Category Archives: Fraud
The Snapchat data breach
Yesterday it was reported by The Verge that anonymous hackers have accessed Snapchat’s user database...
The ROI for breaching Target
An unhappy holiday for Target customers A week before Christmas, Target in the US revealed...
Any ideas to curtail CNP fraud?
The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) releases card fraud statistics every six months for the...
Card fraud in Australia even worse than feared
Seasoned security analysts know the card fraud trends, but the latest stats in Australia are...
Killing two frauds with one chip
Last week saw the biggest credit card data breach for a while, with around 1.5...
CNP fraud is just online carding
I recently posted the latest Card Not Present fraud figures for Australia. Technologically, CNP fraud...
Card Not Present now three quarters of all fraud
The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) releases card fraud statistics every six months for the...
Card numbers are like nitroglycerine
Not before time, merchants are pushing back on the PCI-DSS regime, with a new law...
Fighting cyber crime like it really matters
It is no exaggeration to characterise the theft of personal information as an epidemic. Personal...
CNP fraud keeps growing without limit
The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) releases card fraud statistics every six months for the...