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Flashback Botnet Infects 600,000 Apple Computers
Apple fans and users have often bragged that viruses and security threats just aren’t as prevalent in their world as it is for the...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20211 min read


Top U.S. Cities for Fraud Fraudulent Transactions
Analyzing around 1 billion transactions placed with U.S. eCommerce merchants and where they originated during the first quarter of 2012,...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min read


IBM Predicts Biometrics to Replace Passwords in Five Years
According to IBM, the biometric technology they are continuing to develop, such as retinal scans and voice recognition, will replace...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min read


PRESS RELEASE: Common Chargebacks Often Associated With Friendly Fraud
Sarasota, FL, April 18, 2012 / Internal Release - There are many schemes used to defraud eCommerce merchants which can range from buying...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20214 min read


Issuing Banks Becoming More Strict with Friendly Fraud Chargeback Claims
In response to an increasing number of consumers making erroneous chargeback claims that a good was never received or a transaction was...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Return Fraud Statistics from the NRF
The National Retail Federation estimates that return fraud cost merchants $14.37 billion in 2011 up from $13.66 billion in 2010. In a...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Repeat Friendly Fraudsters Caught for Commission Scam
Two U.S. brother’s, Andrew and Allen Chiu, we’re blocked from making purchases from Nordstrom.com after excessive chargeback claims and...

David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min read


IRS May Share Information with Law Enforcement to Fight Tax Return Identity Fraud
Identity thieves filing fraudulent tax returns to claim refund checks have caused headaches for hundreds of thousands of tax payers and...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


As Consumers Use Debit Cards More and Checks Less, Fraudsters Adjust Accordingly
In recent years consumers have been using their debit cards more often while relying less on paper checks, meanwhile fraud rates on these...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


FCC Asks Major Wireless Carriers to Build Stolen Mobile Database
AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon have agreed to a deal with the FCC to build and maintain a database for information on stolen...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Flashback Botnet Infects 600,000 Apple Computers
Apple fans and users have often bragged that viruses and security threats just aren’t as prevalent in their world as it is for the...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read


Top U.S. Cities for Fraud Fraudulent Transactions
Analyzing around 1 billion transactions placed with U.S. eCommerce merchants and where they originated during the first quarter of 2012,...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


IBM Predicts Biometrics to Replace Passwords in Five Years
According to IBM, the biometric technology they are continuing to develop, such as retinal scans and voice recognition, will replace...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


PRESS RELEASE: Common Chargebacks Often Associated with First Party Fraud
Sarasota, FL, April 18, 2012 / Internal Release - There are many schemes used to defraud eCommerce merchants which can range from buying...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20214 min read


Issuing Banks Becoming More Strict with Friendly Fraud Chargeback Claims
In response to an increasing number of consumers making erroneous chargeback claims that a good was never received or a transaction was...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Repeat Friendly Fraudsters Caught for Commission Scam
Two U.S. brother’s, Andrew and Allen Chiu, we’re blocked from making purchases from Nordstrom.com after excessive chargeback claims and...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Best Buy Using Shared Return and Exchange Data to Prevent Friendly Fraud
In efforts to combat merchandise return fraud retailer Best Buy has instituted a system where they scan an identity document when someone...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


FTC Makes Recommendations for Protecting Consumer Privacy
It is often difficult for consumers to understand and manage the vast amounts of information that is collected and stored when they go...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Fraudsters Selling Consumer Credit Reports Obtained from Legitimate Sources
Fraudsters have been selling identity information online in the black market for over a decade, but a recent investigation found...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Text Message Scams Target Consumers Regionally and Nationwide
Just as fraudsters send email phishing scams they also try to elicit payment information through text message scams, a practice referred...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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