Tagged: Fraud
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The technology business week: UK fraud office wades into HP-Autonomy case, Dell clears Icahn to study its books News
19.03.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Online merchants to look to social network identity to eliminate fraud News
12.02.2013 Very soon online merchants will be using shoppers’ Facebook or Twitter identities as a way to boost sales and reduce fraud. -
Microsoft and Symantec bust US$1bn a year click fraud ring News
07.02.2013 Microsoft and Symantec have taken down the command and control servers used by a cyber fraud ring that netted criminals stg£700,000 (US$1bn) a year via a threat called... -
Tech sector is most trusted by public, but only one in four trust social media News
24.01.2013 The technology sector continues to be the most trusted sector of Irish society while Government, banking and financial services remain the least trusted sectors, according to... -
Online scammers target Permanent TSB customers News
02.01.2013 IT experts at ESET Ireland say they have seen a massive run of targeted scam emails hitting Irish inboxes with various attempts to scam Permanent TSB customers. -
The five minute CIO: Paul Nolan News
14.12.2012 Chief technology officer of telecoms fraud management firm Xintec Paul Nolan reveals his approach to applying IT in a business: “The key is figuring out what you want to do and... -
Criminals now turn their attention to Luas and DART ticket machines News
26.11.2012 Criminals who use skimming devices to fraud the unsuspecting public via ATMs are now using Luas and DART ticketing machines in Dublin to clone bank cards. -
UPC warns consumers of telephone scam News
01.11.2012 If you receive a telephone call from someone claiming to be from AAC Bank, or working on behalf of AAC Bank, telling you about a refund entitlement, don’t believe it, TV and... -
FTC foils tech support scammers News
04.10.2012 Irish victims of scammers who masqueraded as tech support operatives can breathe a sigh of relief after a major international effort led to the shutdown of six alleged fraudsters. -
E-crime cost UK retailers stg£205.4m last year News
24.08.2012 Retailers in the UK lost stg£205.4m as a result of e-crime, according to the British Retail Consortium. This comprises stg£77.3m in terms of direct costs, stg£16.5m spent on... -
Scotland Yard on trail of thousands who bought ID fraud tools News
12.06.2012 Thousands of internet users who downloaded ID fraud packages that helped them to create fake documents and IDs online are being hunted by London’s Metropolitan Police.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Risk Management, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Software start-up Xintec secures €900K investment News
24.05.2012 Xintec, the Luxembourg-founded start-up that specialises in fraud management and revenue optimisation solutions for telecom operators, has secured a €900,000 investment in a...Categories: Telecommunications, Software & Web Development, Software, Recruitment, Mobile, Investments -
Security group IRISSCERT promotes safe password use among teens News
09.05.2012 IRISSCERT, the non-profit computer emergency response team, has launched an awareness campaign to highlight the need for secure passwords among teenagers and young adults. -
Rise in fake job ads, e-commerce sites seeking personal data News
02.05.2012 There has been an increase in false job adverts, fraudulent websites offering cheap goods and other schemes online to trick people into sharing their personal and banking... -
Zeus sting – Microsoft strikes at heart of cybercrime botnet empire News
26.03.2012 A consortium led by Microsoft has struck at the heart of the major cybercrime empire behind the Zeus and SpyEye botnets which have been stealing information for identity theft.Categories: Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Juniper Networks buys web-security firm Mykonos for US$80m News
23.02.2012 In a deal worth about €80m, Sunnyvale, California-based Juniper Networks has acquired Mykonos Software, a provider of intrusion deception systems that protect websites and web...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Security, Mobile, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
UK to dispatch ‘Cyber Bobbies’ to police the web News
25.11.2011 ‘Cyber Specials’ look set to be the new face of UK policing as the UK government today revealed its strategy to counter the threat of cyber crime to its stg£100bn a year online...Categories: CIO, Digital Media, Government, Internet, Security, Social Media, Software & Web Development