fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

Supervalu Reports Second Data Breach

Supervalu Reports Second Data Breach
Supervalu Reports Second Data Breach
October 01, 2014  |  News

Supervalu has discovered a second data breach—a “separate intrusion” potentially launched by a different sets of cyberthieves—that hit many of its grocery stores. The chain...

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Amazon Unit Lets Expensive Downloads Happen Before Verifying Payment
Amazon Unit Lets Expensive Downloads Happen Before Verifying Payment
September 16, 2014  |  News

The Amazon Audible unit lets shoppers sign up using fake payment card data, fake E-mail addresses and fake names and then permits them to download...

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Lessons Learned From JPMorgan Chase Breach
Lessons Learned From JPMorgan Chase Breach
September 03, 2014  |  News

One of the most troubling lessons from the JPMorgan Chase data breach is that organized cybercrime gangs today are quite good at avoiding the patterns...

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Another PayPal Scam. This Time, It Hits Alabama
Another PayPal Scam. This Time, It Hits Alabama
September 01, 2014  |  News

Police in Gadsen, Alabama, have been investigating a multinational PayPal scam that appeared to be based in Alabama. Sellers involved were from the United Arab...

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New ATM Skimming Tactic: Razor-Thin Cards
New ATM Skimming Tactic: Razor-Thin Cards
August 22, 2014  |  News

ATM skimmers are not losing their popularity among the ATM cyberthief set, but a new twist has emerged. The problem with many of today’s skimming...

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Mobile Payment Security Patent Asks If Flexibility Could Be A Better Answer
Mobile Payment Security Patent Asks If Flexibility Could Be A Better Answer
August 19, 2014  |  Mobile

A Silicon-Valley mobile payment company, including payment folk from Visa, Paypal and Apple, is toying with a new mobile payment security approach, one that envisions...

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