Phone hackers make FBI’s most wanted list
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, telecom companies, and government entities in the United […]
Who’s calling you?
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 also a sinister element to some cold calls. Fraudsters […]
Let your fingers do the talking as iPhone 5 fingerprint security is hacked
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 blog from last week on the pros and cons […]
New banking trojan targets mobile phones
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 convincing package tracking documents from postal companies or […]
New use of mobile to create banking 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 of India reported this week on a new […]
Part 3 Social media – how to avoid the fraudsters
Here are twelve simple rules to help anyone avoid social media fraud… Keep your Internet security software up to date to employ the privacy settings to limit who can view your profile Be cautious of downloading or using applications from unknown providers Beware of any links that ask you to sign on again Have a […]
Another week, another mobile phone scam
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 them that he had not ordered them. He also […]
Fighting a global battle against 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 industry sources now admit that the sophistication of the criminal […]