E-CRIME PRESS RELEASES

• 28 March 2013
  Kount Adds TeleSign Phone Authentication and Data to Award-Winning Fraud Platform
  Kount, an industry-leading provider of fraud detection and prevention technology, and TeleSign, Internet security and authentication leader, today announced the integration and availability of TeleSign products in the Kount platform. Kount Complete now integrates TeleSign phone data and authentication products, enabling merchants to access multiple fraud signals within a single view....more
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• 31 January 2013
  Kount Brings Global Solution to European Market
  US based online fraud prevention specialist Kount is set to launch its award winning patented service Kount Complete™ across Europe following five years of year-on-year growth in the American market....more
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• 10 July 2012
  SecureTrading selects ReD Shield® fraud prevention solution
  ReD today announced a global partnership with SecureTrading, a leading independent UK payment processor. Under the multi-year deal, ReD will equip SecureTrading with its highly regarded ReD Shield® real-time fraud prevention solution, to support the processor’s global expansion....more
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• 10 July 2012
  British Airways Checks in for Enhanced Fraud Prevention from Accertify
  Accertify, a leading fraud prevention and risk management provider, announced today that British Airways has selected Accertify’s comprehensive solution to fight e-commerce fraud and help ensure a high-quality experience for customers....more
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• 15 June 2012
  Tracesmart enhances ID checks with credit reference data
  Leading consumer intelligence provider, Tracesmart, has announced that version 2.0 of its identity verification and know your customer product – IDU  – now utilises credit reference data in the screening process....more
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• 12 June 2012
  Assay assured aims to fight fake jewellery and rogue traders online
  Edinburgh Assay Office will launch the world’s first consumer online assurance scheme for the jewellery industry...more
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• 23 March 2012
  CyberSource comment: Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
  The PCI DSS section in this year’s Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report issued yesterday has some interesting findings relating to data breaches among merchants....more
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• 06 February 2012
  Retailers in Data Breach Firing Line
  A report into cyber risks published by specialist insurance broker Lockton predicts that it is only a matter of time before a major UK retailer suffers a serious data breach....more
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• 11 January 2012
  UC Group moves online security to a new level with acquisition of Cognosec GmbH
  UC Group has acquired Cognosec GmbH in a bid to extend its global information security services for the online business community.
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• 01 December 2011
  PCI-PAL and SecureTrading pal up to enhance call centre payment security
  PCI-PAL, a market leading contact centre solution has entered into a partnership with SecureTrading, the UK’s leading independent payment processor specialist, to allow call centre agents to take card payments safely and securely....more
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• 28 November 2011
  Christmas cheer or ‘bah humbug’?
  The Christmas lights are switched on, the decorations are up and retailers around the country are crossing their fingers hoping Christmas is going to bring some much needed economic cheer....more
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• 24 November 2011
  Research Shows That Female Christmas Shoppers Face Higher Online Fraud Risk
  In the lead-up to Christmas, The UK Cards Association is running its successful Be Card Smart Online campaign again. The focus this year is on younger female shoppers, as research shows they are at greater risk of online fraud as many of them are failing to take simple steps to stay safe when they shop over the internet....more
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• 22 November 2011
  ReD Targets Previously Anonymous Cyber Criminals with New IP Intelligence
  ReD ShieldTM upgrade to IP Geo-location provides enhanced data on suspicious IP addresses leading to a 50-70% reduction in order cancellations, and therefore a 30-50% improvement in orders processed successfully....more
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• 17 November 2011
  Security a low priority for payment service providers
  With e-commerce businesses increasing in prevalence, new research from SecureTrading, the UK’s leading independent payment processing provider, reveals that security is surprisingly low on the agenda for business owners regarding transactions processed over the internet....more
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• 05 October 2011
  Card fraud and online banking fraud losses fall, but cheque fraud & phone banking fraud losses rise
  New figures released today show that fraud losses on UK cards decreased in the first half of 2011 compared with the same time last year, as did fraud on online bank accounts. However, cheque fraud and fraud on phone banking accounts increased over the same period....more
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• 04 October 2011
  Turkish Airlines Enlists CyberSource to Combat Online Fraud
  CyberSource, a Visa company, today announced that Turkish Airlines will use CyberSource solutions to assist in its fight against online fraud....more
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• 14 September 2011
  Online revenues in jeopardy due to insufficient fraud prevention
  A study by Paypoint has found that online sales risk being hampered because retailers lack the right security measures. It also reveals one in three consumers shop online less because of concerns over fraud.
  
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• 04 August 2011
  Tracesmart strengthen their services with an additional 900,000 mortality records
  Tracesmart, a leading provider of fraud prevention and anti-money laundering data services, are to receive and integrate into their system what is generally known in the industry as the ‘gap data’....more
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• 12 July 2011
  Kiddicare Increases eCommerce Order Conversion by 50%
  

  Until approximately a year ago, Kiddicare, the UK’s leading retailer of baby goods, manually checked a large proportion of the eCommerce orders it received. Though the strategy successfully limited fraud, it was clear that in their zeal to weed out crime, Kiddicare was also rejecting some legitimate orders, not to mention incurring high costs for manual review.

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• 30 June 2011
  Mobile and social media commerce to inflate online fraud losses by £30 million by 2015
  The cost to the UK economy of e-commerce fraud is expected to grow by £30 million by 2015 as mobile phones and social networking sites create new opportunities for criminals, PayPoint.net claims today....more
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• 22 June 2011
  ALARIC NUMBER ONE FOR CAL, ONE OF ISRAEL’S LEADING CARD ISSUERS
  Cal (Israel Credit Cards Ltd.), a leading Israeli card issuer and acquirer, has selected Alaric’s Authentic and Fractals advanced payments products for its SAFE (Switch Authorizations Fraud Enterprise) transformation project. Its decision to implement both Alaric’s Fractals (for fraud prevention) and Authentic (for switching) sees Cal join the increasing number of large financial institutions and service providers which are opting for a pre-integrated fraud prevention and payments switching solutions from Alaric....more
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• 23 May 2011
  ‘Hack attack’ claims against Sony may exceed US$2bn
  The much publicised ‘hack attack’ suffered by Sony Corporation that forced the company to shut down its PlayStation network from 20th April to 16th May – has highlighted yet again the risks that cyber crime presents....more
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• 16 May 2011
  RETAIL DECISIONS CONTINUES TO FIGHT FRAUD ON THE FORECOURT
  World-leading fraud prevention provider Retail Decisions (ReD) extends its contract with Chevron for a further three years. The contract is for online authorisation of payment transactions including fuel cards and credit cards at Texaco-branded fuel forecourts....more
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• 12 May 2011
  Ogone Brings Ethoca's Advanced Anti-Fraud Screening to 28,000 Ogone Customers in Europe and Beyond
  Leading European Payment Service Provider Sees Providing Access to Ethoca’s Global Database of Payment Histories As Essential to Card Not Present Fraud Prevention...more
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• 04 April 2011
  First Cyber Security launches copyright theft protection solution at BAFTA D Media global conference
  

  Woking, UK. 29th March 2011 – First Cyber Security today launches its copyright protection solution at the D-Media Network global conference being held at BAFTA in Piccadilly, London.

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• 03 February 2011
  National e-trader hit by cyber crime
  Recent news that Lush, the national cosmetics retailer, had to suspend its online trading due to criminals hacking into its site and stealing customers’ credit card details highlights the risks associated with e-trading.  With online trading booming, how can businesses that want to use the internet to grow their business protect themselves from fraud?  And how can consumers be sure they won’t be robbed when they shop on the internet?...more
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• 04 January 2011
  Ukash, the Global e-Money Network, Chooses iovation Fraud Protection
  iovation, the Device Reputation Authority™ protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, today announced that Ukash, the world’s largest e-money network, has adopted iovation ReputationManager 360 for global fraud protection across its growing line of e-commerce payment services....more
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• 17 December 2010
  Online shopping bonanza - but don’t let the Grinch steal your Christmas profits!
  

  The snow and sub zero temperatures keeping shoppers at home has been great news for online retailers.  It was announced on Monday that over £1m was spent in a single minute at lunchtime – the busiest online shopping day to date.  In addition, Selfridges said that its online sales soared by 50 per cent last week, and John Lewis announced that website sales were up by 62.2 per cent on the same period last year.

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• 08 December 2010
  Major Web Security Promotional Offer for ISIS Members
  We are pleased to announce the details of an outstanding offer that is available to all our ISIS members. First Cyber Security (FCS) provides a leading online authentication service that operates on participating retailers’ websites,...more
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• 06 December 2010
  Major Web Security Promotional Offer for ISIS Members
  We are pleased to announce the details of an outstanding offer that is available to all our ISIS members. First Cyber Security (FCS) provides a leading online authentication service that operates on participating retailers’ websites, validating....more
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• 19 October 2010
  NEOVIA Financial speaking at E-Commerce Expo 2010
  Payments expert speaks on advancements in online fraud reduction Tuesday 19th October 2010 - NEOVIA Financial (LSE: NEO), the leading alternative payments business, will be speaking at this year's E-Commerce Expo, the UK’s largest......more
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• 20 August 2010
  Cyber Threat Continues to Rise
  In August, around £675,000 was stolen from 3,000 online banking customers in the UK alone by criminals using the new Trojan virus, known as a Zeus v3, which cannot be detected by traditional anti-virus software...more
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• 13 August 2010
  VeriSign: Protecting Against Ticketing Website Scams
  This week, the new National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has made its first arrests – three men and one woman suspected of running a fraudulent music and sporting ticket sales website. Matthew Bruun, security expert at VeriSign Authentication...more
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• 22 July 2010
  S.O.L.I.D. Authentication Usability Tests Show Software Significantly Helps Users to Avoid Buying Fake Goods at Online Stores
  As part of an independent project funded by the Technology Strategy Board (UK government funding agency) a team at University College London (UCL), led by Professor M. Angela Sasse investigated consumer reaction......more
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E-CRIME WHITE PAPERS

• 14 June 2012
  Fraud Prevention That Powers Growth
  Despite new initiatives in fraud prevention, 88 per cent of large retailers lost money from customer-not-present (CNP) fraud last year. Even worse, 46 per cent of these companies saw levels of fraud actually increase....more
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• 06 February 2012
  Cyber risks decoded
  A report on data risks, the law, risk mitigation and insurance....more
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• 01 February 2012
  IMRG Annual Report 2012
  Identifying best practice through analysis of current and future trends, to enable IMRG members to go into 2012 with the best possible chance of success.
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• 24 January 2012
  CyberSource UK Online Fraud Report 2012
  For the eighth consecutive year, CyberSource presents the UK Online Fraud Report; the most comprehensive study of online fraud in the UK....more
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• 12 September 2011
  Payment Security Practices and Trends Report 2011
  For most organizations, managing payment security efficiently and effectively continues to be a challenge. To help businesses understand management trends and practices among their peer group, CyberSource and Trustwave, in partnership with the Merchant Risk Council (MRC), commissioned the Payment Security Practices and Trends Survey....more
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• 23 August 2011
  SOLID Brand Logo VALIDATION: Instructions for ISIS Members
  All ISIS members benefit from IMRG’s subscription to the SOLID Authentication® logo protection software from First Cyber Security. This gives your customers the ability to confirm that the use of the IMRG ‘Internet Shopping is Safe’ and Internet Delivery is Safe’ logos on your site are being used legitimately. This is to combat threats from fraudsters who add the ISIS and IDIS logos to their sites without authority....more
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• 30 June 2011
  The rise of new e-commerce channels: Shoppers’ Delight or Gangsters’ Paradise?
  As evidenced by the IMRG in May 2011, the online retail industry is going from strength to strength and as consumers continue to conduct more of their lives online, the use of smartphones and social networking sites will inevitably have an impact on consumers’ shopping experience....more
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• 18 May 2011
  2011 CyberSource Airline Fraud Report
  2011 CyberSource Airline Fraud Report...more
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• 06 October 2010
  GlobalCollect White Paper: “Global e-Commerce: How Merchants Can Grow Online Sales Without Losing Ou
  The good news is that e-commerce has grown between 15% - 25% every year over the past 10 years. The strong growth trend in e-commerce is expected to continue for the next five years, with the potential of reaching US$1 trillion sales by 2011.......more
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