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    How to beat 22 Web security threats 06/05/2009 13:37:00

    Forewarned is forearmed. We investigate the latest and most deadly tech dangers, and explain how to fight back.
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    Visa: New payment-processor data breach not so new after all 02/03/2009 08:22:00

    Days after Visa seemingly confirmed that a data breach had taken place at a third payment processor, following on the recent breach disclosures by Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay, the credit card company is now saying that there was no new security incident after all.
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    E-commerce sales show 'relative strength' over holidays 30/12/2008 07:41:00

    Amazon.com had its best holiday sales season ever, providing a scarce optimistic report as online sales from November and December were tallied. U.S. online sales over the holiday period showed "relative strength" but were still down and online shopping in the U.K. was markedly off compared to a year ago, according to final reports of the season.
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    Swedish police warn of tampered credit card terminals 17/12/2008 08:25:00

    Swedish police are unraveling a scheme where criminals stole credit card details by tampering with a point-of-sale (POS) terminals at a Toys R Us store in Malmö.
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    GSM group: Phones need NFC for mobile payments 19/11/2008 07:42:00

    Phone manufacturers must build NFC (Near Field Communications) functionality into mobile handsets in order to speed adoption of mobile payment systems, the GSM Association said Tuesday.
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    Ex NSW Lib leader among Olympic scam victims 04/08/2008 13:55:51

    A national hotline for victims duped into buying non-existant Olympic Games tickets was opened this morning, as news publications around the world reported stories of people that have been ripped off anywhere from several hundred to tens of thousands of dollars by Web sites selling fake tickets to the Beijing summer games.
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    Credit-card firms investigate fraud at Canadian airport kiosks 25/07/2008 08:18:46

    Low-cost Canadian airline WestJet has temporarily stopped the practice of allowing customers to use credit cards as identification when checking into flights at self-service kiosks at all Canadian airports.
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    Researchers trace structure of cybercrime gangs 16/07/2008 09:21:36

    The chain of command of a cybercrime gang is not unlike the Mafia, an evolution that shows how online crime is becoming a broad, well-organized endeavor.
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    Micropayments: what not to do 101 26/06/2008 12:04:51

    Two years ago, Canadian contactless micropayment vendor Dexit was quietly morphed into the point-of-sale company HDX. No-one cared much.
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    PCI standards body moves ahead on payment-application cert 17/04/2008 08:21:37

    The PCI Security Standards Council, which establishes requirements for the payment-card industry, Tuesday formally launched its payment-application security program.
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    MasterCard's robust data centre: priceless 01/04/2008 08:05:47

    If a severe tornado touches down in the US, west of St. Louis, you might have trouble using your MasterCard.
 
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