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David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
PayPal Predicts $7 Billion in Mobile Payment Volume for 2012
eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, announced that PayPal is projecting their mobile payments volume to hit $7 billion globally in 2012 after...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Fraudster Posed as Debt Collection Company to Obtain Consumer Identities
A fraudster was sentenced to over 17 years in prison for devising a scam where he registered fake debt collection companies to gain...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Father-Son Fraud Team Had Multitude of Scams
Vladimir Zdorovenin was recently extradited to the United States on multiple charges after spreading malware and perpetrating various...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Woman Steals Nearly $1M Repeating Rudimentary Fraud for 7 Years
A woman working for the New York State Housing Trust Fund stole $944,000 from 2004 to 2011 by altering money orders given to her employer...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Zappos Suffers Data Breach, Now Faces Class Action Suit
Zappos, the large online shoe retailer owned by Amazon, announced a data breach on January 15th compromising 24 million consumer records....

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Japanese Fraud Ring Members Arrested for Malware Scam
Six members of a Japanese fraud ring were arrested by police after distributing malware that rendered a victim’s computer unusable until...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Expect Fraud Rings to Focus More on Skimming This Year
According to some security experts fraud resulting from card skimming will further increase in 2012 as fraud rings continue to exploit...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
50 Arrested in Identity Fraud Ring
An undercover investigation by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has led to the arrest of fifty individuals for their involvement...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Couple Continued Mail Theft and Fraud for Over 10 Years
A man and woman have been charged with multiple counts of burglary, manufacturing and selling government IDs, and forgery for a scam...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Gift Card Ponzi Scheme
A South Carolina woman was sentenced to three years behind bars after running a Ponzi scheme where she bought and resold gift cards at a...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Leader of 54-person Fraud Ring Pleads Guilty
Fifty-four fraudsters were arrested for their role in an identity theft ring responsible for $4 million in fraud losses while the ring...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Romanian Fraudster Arrested for ATM Skimming Scam
Laurentiu Bulat, a Romanian citizen living illegally in the United States, was arrested on January 5 on multiple charges after taking...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
ThreatMetrix Acquires Australian Fraud Prevention Provider
Online fraud prevention provider ThreatMetrix announced their acquisition of TrustDefender, an Australian company specializing in secure...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20215 min read
PRESS RELEASE: 2011: The Year Of The Data Breach
Sarasota, FL, January 6, 2012 / Internal Release - While companies focus their fraud prevention efforts on direct third party fraud, they...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Fraud Ring Busted After Persistently Repeating Scams
A fraud ring with members working in banks and charitable organizations continued to repeat their operation despite questioning and...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
More Account Takeover Attempts but Less ACH Fraud
ACH fraud resulting from account takeover has persisted as a serious threat to businesses, government offices and consumers spurring...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20211 min read
In the Press: The Inaugural CNP Awards
David Montague is serving on the panel of independent judges for CardNotPresent.com’s Inaugural CNP Awards. Nominations are open until...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Malware Masks Fraudulent Charges
As malware continues to attack consumers that bank online some strains are able to hide the fraudulent transactions from users when they...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
Consumers Spending More Online per Purchase While Enjoying Better Discounts
A recent study utilizing a sample of eCommerce transactions since 2007 found that consumers were willing to spend almost twice as much...

David Montague
Nov 1, 20212 min read
More Businesses Expected to Insure Against Data Breaches, Cyber Crimes
Now that the Security and Exchange Commission requires public companies to disclose the costs of cyber attacks and a national data breach...
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