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Kerviel jailed for forgery, unauthorised computer use

Jerome Kerviel has been found guilty of forgery, breach of trust and unauthorised computer use by a Paris court in relation to 2008's EUR4.9 billion rogue trading loss at Société Général.

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Ukraine arrests key players in $70m Zeus fraud

Ukrainian authorities have arrested five people accused of being "key subjects" in an international criminal ring that used the Zeus Trojan to steal $70 million from online bank accounts.

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US charges dozens over Zeus scam

US authorities have charged over 70 people accused of using the infamous Zeus Trojan to steal more than $3 million dollars from online bank accounts.

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Judge doubles US Bank cheque imaging patent infringement award

A federal judge has doubled the damages US Bank must pay DataTreasury for cheque processing technology patent infringements to around $54 million.

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PCeU arrests 19 over multi-million pound online banking raids

UK police have arrested 19 people in connection with the theft of millions of pounds from online bank accounts.

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Lindsay Lohan settles E*Trade 'milkaholic' suit

Actress Lindsay Lohan has settled a $100 million law suit accusing online broker E*Trade of basing a "milkaholic" baby in a TV commercial on her.

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Men jailed over fake credit card factory

A London court has jailed two men found guilty of running a fake credit card factory and using the counterfeit plastic to buy luxury goods worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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Former IBM exec Moffat gets six months for insider trading

EX-IBM executive Robert Moffat has been jailed for six months for his part in the Galleon hedge fund insider trading case, which prosecutors call the biggest of its kind in history.

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Russian hacker gets suspended sentence for $9m RBS WorldPay heist

One of the ringleaders of the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay's computer network, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, has escaped with a six year suspended sentence, according to press reports.

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De La Rue calls in SFO over banknote production irregularities

Banknote manufacturer De La Rue has called in the Serious Fraud Office after establishing that staff "deliberately falsified" paper specification test certificates in a scandal the firm estimates will cost it at least £35 million.

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Drunken mortgage worker accused of shooting company server

An American mortgage firm staffer has been arrested after allegedly getting drunk and shooting the company's computer server.

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Norwegian day traders accused of breaking Timber Hill algo and manipulating prices

Norwegian police have arrested two men accused of cracking the algorithms of US broker Timber Hill and manipulating share prices, according to local press reports.

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Barclays to pay $298m to settle US sanctions case; judge critical of 'sweetheart deal'

Barclays is set to pay $298 million to settle criminal charges that it violated US sanctions by facilitating payments for Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma, among others.

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Russian carder arrested in France

A Russian accused of being one of the world's "most prolific" traffickers of stolen credit card data has been arrested in France and now faces extradition to the US.

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Alleged RBS WorldPay ATM heist ringleader extradited

An alleged mastermind behind the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay's computer network, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, has been extradited from Estonia to the US.

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Laptop repair man jailed over theft of e-banking details

A laptop repair engineer caught trying to hack into the bank account of an undercover Sky News reporter after stealing login details from her machine, has been sentenced to nine months in jail.

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Police arrest six over phishing scam

The Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested six people accused of phishing the details of more than 20,000 online banking and credit card accounts before using the information to steal millions of pounds.

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Aussie pleads guilty to bank Trojan charges

An Australian man accused of infecting over 3000 computers with malware designed to steal banking and credit card details has pleaded guilty, according to local reports.

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MP calls for penalties for card schemes over prepaid abuse

A UK member of parliament (MP) is calling for an end to anonymity for pre-paid credit cards when they are used to buy online child pornography.

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Former bank IT man pleads guilty to $1m ID theft scam

A computer technician has pleaded guilty to stealing the personal information of 2000 former colleagues at the Bank of New York Mellon and using it to pilfer over $1.1 million from charities, non-profit groups and other institutions.