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Credit industry slow to protect customers from CreditMaster scam

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Dissent

Recent cases in which people have been charged with online fraud for allegedly making purchases with illegally obtained credit card numbers have shed light on the lack of effective measures taken to frustrate the CreditMaster scam used in these incidents, even though the credit card industry was already aware of its existence. The industry is…

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Big credit card breach in Japan

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Dissent

Alico Japan said Thursday that credit card data on possibly tens of thousands of its insurance policyholders had apparently leaked, resulting in massive fraudulent transactions. It said that up to 110,000 policyholders could be affected. Names of policyholders, their credit card numbers and the expiry dates of the cards were used to make fraudulent purchases…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Jane Wyatt-Scott, a former Island Packet of Hilton Head medical center worker, has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting she opened a credit card in the company’s name and used it to buy personal items. More. Pamela Loizzo pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft and one…

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HSBC fined for personal data loss

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Dissent

Three HSBC firms have been fined more than £3m for failing to adequately protect customers’ confidential details from being lost or stolen. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said customer data had been lost in the post on two occasions. The firms concerned are HSBC Life UK, HSBC Actuaries and Consultants, and HSBC Insurance Brokers. […]…

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Details of 10,000 MS workers among stolen data

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Dissent

Last week, this site reported on a story from Times Online about the new Lucid Intelligence database of identity details that had been found up for sale by cybercriminals. The database consists of 120 million records on 40 million people worldwide, compiled by identity theft expert Colin Holder and others. Users can conduct a free…

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Anger over Internet job blunder

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Dissent

A couple have spoken of their anger after confidential job application details were published on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s website by mistake. […] The list has been taken down and measures put in place to stop the mistake from happening again. Mr Curtis added: “We have worked with, and taken advice from, the Information…

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