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Credit card fraud: '57c for every $1k'

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 19 May 2011 10:57 PM

Australian Institute of Criminology finds fraud up 55 percent.

Committee rejects biometrics for problem gamblers

In Crypto - By Ry Crozier, 6 May 2011 4:05 PM

Recommends national standards for machines.

Sony to appoint PlayStation security chief

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 2 May 2011 10:25 AM

Sony has created a chief information security officer role to oversee its PlayStation Network which was breached in a high-profile cyber attack last month.

Cyber gypsies on the lam in Thailand with 5000 stolen cards

In Crypto - By Dan Raywood, 16 March 2011 2:52 PM

ATM credit card scam targeting elderly and wealthy spanned the world.

ANZ trials iPhone swipe payment system

In Crypto - By Ry Crozier, 16 March 2011 2:27 PM

Teams with Visa.

Italians break chip-and-PIN

In Crypto - By Danny Bradbury, 15 March 2011 10:03 AM

Enhanced credit cards not as secure as was thought.

Consumer awareness drives fall in online bank fraud

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 10 March 2011 9:48 AM

Bank and credit-card fraud rates tumble as end users get the message on security.

Visa targets cross-border card fraud

In Risk - 7 January 2011 1:10 PM

Upgrades authorisation system.

US to prosecute Moscow card trader

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 13 August 2010 9:41 AM

Russian cyber offensive.

Adelaide hacker pleads guilty to infecting 3000 PCs

In Hackers - 26 July 2010 4:44 PM

Bank accounts on up to 74,000 PCs could have been compromised: prosecutors.

Symantec warns of PDF update phishing scam

In Applications - 12 July 2010 11:17 AM

Emails seeking to harvest credit card details.

Police bust massive global credit card fraud ring

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 June 2010 10:26 AM

178 individuals arrested including two Australians.

Man charged for importing card skimmers

In Risk - 19 April 2010 1:32 PM

And a compromised ATM found in Mascot, NSW.

Hacker accomplice gets five years prison

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 19 April 2010 9:32 AM

Sold credit card data, aided hacking.

Exposed: WA Govt IT security bungles

In Networks - By Ry Crozier, 26 March 2010 9:32 AM

Laundry list of flaws and stuff-ups.

Alleged card skimmer faces court

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 5 March 2010 10:49 AM

Queensland Police say they caught Romanian man trying to skip the country.

Skimming device seized at shopping centre

In Hackers - 26 February 2010 12:03 PM

Security guard noticed "irregularity" with ATM.

Police extradite alleged card skimmer

In Risk - 16 February 2010 12:20 PM

Malaysian man in custody.

Card skimming syndicate hits Melbourne

In Risk - 9 February 2010 1:34 PM

Detectives release photos.

Heartland in US$60m settlement with Visa issuers

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 11 January 2010 12:01 PM

Yet another payout after massive data breach.

Companies ill-prepared for Christmas break breaches

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 14 December 2009 11:20 AM

Card fraud expected to rise dramatically.

Most dangerous Christmas yet for data loss

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 7 December 2009 11:15 AM

Fraudsters get ready for silly season.

Opinion: Take no chances with card security

In Risk - By Steven Willoughby, 2 October 2009 4:14 PM

Time has run out for businesses that handle credit card information.

Calls for PCI DSS compliance logo

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 25 September 2009 11:10 AM

Will give accredited merchants competitive advantage.

TJX ringleader pleads guilty

In Hackers - By Chuck Miller, 15 September 2009 12:00 PM

One of the leaders of an international ring of credit card thieves on Friday pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, including conspiracy, computer fraud, access device ...

Hackers to plead guilty to TJX hacking

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 31 August 2009 10:38 AM

Faces up to 25 years in jail, with one trial to go.

Radisson reveals details of data hack

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 21 August 2009 6:35 AM

Credit card details compromised?

Aussie charged over malicious code injections

In Hackers - 14 August 2009 9:53 AM

Virus targeted bank details and credit card numbers.

One in seven Aussies are card fraud victims

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 3 August 2009 10:17 AM

Chip technology expected to lower fraud rates over time.

Network Solutions suffers crippling data breach

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 28 July 2009 9:52 AM

570,000 credit card holders could be affected.

PCI clarifies procedures to secure Wi-Fi

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 July 2009 12:21 PM

The group charged with administering the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has begun issuing guidance documents that merchants can use to help them better ...

Scam email hits the Australian Federal Police

In Messaging - By Lilia Guan, 3 July 2009 1:39 PM

No organisation is sacred in the eyes of online scammers.

Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 29 May 2009 10:11 AM

The Facebook generation, unbowed by their parents' sense of privacy propriety, is fast-tracking a global "Australia Card", a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.

PCI appoints new board of advisors

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 May 2009 10:33 AM

A roster of new organisations will make up the second Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) board of advisors, including Bank of America, Wal-Mart and PayPal.

Visa card doubles as two-factor authentication device

In Networks - By Phil Muncaster, 14 May 2009 11:20 AM

Consultancy firm Deloitte is involved in the testing of a new type of corporate credit card, which doubles as a two-factor authentication device for remote network access.

Heartland again PCI compliant

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 4 May 2009 11:34 AM

Breached payment card processor Heartland Payment Systems has been again certified compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the company announced.

Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 15 April 2009 11:16 AM

Romanian authorities, in cooperation with the FBI, have nabbed five people accused of stealing credit card information from US pharmaceutical firms.

Web Hosting Talk payment system hack revealed

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 13 April 2009 5:51 PM

A hacker has dumped active credit card numbers of users of the popular Web Hosting Talk forums online less than 24 hours after the site restored the lion’s share of data ...

A third of cardholders fail to spot fraudulent transactions in their accounts

In Risk - 1 April 2009 10:45 AM

Over £10 billion (A$20.7bn) was lost in the last year as a result of payment fraud, according to a UK study.

Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 23 March 2009 10:49 AM

Officers from the Australian Federal Police have swung into action to mitigate the fallout from the exposure of about 19,000 credit card numbers, as uncovered by an Australian ...

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 20 March 2009 5:27 PM

A defunct payment gateway has exposed as many as 19,000 credit card numbers, including up to 60 Australian numbers.

Heartland boss calls for industry collaboration

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 28 January 2009 11:13 AM

The head of Heartland Payment Systems has called for industry collaboration to combat cybercrime attacks.

More than 100 million credit cards may have been compromised in data breach

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 22 January 2009 11:04 AM

With potentially over 100 million cards being compromised, a data breach incident in the US could be the largest ever recorded.

HSBC steps up fraud detection

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 20 January 2009 10:37 AM

News that HSBC is introducing technology to screen all card transactions for potential fraud has been broadly welcomed by experts as a necessary step in the fight against ...

Cybercriminals gearing up for Cyber Monday

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 27 November 2008 10:24 AM

Security experts are warning of socially engineered threats targeting users this holiday season.

PCI to assess the assessors

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 19 November 2008 9:23 AM

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new programme designed to improve consistency.

Visa sets PCI compliance deadlines for rest of world

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 11 November 2008 10:03 AM

The largest merchants operating overseas will have less than two years to secure credit card transactions, Visa announced on Monday.

FBI sting busts 56 for buying, selling stolen credit card data

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 17 October 2008 9:53 AM

Fifty-six people have been arrested in connection with an undercover FBI operation that posed as an online forum for trading stolen credit card numbers.

PC holding bank data sold on ebay

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 27 August 2008 8:41 AM

A computer holding bank customers' credit card data has been sold on eBay for US$75.

Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

In Crypto - By Richard Thurston, 27 June 2008 10:25 AM

HMRC has radically improved its data security measures since the breach which caused it to lose 25 million child benefit records in October last year.

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