UK banks, as well as savings and loan associations, have been given the power to find out if the credit cards they've issued are being used to access illegal material online.
Credit card users will be given the option of entering a PIN as an alternative to signing their name to authenticate a transaction under a banking industry initiative scheduled to start today.
Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.
A mass card skimming attack on a Swedish IKEA store has highlighted the dangers Australian consumers face while banks and retailers fight it out over who foots the bill for chip and PIN.
A security company claims to have uncovered an online exchange for credit-card data that has been obtained by fraudulent means most likely phishing.
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An estimated 27,000 people have been affected by an identity theft ring that was discovered earlier this month, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that uncovered the operation.
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When Microsoft patched a security hole in Internet Explorer this week, it also blocked users from accessing certain Web sites.
Vodafone has announced it has blocked lost and stolen mobile phones from its network, in a move which further hinders the market for stolen handsets.
ARM is to integrate security into its popular processor cores for mobile devices, paving the way for Palladium-style secure systems.
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