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Judge forces Google to shut down Gmail account after bank error

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Judge forces Google to shut down Gmail account after bank error

A US court has ordered Google to temporarily shut down a Gmail account that a bank mistakenly sent sensitive customer data to.

MoneyGram ordered to pay Western Union $16.5m in patent case

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MoneyGram ordered to pay Western Union $16.5m in patent case

A federal jury in Texas has ordered MoneyGram to pay rival outfit Western Union $16.53 million in damages for patent infringement.

Bank sues Google after sending confidential data to wrong Gmail address

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Bank sues Google after sending confidential data to wrong Gmail address

A US bank has taken Google to court in a bid to force the search giant to hand over information relating to a Gmail account that the financial institution wrongly sent sensitive customer data to.

Men charged over $80m ATM Ponzi scheme

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Men charged over $80m ATM Ponzi scheme

US authorities have charged two men with running an $80 million Ponzi scheme involving fake investments in automatic teller machines.

Guilty plea in Wal-Mart phishing case

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Guilty plea in Wal-Mart phishing case

A member of a phishing gang that stole financial information from thousands of people and used it to open credit accounts at Wal-Mart stores has pleaded guilty.

Court allows suit against bank for poor online security

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Court allows suit against bank for poor online security

A US couple who had thousands of dollars stolen from their online account have been given the go-ahead by a court to sue their bank for failing to provide adequate security.

TJX pays $525,000 to settle hacking-related suit

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TJX pays $525,000 to settle hacking-related suit

Retailer TJX has agreed to pay $525,000 to settle a putative class action suit from several banks related to the massive security breach at its operations that resulted in the theft of millions of credit and debit card numbers.

More indictments in NY card fraud investigation

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More indictments in NY card fraud investigation

New York prosecutors have indicted five men in connection with a four year investigation into a credit card fraud ring accused of stealing at least $4 million.

Scammers hit Royal College of Surgeons for £465,000

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Scammers hit Royal College of Surgeons for £465,000

A conman posing as an RBS employee duped a member of staff at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) into handing over banking details before withdrawing £465,000 from the organisation's account, according to local press reports.

Bernanke hit by ID theft gang - Newsweek

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Bernanke hit by ID theft gang - Newsweek

US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke has fallen victim to an identity fraud ring accused of hitting hundreds of people and stealing more than $2.1 million, according to Newsweek.

LendingTree suit claims Google planning loan aggregator service

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LendingTree suit claims Google planning loan aggregator service

Google is about to enter the online mortgage loan aggregator market, according to LendingTree, which is suing a technology vendor it claims is working with the search giant.

Banks face legal challenge to disclose phished account details

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Banks face legal challenge to disclose phished account details

In a move that could see banks forced to hand over greater information on data breaches, a US anti-spam outfit has filed a lawsuit against unnamed "John Does" accused of using malware to steal money from business bank accounts.

FBI makes arrests in $80m bank fraud case

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FBI makes arrests in $80m bank fraud case

The FBI has arrested four members of an alleged crime ring that hired hundreds of immigrants from the former Soviet Union to defraud banks and credit card companies out of more than $80 million.

US man charged with stealing 130 million card numbers

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US man charged with stealing 130 million card numbers

In the biggest case of its kind in US history, prosecutors have charged a Miami man with hacking into the computer networks of payment processors and retailers and stealing the details of 130 million credit and debit cards.

Aussie police make Trojan banking arrest

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Aussie police make Trojan banking arrest

South Australian police have arrested a 20-year old man from Adelaide on charges of infecting 3000 computers worldwide with Trojan malware capable of capturing banking credentials and credit card information from compromised machines.

Visa blinks first in NZ interchange case

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Visa blinks first in NZ interchange case

Visa is to adjust its interchange rules in New Zealand and pay NZ$2.6 million to the country's competition authority to settle a two-year old civil suit brought against the card scheme. Anti-trust claims against MasterCard and six banks remain outstanding and will be heard at the High Court in Auckland in October this year.

Optiver sues rival over software theft - report

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Optiver sues rival over software theft - report

The Australian arm of derivatives trading firm Optiver is suing Tibra, a rival outfit set up by a former employee, for allegedly stealing software, according to local press reports.

Gang charged in $400,000 ATM scam

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Gang charged in $400,000 ATM scam

Authorities in New York have arrested four people accused of stealing $422,000 by exploiting a regulation requiring banks to reimburse the accounts of customers who claim their ATM cards have been used without their permission.

Data compression firm files patent infringement suits against banks and exchanges

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Data compression firm files patent infringement suits against banks and exchanges

A US firm specialising in data compression has filed lawsuits against a host of investment banks, stock exchanges and financial news and data outfits, accusing them of patent infringement.

Police foil London ATM hijackers

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Police foil London ATM hijackers

Police have arrested three men accused of using a lorry with a mechanical arm to rip an ATM from the wall of a Barclays bank branch in London.

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