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Russia arrests RBS WorldPay ATM heist suspect

Russian authorities have arrested the alleged mastermind behind the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay's computer network, which lead to the theft of over $9 million, according to the Financial Times.

23 March 2010

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ATM gang jailed for a total of 14 years

A gang of three London men have been jailed for a total of 14 years following a foiled attempt to steal an ATM machine containing a substantial sum of cash.

19 March 2010

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Madoff programmers indicted

Two computer programmers charged with aiding and abetting Bernard Madoff's massive ponzi scheme have been indicted by a US Grand Jury.

19 March 2010

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BGC rapped by judge for destroying evidence in Tullett staff poaching case

Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon has claimed victory in a bitterly-fought legal dispute with rival broker BGC that involved missing Blackberries and wiped computer records.

18 March 2010

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Barclays programmer jailed over TJX hack

A former Barclays Bank programmer has been sentenced to four years in jail for helping the infamous TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez launder his ill-gotten gains.

15 March 2010

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Lindsay Lohan sues E*Trade for $100m over 'milkaholic' TV ad

Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade for $100 million, claiming a "milkaholic" baby in a recent TV commercial from the online broker is based on her.

10 March 2010

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Madoff's director of operations arrested

Daniel Bonventre, the director of operations at Bernard Madoff's company has been arrested on charges of falsifying accounts to hide his boss's multi-billion dollar fraud.

26 February 2010

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MShift files m-banking patent infringement suit against Digital Insight

US m-banking supplier MShift has launched a patent infringement suit against Intuit subsidiary Digital Insight Corporation and users of its mobile banking technology platform. Community Trust Financial Corporation and Community Trust Bank are named as co-defendants.

23 February 2010

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Canadian crooks compromise card terminals

The debit cards of hundreds of people in the Canadian city of Windsor have been compromised after crooks tampered with payment terminals in fast food joints, installing Bluetooth technology into the PIN Pads and wirelessly downloading account information.

18 February 2010

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BofA wins cybersquatting judgement

Bank of America has won a court judgement against a cyber-squatter who snapped up the domain names "bofaml.com" and "mlbofa.com" in 2008 in a bid to cash in on the bank's merger with Merrill Lynch.

18 February 2010

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Cash management firm boss charged with stealing $12m from client bank's ATMs

The president of a US cash management company has been arrested on charges of defrauding a bank for which it replenishes ATMs of around $12 million.

17 February 2010

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Iceman gets 13 years for massive card data theft

A Californian hacker known by the Internet alias 'Iceman' has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for stealing nearly two million credit card numbers.

15 February 2010

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UBS algo trading code theft case dropped

UBS has lost its bid to get a permanent injunction against three former quant traders accused of stealing proprietary algorithmic trading software with the intent of using it at their new employer, Jefferies.

15 February 2010

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Former Goldman programmer indicted over HFT code theft

Former Goldman Sachs computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov has been indicted on charges related to the theft of propriety code connected to the investment bank's high-frequency trading platform.

12 February 2010

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Trading Technologies starts suing again

Litigious US vendor Trading Technologies (TT) has filed patent infringement suits against Cunningham Trading Systems and Interactive Brokers.

05 February 2010

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Bank worker jailed for stealing from account of 7/7 victim

An HSBC employee has been sentenced to two years in prison for using the account of a man killed in the 7/7 London bombings to steal thousands of pounds.

29 January 2010

News/Legal

Heartland settlement with Visa prompts lawsuit against acquiring banks

In the wake of Heartland Payment Systems' data breach settlement with Visa, lawyers representing five financial institutions have filed a class action lawsuit against two acquiring banks, claiming they share responsibility for damages caused by the intrusion.

21 January 2010

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Mastermind behind DarkMarket forum faces jail after guilty plea

The British citizen behind an online supermarket where thousands of criminals bought and sold credit card and bank details is facing jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud.

15 January 2010

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GPS trackers foil bank robbers

Armed robbers who held up an Illinois bank branch have been scuppered by GPS tracking devices hidden with the stolen cash, according to the Chicago Tribune.

08 January 2010

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Deutsche Börse forced to suspend bond e-trading

Deutsche Börse has been forced to suspend trading in Government bonds over the Xetra electronic platform following a legal challenge by two local brokers.

07 January 2010