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  • Google queries provide stolen credit cards

    Simple queries using the Google search engine can turn up a handful of sites that have posted credit card information to the Web, CNET News.com learned on Tuesday.

  • More details emerge on credit card break-in

    More details have emerged on the cyberbreak-in at a payment processing company that exposed more than 40 million credit card accounts -- including at least 50,000 in Australia -- to fraud.

  • MasterCard phishers launch malware attack

    Phishers and spammers are 'jumping on the bandwagon' following the MasterCard security breach.

  • NSW cracks down on credit data crime

    The NSW government is moving to clamp down on crime rings' stealing and trafficking in credit card data following recent thefts involving information from users of automatic teller machines (ATMs).

  • Phishers cash in on ATM cards

    Phishing attacks have led to an estimated US$2.75 billion in losses related to ATM and debit cards over the past 12 months, according to a new Gartner report.

Blogs (11)

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Security is no excuse for bad customer service

    Banks are under a great deal of pressure to keep their systems watertight but sometimes they implement security policies that make no sense and create unnecessary inconveniences for their customers.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Is my bank the biggest scammer out there?

    Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Aussie PCs valuable for all the wrong reasons

    When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Keep watching the skies -- for RIM and Google?

    Previously, much of the business model for the in-flight connectivity market has remained up in the air -- but that could all be about to change thanks to RIM and pals.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Lazy and impatient? Telstra has the answer

    Near field communications -- or NFC -- may sound like another dull mobile acronym. However, the reality is a smooth system that will delight the lazy and impatient.

Features and Case Studies (163)

  • Mimail.j prevention and cure

    help/how to How to recognise and remove the latest Mimail variant, which will try to steal credit card details.

  • Olympics cybersecurity

    At the Beijing Olympics, cybercriminals will be on the prowl for credit card information to steal, and security forces could well direct snooping efforts at unsuspecting travellers, warns the US government.

  • HSBC Australia CIO talks bank tech

    Most of Australia's major banks are just beginning massive IT projects which will see them refresh their core banking systems. But as HSBC's Australian CIO Brenton Hush tells ZDNet.com.au, the global bank's local operation is already ahead.

  • Aussie computer museum side-steps closer to dump

    The Australian Computer Museum Society is still without a permanent home for its collection.

  • Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

    Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

Videos (1)

  • CIO View: Don't outsource your security!

    With millions of customers at AGL paying by credit card, Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, explains the importance of security and why outsourcing it is a bad idea. Tizi also talks about why Australia should implement stringent data disclosure laws.

Reviews (180)

  • Nokia turns phones into credit cards

    Nokia and MasterCard launch a US trial of a new breed of mobile phone technology that lets people use their Nokia phones as credit cards.

  • Old hard drives yield data bonanza

    Two MIT graduate students say they found personal and corporate information on used disk drives bought off the Internet and at swap meets.

  • Keep in the Christmas spirit - give nothing away

    Commentary: Festive fraud is in your mailbox, but is there more we should be doing?

  • 3 Mobile Internet NetConnect Card

    Those seeking a wireless "broadband anywhere" connection have another reliable option with the 3 Mobile Internet NetConnect Card, but the usual "subject to coverage area" caveats apply.

  • Canon CP-300

    The CP-300 is an ideal choice for users who want to make instant 4R prints of their digital captures on the road.

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