fraud
Capita secures £50m anti-fraud contract despite cyberattack and data breaches
The City of London Police has announced Capita will be one of the suppliers for a new fraud reporting service,…
Credential stuffing is fuelling the dark web trade in customer log-ins
Dark web marketplaces are awash with account logins for popular online services. Supply for this market is being driven in…
White Hats, Security Firms Step Up to Tackle COVID-19 Scams
Global internet security company Fraudwatch International has promised to track down and report COVID-19 scams and make data on them…
Courts Wind Up Five Firms Caught in an IT Equipment Finance Scam
The UK Insolvency Service has shut down five companies that were conducting an IT equipment purchasing and finance scam. The…
Payments Watchdog Relaxes Anti-Fraud Deadline for Banks
The UK’s Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has eased a March deadline for banks to implement new fraud protection plans, despite…
Is the NCSC Data Mining the Dark Web for Credit Card Details?
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is increasingly aggressively targeting malicious online actors, taking a range of proactive measures…
UK’s Featurespace Lands Major HSBC Fraud Prevention Deal
UK-based Featurespace has won a major contract with HSBC, which has started deploying the company's machine learning platform to help…
Q&A: Will Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) Kill “One-Click” Shopping?
With the news today that Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) enforcement has been extended a further 18 months, we spoke to Jackie…
“Chameleon” Fraudsters Exploiting Companies House: Are New ID Proposals the Answer?
The government is consulting on proposals that would require all of the UK’s existing 6.7 million company directors – as…
Procurement Fraud Rampant in the UK, SAS Warns
A report by analytics software provider SAS warned today that the UK is a procurement fraud "capital" – with almost a…