FRAUD PREVENTION Articles
Visa beefs up fraud detection technology
Visa is targeting better fraud detection, through investments in modelling software.
Fraud incident reports down, says report
A quarterly measure of fraud reporting among employees finds violations have dropped
'Patriot Act' phishing e-mails resurface, FDIC warns
Scammers are trying to steal banking information using fake e-mails that look like they've come from the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the FDIC warned Wednesday.
Hacked ITunes accounts taken off China e-commerce site
The sale of hacked iTunes accounts in China has been dealt a blow as the Chinese online retailer Taobao.com has decided to remove all product listings relating to the sale of the stolen accounts.
Hacked ITunes accounts continue to sell in China
The sale of iTunes accounts that have reportedly been hacked has yet to be stopped by Apple or the Chinese e-commerce site hosting the sellers.
Fake receipt program targets Amazon retailers
Amazon retailers are being targeted by fraudsters who have created a custom-built a program that generates fakes receipts for nonexistent orders, according to researchers from GFI Software.
Man pleads guilty to ATM fraud
The general manager of a business partner of Connecticut's Domestic Bank has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that siphoned millions from automated teller machines.
Mistype Twitter or Facebook, win an iPad (or not)
A slip on the keyboard could land Web surfers on questionable survey pages instead of the websites they really want to visit: Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
Iranian cyber army moves into botnets
A group of malicious hackers who attacked Twitter and the Chinese search engine Baidu are also apparently running a for-rent botnet, according to new research.
Facebook sues over free gift card, 'dislike' button scams
Facebook has filed lawsuits aimed at cracking down on a variety of scams that have been running wild on the social-networking site in recent months.
