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Lack of Chip and PIN technology leaves US shoppers and diners at risk from hackers
Despite being one of the biggest economies for the retail and 'food and beverage' industries, the US lacks basic card protection that could prevent data thieves from Americans' bank accounts.
California duo charged with selling ready-to-hack Point-of-Sale systems to Subway branches
A pair of former Subway franchisees from California have been charged with cyberfraud against their former fellows.
The DoJ alleges they sold pre-compromised PoS systems that allowed them to plunder gift card credits from afar...
Indian two-factor authentication fraudsters busted by Delhi cops
Two more alleged cybercrooks are cooling their heels in custody this weekend.
The modern-day bank robbers are said to have run a scam that allowed them to work around the two-factor authentication protection offered by the victims' banks.
TNS24 - a fake courier company website, used by online scammers
Look out for Photoshop disasters by fraudsters and scammers.
A picked pocket in Mallorca reveals chink in chip-and-PIN security
Researchers at Cambridge University are warning that a issue common to ATMs and point-of-sale terminals could enable attackers to clone secure EMV Chip and PIN cards.
Woman gets 2.5 years in prison for managing ATM-sucking gang of fraudsters
Over $9 million was stolen from cash machines in 280 cities around the world in less than 12 hours, using a mixture of a gang of low-level operatives and high-tech hacking.
357 arrested in massive cybercrime sting in Philippines
Police in the Philippines have arrested more than 350 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals in a massive sting operation against a phone-based account takeover scam.
UnSteveDorkland Twitter spoofer accused of hacking newspaper group
Whoever runs the spoof Twitter account is facing four criminal charges for poking fun at a UK newspaper group's executive.
Russian hacker's App Store fraud site adds Mac support
ZonD Eighty, the Russian hacker who brought App Store fraud to unjailbroken iPads and iPhones, has extended his "service" to OS X users.
Mac owners can now join their iDevice brethren in ripping off developers.
Apple's App Store bypassed by Russian hacker, leaving developers out of pocket
A Russian hacker has created a website you can use to make fraudulent in-app purchases on your iPad or your iPhone.
This is a pretty big blow to Apple - especially at a time when it is facing criticism for some of the stuff it lets into the App Store in the first place.
Bank's shoddy security was to blame for $588,851 online robbery, US appeals court rules
A Maine construction company that saw its online bank account fraudulently drained of almost $600,000 might get some of it back due to what a US federal court has deemed shoddy security systems at its bank.
Cybercrooks preying on small businesses
Small businesses might think they are little enough to escape cybercrooks' attention, but they're increasingly wrong.
UK police hunting down thousands who bought identity fraud packages from Confidential Access website
Met Police are looking for the 11,000 customers who bought fake IDs, driving licences, bank statements, tips on how to commit fraud and other illegal files from the site.
How internet revenge by an ex-partner can lead to horrific violence
There are some truly horrific stories about how jilted boyfriends have used the internet to get their (sometimes violent) revenge on former partners.
Are the authorities, and sites such as Craigslist, doing enough to protect us?
Cyber romance scams cost US victims $50 million in 2011
Who doesn't love a good romance story? Oh, probably those who have ended up losing out on a lot of money.
US surgeon booted off cruise ship, accused of sending terrorist tweet
US neurosurgeon and low-carbohydrate diet guru Dr. Jack Kruse found himself unceremoniously plucked off a cruise ship and deposited on the shore after a tweet including his name mentioned a bio-terrorist attack against the ship.
Fraudulent calls target US banks, another look at caller ID spoofing
A recent report has shown a large increase in the number of fraudulent phone calls attempting to voice phish customers of US banks.
Apple ratchets up security on App Store and iTunes
Apple is prompting some of its iTunes/App Store/iOS customers to set up three new security questions and an alternate email, in an attempt to smother a growing wave of phishing and fraud.
Voice spam tried to disrupt election in Ontario, Canada
This week, news has emerged in Canada of a police investigation into the use of robocalling (automated phone dialling, a.k.a. voice spam) in an apparent attempt to disrupt an election result.
Alleged fraudster has until next week to decrypt her hard drive for prosecutors
Prosecutors are keen to discover what is on the encrypted laptop of Ramona Fricosu, a Colorado woman accused of committing financial fraud.
The case has raised interesting questions of whether you can be forced by law to hand over your password, or decrypt your computer.
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