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13 Nov Phone hackers make FBI’s most wanted list

Posted at 10:35h in Common fraud against people

By Andy Gent The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has added business telephone system hackers Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin to its ‘Cyber's Most Wanted’ list. Pakistani nationals Arshad and Uddin are wanted for their alleged involvement in an international telecommunications scheme and hacking venture to defraud individuals,...

09 Oct Who’s calling you?

Posted at 14:37h in Common fraud against people, Finance issues, Mobile Fraud, Phone theft

by Andy Gent Cold calling is a nuisance, to the point that many people simply do not answer calls from numbers that they do not recognise or that do not display. With the growth in automated calls, this issue just gets more frustrating. But there is...

23 Sep Let your fingers do the talking as iPhone 5 fingerprint security is hacked

Posted at 10:50h in Common fraud against people, Mobile Fraud, Phone theft

By Shane Wilson Following on from last week’s attempt by Apple to popularise finger print based security on mobile phones as "a convenient and highly secure way to access your phone," comes the news that hackers have already broken the Apple system. You can see our...

13 Sep New banking trojan targets mobile phones

Posted at 15:52h in Common fraud against people, Finance issues, Mobile Fraud

by Andy Gent The latest bank account-raiding Trojan, Hesperbot, includes element to persuade users to install a mobile malware component of the software onto Symbian, Blackberry and popular Android smartphones. The software, which has been reported infecting computers in the UK and throughout Europe is distributed through...

06 Sep New use of mobile to create banking fraud

Posted at 13:23h in Common fraud against people, Finance issues, Mobile Fraud

By Dilip Mistry Online and mobile banking has brought a new level of convenience to consumers world-wide and the growth of mobile payments, particularly in the developing world, has created new opportunities for commerce to be transacted. However, this also generates new opportunities for fraudsters. The Times...

21 Aug Part 3 Social media – how to avoid the fraudsters

Posted at 08:44h in Common fraud against people, Mobile Fraud, Phone theft

Here are twelve simple rules to help anyone avoid social media fraud...

16 Aug Another week, another mobile phone scam

Posted at 14:54h in Common fraud against people, Finance issues, Mobile Fraud, Phone theft

Our attention was drawn to an article published by Norfolk Police in the UK regarding another mobile phone fraud scam. An elderly man received three mobile phones in the post. He had the good sense to contact the network operator that had sent these and advise...

01 Aug Fighting a global battle against phone theft

Posted at 11:33h in Common fraud against people, Mobile Fraud, Phone theft

Nearly half of all robberies in San Francisco last year involved a mobile phone; in Washington, a record 42% of robberies saw mobile phones taken. In New York, theft of iPhones and iPads last year accounted for 14% of all crimes. According to the Telegraph, Police and...