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Despite many sophisticated measures in place to protect cardholder data during and after a credit or debit transaction, the most likely source of PIN compromise is the simplest. Referred to as “shoul...
Recieved this fun phishing attempt recently: GRANT/DONATION CASH AID AWARD. http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it DON"T GO THERE! Dear Sir/Madam, NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID The Fondazione...
e-portals has developed a new product called "Exposure Alert" for tracking exposure and risk at the desktop level using gadget technology. It is the IPR for the use of this product in the We...
Much of western Sydney (Australia) was without telephone and internet last weekend and the reasons have come to light. In an attempt to take out the EFTPOS network to carry out fraudulent manual tran...
There have been a few different conversations stemming from the publication of the EC’s report on “Fraud regarding non cash means of payments in the EU”, but none so far seem to address the fact that ...
Of all the problems you might anticipate with hosting your application with a third party host or ISP - having the servers nicked might not be very high up the list, however it seems some n'er do wel...
Mandated reductions in interchange fees in Australia were supposed to cause retail prices to drop, directly benefiting consumers. Instead, interchange regulation has redistributed wealth in favour of ...
Looks like it going to be hard to make money if even Berkshire are finding it difficult in these tough times. It may be getting tougher for the rest of us. BH profit from underwriting insurance polic...
The 11th ASEAN+3 finance ministers' meeting has adjusted the CMI, or Qing Mai Initiative at a regional financing arrangement and set a fund target of $80 Billion. The CMI was agreed to by the 1...
Fingerprint analysis appears to have hit a glitch and China has another virus. Dusting for prints is one of the key forensic tools used by Police investigators everywhere. Considered by juries as b...
Is there irony in this? Maybe it's only a nibble at the moment. There seem to be a lot of pre-paid products coming onto the market being promoted as a safer alternative to credit cards on the internet...
Australian financial institutions are considering a radical initiative that could see BPAY codes trump bank account numbers. Codenamed MAMBO (Me and My Bank Online), the top-secret BPAY proposal could...