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24 arrested in international online ‘carding’ crackdown

Operation called the largest coordinated action against operations that traffic in stolen credit card, financial information

Jun 26, 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Financial Services Industry Networking

Cell phones play increasing role getting US online

Survey underlines importance of mobile platforms in reaching people

Jun 26, 2012 3 mins

Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business Telecommunications Industry

FBI busts 24 in massive international online financial crime takedown

FBI says two-year sting protected more than 400,000 potential victims and prevented losses of around $205 million.

Jun 26, 2012 9 mins

Cybercrime Fraud Mobile Security

Researchers devise practical key recovery attack against smart cards, security tokens

Researchers optimize known oracle padding attacks to make them practical against cryptographic devices that use older encryption standards

Jun 26, 2012 2 mins

Access Control Encryption Network Security

Allgress wants to make risk management easier and more efficient

Ex-eBay CISO Dave Cullinane explains why he thinks Allgress is a winner

Jun 26, 2012 3 mins

Asset Management Software Compliance Open Source

FTC files lawsuit over data breaches at large hotel operator

The agency alleges that Wyndham Worldwide failed to take appropriate security measures in three breaches

Jun 26, 2012 4 mins

Access Control Data Breach Small and Medium Business

Bank hack: ‘Operation High Roller’ has netted $78M – so far

International fraud ring said to use automated techniques to steal $78 million from banks, commercial accounts, according to McAfee and Guardian Analytics report

Jun 26, 2012 5 mins

Cybercrime McAfee Security

Symantec: World has 2.2 zettabytes of business data that costs $1.1 trillion to store and secure

Symantec's 'State of Information' study say 69% of organizations have lost data in past 12 months

Jun 26, 2012 3 mins

Data Breach Security

Operators will test Wi-Fi roaming, simplified login in Q4

Wi-Fi Alliance lays the groundwork by starting its Passpoint certification program

Jun 26, 2012 3 mins

IPv6 Telecommunications Industry WAN Optimization

California business scores settlement in thorny cybercrime case

But the victory doesn't make it easier for other businesses disputing fraudulent online transactions with their bank

Jun 26, 2012 5 mins

Fraud Network Security Networking