Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked 

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.
PCI standard 'ignores' insider threat 

PCI standard 'ignores' insider threat

In Risk - 24 June 2008 8:41 AM
New measures implemented in section 6.6 of the PCI standard, do nothing to address the threat of insiders.
Report: small merchants, not major retailers, biggest threat to credit card fraud 

Report: small merchants, not major retailers, biggest threat to credit card fraud

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 2 May 2008 10:07 AM
Credit card thieves are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in small retailers' point-of-sale check-out systems, according to a new report.
Clothing retailer settles with FTC over credit card breach 

Clothing retailer settles with FTC over credit card breach

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 22 April 2008 10:00 AM
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order that settles charges an online clothing retailer failed to properly secure its customers' personal information.
Visa launches intelligent decisioning service  

Visa launches intelligent decisioning service

In Risk - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 21 April 2008 9:51 AM
Visa Risk Manager will address fraud losses and help issuers approve a greater number of legitimate credit and debit transactions.
Stolen credit card portal uncovered 

Stolen credit card portal uncovered

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 27 March 2008 9:51 AM
Security experts have discovered an underground exchange promoting the sale of fraudulent credit card data with guarantees and volume discounts for large-scale fraudsters..
Visa fines TJX credit card processor 

Visa fines TJX credit card processor

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 30 October 2007 3:11 PM
Visa has doled out some US$880,000 in fines to a Cincinnati-based acquiring bank that retail chain TJX contracted with to process most of its credit card transactions.
Hackers turbocharge password cracks with nVidia card 

Hackers turbocharge password cracks with nVidia card

In Networks - By Robert Jaques, 30 October 2007 10:17 AM
NVidia's GeForce 8800 graphics card could be utilised to "dramatically" reduce the time needed by hackers to perform brute-force password cracks, security experts have warned.
Fake Microsoft anti-spyware site stealing credit card info 

Fake Microsoft anti-spyware site stealing credit card info

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 16 October 2007 9:47 AM
Security researchers at McAfee Avert Labs have uncovered a fake "AntiSpyware Center" website purporting to be from Microsoft.
eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum 

eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 27 September 2007 9:44 AM
Investigators at eBay believe a fraudster was trying to generate panic when he posted what appeared to be the credit card numbers for 1,200 members to an eBay forum that deals ...
Arizona man sentenced in credit card theft ring 

Arizona man sentenced in credit card theft ring

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 17 August 2007 10:03 AM
An Arizona man who obtained stolen credit card numbers from overseas hackers and then used the data to withdraw money from cash machines has been sentenced to 84 months in prison.
Scammers use charity donations to test card numbers 

Scammers use charity donations to test card numbers

17 July 2007 1:59 PM
Watch out for small unauthorised transactions.
Not-so-sweet charity: Credit card fraud takes a charitable twist 

Not-so-sweet charity: Credit card fraud takes a charitable twist

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 9 July 2007 9:56 AM
Charity doesn't always begin at home. Nowadays, it increasingly appears to come from credit card thieves looking to validate stolen cards.
Trojan posing as 'Microsoft piracy control' message  

Trojan posing as 'Microsoft piracy control' message

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 7 May 2007 10:05 AM
Symantec has spotted a realistic-looking trojan claiming to be from "Microsoft piracy control" that shuts down PCs if users don't comply with attackers' demands.
Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers 

Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 23 March 2007 1:34 AM
The personal information - including Social Security numbers - of 71,000 Indiana state health care workers were accessed by a hacker in January.
Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring 

Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 22 March 2007 3:00 AM
A multimillion-dollar state-wide credit card scam has been uncovered in the US, six arrested and four warrants have been issued.
Apacs planning new card security measures 

Apacs planning new card security measures

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 February 2007 2:47 PM
The UK Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS)has announced that it is testing new technology, which will enhance the security of online transactions and reduce card ...
Data security firms start Payment Card Industry Vendor Alliance 

Data security firms start Payment Card Industry Vendor Alliance

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 31 January 2007 3:46 AM
A handful of data security companies announced they're forming a new alliance to advocate for firms who must comply with the payment card industry data security standards (PCI ...
Major US clothing retailer hacked potentially affecting millions 

Major US clothing retailer hacked potentially affecting millions

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 18 January 2007 5:40 PM
A major clothing retailer announced Wednesday that hackers accessed its network and stole an unknown amount of credit card information.
RSA responds to access card tender 

RSA responds to access card tender

By Negar Salek, 14 December 2006 4:37 PM
Security vendor RSA has joined the likes of KAZ and Keycorp - just to name a few - for the lucrative prize of fullfilling the Federal government’s access card tender.
RSA responds to access card tender  

RSA responds to access card tender

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 14 December 2006 2:30 PM
Security vendor RSA has joined the likes of KAZ and Keycorp - just to name a few - for the lucrative prize of fullfilling the Federal government’s access card tender.
Payment card companies announce new PCI organization, update standard 

Payment card companies announce new PCI organization, update standard

By Ericka Chickowski, 8 September 2006 12:34 AM
The five leading payment card companies joined together today to update to announce the formation of an independent council to manage and enforce the Payment Card Industry ...
Online ID card for teens debuts 

Online ID card for teens debuts

By Dan Kaplan, 3 August 2006 9:05 PM
A Scottish company has launched a virtual age and identity card designed to verify teenagers before they chat online.
Analyst: Credit card firms must do more to fight fraud  

Analyst: Credit card firms must do more to fight fraud

By William Eazel, 24 January 2006 10:33 AM
MasterCard’s recent move to offer financial incentives for companies using its SecureCode payer authentication system is a step in the right direction to fight online card ...
Online ATM/debit card fraud estimated at $2.75 billion 

Online ATM/debit card fraud estimated at $2.75 billion

By Marcia Savage, 2 August 2005 4:38 PM
Internet fraud involving automated teller machine (ATM)/debit cards has victimized about 3 million U.S. consumers and generated losses of $2.75 billion in the past year, ...
Security breach hits 40 million card holders 

Security breach hits 40 million card holders

By Marcia Savage, 20 June 2005 9:42 AM
Forty million credit cards were exposed to potential fraud in a security breach at a payment-card processor.
Biggest credit card fraudster jailed 

Biggest credit card fraudster jailed

By René Millman, 12 January 2005 3:22 PM
A 425-pound computer hacker with a huge appetite for identity theft has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his part in the biggest case of credit card fraud in US history.
WLAN Smart Card authentication receives standards boost  

WLAN Smart Card authentication receives standards boost

By Robert Jaques, 1 October 2004 10:27 AM
An Extensible Authentication Protocol Smart Card (EAP-SC) authentication standard designed to serve as a unified secure point of entry for all IP wireless networks including ...
Smart Card Alliance boosts membership 

Smart Card Alliance boosts membership

By Marcia Savage, 14 June 2004 10:28 PM
The Smart Card Alliance, an industry association working to speed the adoption of smart cards, on Monday announced 21 new members, including VeriSign and Lockheed Martin.
North Carolina retailer's customer card details hacked 

North Carolina retailer's customer card details hacked

By Steve Gold, 29 March 2004 4:53 PM
The North Carolina Attorney General's office has taken the unusual step of advising customers of BJ's Wholesale Club, a major retailer in the region, to monitor their credit ...
Visa to combat card fraud  

Visa to combat card fraud

By Dan Ilett, 7 January 2004 2:41 PM
Visa is to step up the fight against crime by releasing a fraud detection tool to a variety of European banks.
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