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Security experts are warning of a new phishing scam in which fraudsters are targeting MasterCard customers with false promises of discounts on future purchases.
10 April 2008
Cyber criminals are selling stolen bank account and credit card details for knock down prices at online supermarkets as part of a thriving and maturing underground economy, according to Internet security outfit Symantec.
08 April 2008
Phishing fraudsters have been targeting people whose confidential details may have been contained on computer discs lost last year by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), according to Internet security firm McAfee.
22 February 2008
The UK's House of Lords is to conduct a follow-up inquiry into personal Internet security after the Government ignored recommendations on fighting cyber crime given in its original August 2007 report.
21 February 2008
Cyber fraudsters are increasingly conducting targeted phishing attacks against high-level executives in order to glean confidential information that can be used to gain illegal access to company bank accounts.
31 January 2008
Person-to-person payments outfit PayPal is acquiring Fraud Sciences, an Israel-based developer of online risk tools, for $169 million.
28 January 2008
In a new twist, would-be fraudsters are being scammed by a gang offering free do-it-yourself phishing kits on the Internet, says e-security outfit Netcraft.
25 January 2008
Natwest is the financial institution most targeted by phishing fraudsters, according to a study conducted by UK anti-spam outfit Clearmymail.
23 January 2008
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of an "alarming" rise in so-called "vishing" attacks which involve fraudsters using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to con banking customers into disclosing personal data.
21 January 2008
Experts at security firm Symantec are warning of a new trojan program that circumvents two-factor authentication systems and intercepts account information before it is encrypted.
15 January 2008
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