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Russian cybercrime market doubles in 2011, says report
Russian-speaking criminals grabbed more than a third of the entire global cybercrime market in 2011 as a growth in online fraud activity turned the country into a major digital crime superpower, a new report has suggested.
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Russian police arrest notorious 'Carberp' Trojan gang
Russian police are reported to have arrested the gang behind the notorious Carberp Trojan used to steal hundreds of millions of roubles from online bank customers during one of the most notorious cybercrime campaigns ever to hit the country.
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Google Wallet PIN vulnerable through brute-force attack
Google Wallet, the new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card, can be compromised using a brute-force attack - and that raises questions about its security.
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Police arrest ATM skimmer after $1.5 million stolen
US authorities have arrested a man accused of being a lynchpin in a major ATM skimming fraud that stole at least $1.5 million (£970,000) from 40 HSBC cash machines in and around New York.
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ATMs open to thermal imaging attack, researchers confirm
Researchers have documented a method for working out ATM PIN numbers using residual traces of heat left on keypads after they have been touched by a person?s fingers.
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Russian bank puts lie detector in ATM machine
Customers of the Russian Sperbank might in future have to pay attention to how nervous they sound if they wish to withdraw money from the bank?s ATM machines.
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Phishing attacks volume dropped in 2010, IBM says
The volume of phishing attacks dropped in 2010 to less than a quarter of what was seen in the previous two years, according to IBM's annual research report on threats and risks.
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Criminals steal money from ATMs by gluing down keys
Criminals in the US have come up with a new way to steal money from cashpoint machines (ATMs) by gluing down keys in a way that stops customers completing a transaction.
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Credit card fraud is falling, survey finds
Seven percent of UK credit card holders were hit by plastic fraud in 2010, a survey by credit protection company CPP has found, which represents an encouraging 3 percent fall compared to 2009.
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G4S hires DataFlux tech to help improve business data on SAP system
G4S Cash Solutions has selected DataFlux technology to help analyse, improve, control and consolidate its business data on a new single SAP system.
