime Rise
News Internet credit-card fraud is a flourishing industry, contrary to the assurances of e-commerce merchants, according to official crime figures released by the British government Tuesday. E-commerce merchants and Internet retailers have been quick to...
[January 20, 2000, 10:20]
Retail Internet Fraud Is Rife: Survey
News Internet credit card fraud as high as 40 percent is crippling British retailers' online efforts, according to one of the UK's biggest ever retail surveys, released Thursday. The survey, by credit and business information company Experian, is based...
[September 14, 2000, 7:49]
ID Theft: The Next IT Industry Boom?
News As e-business grows, online fraud will evolve from stealing credit card numbers to corporate identity theft, having profound implications on companies' bottom lines and employee behaviour, according to IBM's Stacy Cannady.
[June 13, 2002, 8:52]
'Project Endurance' Tries To Tackle Online Crime
Talkback Mike ps Current rating for credit card fraud vs police prosecutions is something like 20/0 not a good bet for the police Not to be too cynical how can the police cope with the current explosion in card fraud ?
[September 11, 2006, 19:40]
Hacking Scandal Blamed On Broken Rules
News More details emerged Monday on the cybersecurity breach at a payment processing company that exposed more than 40 million credit-card accounts to fraud. Cardholders should monitor their accounts online and contact the credit card company or card...
[June 21, 2005, 8:55]
MasterCard Accused Of Online Fraud
News Internet payment firm Paycom Billing Services has filed a lawsuit against MasterCard, alleging the credit card issuer committed fraud when processing merchants' online transactions. MasterCard attempts to justify this difference by arguing that...
[May 14, 2003, 9:08]
