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Anti fraud site hit by a DDoS attackOpen in New Window
The popular British anti-fraud site Bobbear.co.uk is currently under a DDoS attack (distributed denial of service attack) , originally launched last Wednesday, and is continuing to hit the site with read more »
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Experian South Africa launches fraud prevention toolOpen in New Window
Experian South Africa has launched its latest application, a fraud prevention tool aimed at helping companies tighten security. read more »
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Visa trials PIN payment card to fight online fraudOpen in New Window
Banks build one-time generator into plasticVisa cards with a built in one-time code generator are to be trialled by four European banks. The technology is designed to tackle the growing problem of on read more »
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Whitehall credit card abuse and payment fraud costs £4mOpen in New Window
Fewer incidents but bigger lossesFinancial losses in UK government rose last year despite a decreased number of incidents, according to official Treasury figures.… read more »
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McAfee suspects fingered for $3.8m fraudOpen in New Window
Billing for 'services not rendered'Police have arrested a former marketing exec at anti-virus firm McAfee on suspicion of scammming millions of dollars out of the security software firm.… read more »
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French police cuff six over Sarkozy bank fraudOpen in New Window
50 victims stung by mobile phone scamFrench police have arrested six people on suspicion of fraud involving the bank account of French president Nicolas Sarkozy.… read more »
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Corporate fraud, in-flight Wi-Fi, R&D tax credit, moreOpen in New Window
Mergers and acquisitions are not usually quick affairs. Just the due diligence process of examining a company's enterprise IT systems--the infrastructure, applications, outsourcing deals and vendor c read more »
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Click fraud at 16 percent as scammers resort to botnetsOpen in New Window
The incidence of click fraud, the bane of the highly profitable search advertising business to which Google owes its success, fell slightly in the third quarter, but remains a serious problem. read more »
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