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NY man charged with boosting TJX credit hijackOpen in New Window
Stephen Watt, 25, was charged with aiding Albert Gonzalez, the alleged leader of the hacking gang accused of stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from stores owned by TJX Compa read more »
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Organized crime doctors European card swipe devicesOpen in New Window
According to US National Counterintelligence Executive Joel Brenner "hundreds of card swipers used by retail stores across Europe are believed to have been tampered by organized crime syndicates in China and Pakistan. Brenner told The Daily Telegraph that criminals have doctored chip and PIN machines either during manufacturing in China or shortly after leaving the production line in order to send shopper credit card account details overseas." <br /> read more »
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Schwarzenegger again terminates California data breach billOpen in New Window
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed the Consumer Data Protection Act, or AB 1656. The proposed legislation would have required retailers and other businesses operating in the state to t read more »
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Convergence for the smartphone and credit card is nearerOpen in New Window
"Visa is now readying two sets of credit card payment services on separate continents for users of Android and Nokia smartphones. And there may be more convergence to come around mobile payments in. read more »
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'Fraudster' posts confidential eBay member data on forum.Open in New Window
Member data of over 1,200 eBayers has been disclosed on an eBay forum resulting in the shutting down of the forum temporarily and further research by eBay which believes its systems haven't been com read more »
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I Was a Cybercrook for the FBIOpen in New Window
Kim Zetter reports on David Thomas' recently released story of his life as an informant for the FBI on internet fraud. read more »
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