Prosecutors are examining whether to launch a criminal investigation of possible breaches of data security at Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE), the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office said on Monday. Separately, Deutsche Bank also said it had been informed by the Darmstadt regional council that data security rules were breached in two instances. The Darmstadt authorities had asked…
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In the justice system: Swedish police are increasingly certain that two Romanian nationals arrested in Hungary are the masterminds behind the widespread credit card scam which recently hit residents in Malmö in southern Sweden. Hundreds of residents in Malmö have complained of credit card fraud; half of them after using an unnamed Shell gas station….
Four million British IDs up for sale on the internet
The identities of more than four million Britons are being offered for sale on the internet, The Times has learnt. Highly sensitive financial information, including credit card details, bank account numbers, telephone numbers and even PINs are available to the highest bidder. […] The information being traded on the web has been intercepted by a…
Online thieves raid Hong Kong accounts
Hong Kong banks have been ordered to step up online security Relevant Products/Services measures after it emerged that thieves had stolen more than 289,000 Hong Kong dollars (37,000 US dollars) in a series of Internet bank raids, officials confirmed Tuesday. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said the money was stolen in three separate incidents…
Three brothers jailed in UK for credit card factory
Three brothers have been jailed for a total of 12 years for making fake credit and debit cards. The three pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to conspiracy to defraud. Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s specialist card fraud squad were searching an office space in Brent and found evidence that the room was being used…
UK govt departments reveal laptop losses
Ministers have revealed the number of laptops lost or stolen from their departments, with the Department for Work and Pensions mislaying 41 laptops last year. Work and pensions minister Jim Knight said that out of around 9,700 laptops used by his department and its agencies, 41 were lost or stolen in 2008. The figure shows…