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.

How One Thief Used 12 Credit Cards To Make One Purchase

How One Thief Used 12 Credit Cards To Make One Purchase
How One Thief Used 12 Credit Cards To Make One Purchase
October 31, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

In the fight against payment card fraud, law enforcement has always argued that retail must work together with police. But one top police official this...

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Feds Figure Out Who Did Not Attack Chase
Feds Figure Out Who Did Not Attack Chase
October 21, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

At a briefing from the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service, authorities say that they no longer suspect the Russian government of playing any role...

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Why POTUS’ Credit Card Got Declined
Why POTUS’ Credit Card Got Declined
October 20, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

Seems that payment card fraud issues even impact the President of the United States as President Barack Obama just discovered. Get the Full Story Complete...

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

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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It is time to (Re)-invent Digital Identity
It is time to (Re)-invent Digital Identity
September 12, 2014  |  Exclusive Series

Nowadays, barely a week goes by where news does not emerge of another major cyber attack, putting at risk consumer information. For more than a...

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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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The Latest Retail Breach Victim – Home Depot
The Latest Retail Breach Victim – Home Depot
September 03, 2014  |  Cybersecurity

It appears that Home Depot may be the large retail victim of a cyberthief gang and its breach—which apparently began as long ago as late...

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