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SOCA and the FBI shut down sites used to sell credit card data


The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the FBI have taken down 36 websites being used to sell stolen bank card details and three people linked to the sites have been arrested.   Two men have been arrested in the …
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What do you do if you have been hacked?


There are a number of ways that you may have found out that you have been hacked:   You can no longer gain access into your email or social media account; Your friends may have questioned you about a suspicious …
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Data Security: Are you doing enough?


In 2011 over 263,437,090 malicious computer programs were detected. Malicious files were found in 4.5% of all emails. Annually, the loss or theft of customer data costs UK businesses £1bn. The sophistication of cybercrime is growing. The consequences of security …
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How to keep safe from fraud:


“Your personal information is valuable, so, protect it.”   This is the key message from the recently launched campaign by the National Fraud Authority, Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF) and Financial Fraud Action UK.   The campaign, ‘The Devil’s in …
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A new risk to online banking users: Trojan.Neloweg


A new banking Trojan has been discovered to be infecting a number of users in the UK and the Netherlands. The Trojan, named Trojan.Neloweg, has been reported to steal the login credentials, including banking details, of these users. At this …
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