UK.gov failing to prevent £10bn of annual online fraud, say MPs Spending watchdog says buck stops with Home Office Legal06 Dec 2017 | 25
SEC's cyber-cops cyber-file cyber-first cyber-fraud cyber-charges Securities watchdog puts the freeze on dodgy ICO Security05 Dec 2017 | 7
Stop us if you've heard this one: Russian hacker thrown in US slammer for $59m bank fraud More punishment on the menu for Roman Seleznev Security01 Dec 2017 | 16
This is no yolk. Newegg scrambles against rotten shell company claims Updated Tech slinger hopes this $3bn fraud lawsuit will be over easy Channel23 Oct 2017 | 20
Watchdog slams HMRC, Amazon over 'dismal' response to UK biz hurt by online VAT fraud Estimate of full impact 'out of date and flawed' says committee Legal18 Oct 2017 | 37
To Russia, with love: Greek court now says Bitcoin fraud suspect could be tried at home US and Moscow both want to extradite Alexander Vinnik, 38, but minister of justice will decide Legal11 Oct 2017 | 13
SanDisk man tipped off his family to Fusion-io fusion, bagged $220k in share snatch – says SEC US financial watchdog drags four into court Storage01 Oct 2017 | 26
IT fraudster facing four years' bird time for $10k blackmail Blackmailed former employer, redirected company website for porn portal Security20 Sep 2017 | 12
US watchdog alert: Don't fall victim to crapto crypto-coin cons, people Advisory warns of dodgy digital money scams Science29 Aug 2017 | 48
IT worker used access privs to steal £1m from Scottish city council And it took the authority seven years to notice Bootnotes24 Aug 2017 | 58
Identity fraud in the UK at 'epidemic' levels as cases rise 5% – report Crooks now operate 'almost exclusively' online Security23 Aug 2017 | 28
Smyte might brighten fraud plight: How machine-learning can be used to thwart crooks Analysis Security works better when you write your own rules AI + ML17 Aug 2017 | 1
UK households hit by 1.8m computer misuse offences in a year Stats show few report such crimes to cops Legal20 Jul 2017 | 17
See you in 2023 – Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx bigwig gets 66 months in the slammer Murgio gets off easy in money laundering case Security27 Jun 2017 | 5
Jailed fraudster admits running same cold-caller con from behind bars Fooling marks into divulging bank details made £2m a week Security12 Jun 2017 | 32
Oh no, Silicon Valley! Failed startup CEO on fraud rap after allegedly bullsh*ting staff and refusing to pay them Isn't that, like, 90% of tech upstarts' biz models? On-Prem08 Jun 2017 | 17
Bogus Bitcoiners battered with US$12 million penalty SEC pounds Ponzi prospectors ZenMiner and GAW Miners Security06 Jun 2017 | 7
Wow, someone managed to make money on Fitbit stock – oh, 'fraudulently' Bloke accused of setting up bogus share-trading biz in pump-and-dump scam On-Prem19 May 2017 | 17
Crooks can nick Brits' identities just by picking up the phone and lying No 133t hax0ring needed to hijack accounts, warns fraud watchdog's report Security10 May 2017 | 52
Fake invoice scammers slurp $5bn+ from corp beancounters – FBI Gawd, and we thought El Reg hacks' martini expense claims were bad Security05 May 2017 | 17
eBay denies claims it's failing to thwart 'systematic fraud' Man alleges elaborate scam is slapping money out of online souk's pockets Security24 Apr 2017 | 43
UK.gov survey shines light on cybersecurity threats to businesses Phishing, ransomware remain most pressing concerns Security19 Apr 2017 | 6
SWIFT on security: Fresh anti-bank-fraud defenses now live Worried about losing your payment data? Shake it off and use this Security13 Apr 2017 | 9
Financial fraud losses in the UK last year topped £20m a day – report That's £768.8m down the drain Security30 Mar 2017 | 7
GiftGhostBot scares up victims' gift-card cash with brute-force attacks Software nasty can burn through 1.7 million account numbers per hour Security24 Mar 2017 | 6
More Brits' IDs stolen than ever before And the fraudsters making bank applications are doing so online Security15 Mar 2017 | 65
'Nigerian princes' snatch billions from Western biz via fake email – Interpol Cybercrime even has its own religion in Ghana Security10 Mar 2017 | 24
Scammers hired hundreds of 'staff' to defraud TalkTalk customers BBC probe reveals scale of the scam Security07 Mar 2017 | 44
Online shops plundered by bank card-stealing malware after bungling backend Aptos hacked 'We were silenced by the Feds!' Security01 Mar 2017 | 16
Surveillance software boss thrown in the clink for cooking the books Comverse CEO Kobi sent down for a record 2.5 years after back-dating stock options On-Prem24 Feb 2017 | 6
US account holders more likely to switch banks following fraud More evidence that security = happy customers Security17 Feb 2017 | 6
FAKE BREWS: America rocked by 'craft beer' scandal allegations Retail mega-giant accused in lawsuit of being lying IPA-holes Bootnotes17 Feb 2017 | 107
Crims in £160m broadband scam facing 44 years of porridge 'Not one of you has accepted dishonest involvement,' says judge Networks10 Feb 2017 | 9
Guilty! Four blokes conned banks in £160m fibre broadband scam Barclays Bank and KBC presented with fraudulent contracts Networks08 Feb 2017 | 12
Went out boozing in SF during Dreamforce or Oracle OpenWorld? Malware may have slurped your bank card Hotel chain hacked in the middle of convention season Security06 Feb 2017 | 4
UK courts experiencing surge in cyber-crime case load Value of fraud surpasses £1bn for first time in five years On-Prem24 Jan 2017 | 9
Western Union coughs up $586m for turning a blind eye to fraudsters Helping internet scammers proved profitable, for a while Security23 Jan 2017 | 18
Shocking crime surge – THE TRUTH: England, Wales stats now include hacking and fraud 'More realistic picture' we're told Security20 Jan 2017 | 10
Dieselgate: VW pleads guilty, will cough up $4.3bn, throws 6 staff under its cheatware bus Techies charged by Uncle Sam On-Prem11 Jan 2017 | 46
Two years on, thousands of unpatched Magento shops still being carded German infosec agency: 'Patch! Patch! PAAAATTCCCCHHHH! Security10 Jan 2017 | 3
National Lottery whacked with £3m fine for suspect ticket win 'More likely than not' a fraudulent prize claim was made Security16 Dec 2016 | 26
Expedia support tech raided his CFO to rack up insider trades Used staffer creds, work laptop, to snoop on execs Security09 Dec 2016 | 16
Bloke sold cash register code to restaurants that deliberately hid sales from taxmen Now he's coughing up $3.5m after POS POS crackdown Software05 Dec 2016 | 40
Guessing valid credit card numbers in six seconds? Priceless Brit researchers find a way to figure out VISA card numbers just by going shopping Security05 Dec 2016 | 54
Deliver-oops! Takeaway pusher's customers burger-ed by hijackers Baddies stole food, not credit card data, protests firm Security23 Nov 2016 | 42
Credit cards ripped from Madison Square Garden venues in year-long op No word on number of cards stolen in physical breach. Security23 Nov 2016 | 8
Tesco Bank limits online transactions after fraud hits thousands Current account customers affected by security breach Security07 Nov 2016 | 128
Tech support scammers use denial of service bug to hang victims Process pig keeps eyes glued on fraudsters' phone number. Security07 Nov 2016 | 9
El Paso city bungs $3.2m to email crooks pretending to be bosses Screw online, we're going back to paper, say officials Security04 Nov 2016 | 20
Alleged 2010 flash crash trader loses latest appeal against extradition to US Navinder Singh Sarao will be sent for trial in America Software03 Nov 2016 | 20
Euro Central Bank backs money laundering rules for virtual currency exchanges But 'illegal activities might continue to be financed' Legal25 Oct 2016 | 5
Kids today are so stupid they fall for security scams more often than greybeards Millennials turn out to be digital naïfs, not digital natives Security20 Oct 2016 | 107
Carders bag stylish sack shop Vera Bradley Malware siphoned mag-stripe data from servers Security13 Oct 2016 | 1
Reseller offered $$$ for old tech gear – then stiffed thousands with suddenly lower quotes Vintage Apple II? Yeah, we can do a couple of bucks Personal Tech06 Oct 2016 | 8
Police raid India call centre, detain 500 in fraud probe Quick, the taxman is outside, wire us $60k! US victims targeted, possibly UK too On-Prem06 Oct 2016 | 111
SWIFT warns of more 'sophisticated' attacks, readies anti-fraud tool Haven't hardened? You're still gunna get hacked, says CISO Security22 Sep 2016 | 2
Action Fraud warns of fraudulent anti-fraud warnings posing as Action Fraud Phishing emails promise free money Security13 Sep 2016 | 17
Student charity's ex-IT boss in the cooler for stealing $1.3m through fake tech contracts Shameless exec invented companies to pocket invoices On-Prem12 Sep 2016 | 26
Lightspeed PoS vendor breached, sensitive database tapped Vendor: 'We've applied new patches and access controls!' Sys admin: 'Whaddya mean NEW?!' Security02 Sep 2016 | 8
More banks plundered through SWIFT attacks Shape up, cause the Bangladesh Bank hack is just the start, SWIFT warns Security31 Aug 2016 | 13