http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/637/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/80975/predicting-future-fraud Some trends depend on very evident developments. Do you see more cellphones out there? Then you should worry about mobile malware. Other likely trends are simply a matter of ingenuity among fraudsters. What new tricks and variants of old tricks will they develop? If you can think of new types of fraud and assess their likely success rates, you will be able to predict which ones will flourish. http://www.itworld.com/security/80975/predicting-future-fraud#comments Security Opinion fraud Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:34:24 -0400 ITworld staff 80975 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/79159/school-boards-hit-cash-stealing-trojan The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a rash of reported online computer intrusions that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being stolen from school districts in Illinois. http://www.itworld.com/government/79159/school-boards-hit-cash-stealing-trojan#comments Government Security News FBI fraud Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:49:30 -0400 ITworld staff 79159 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/77833/data-debauchery-happens-vegas-doesnt-stay-there Organizations love to collect data on people, often in the name of identity and access control. But more often than not, the information gathering fails to improve security. In fact, it often makes matters worse. http://www.itworld.com/security/77833/data-debauchery-happens-vegas-doesnt-stay-there#comments Network access control Security News authentication fraud identity theft Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:56:31 -0400 ITworld staff 77833 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/69989/study-business-risk-fraud-amid-economic-crisis http://www.itworld.com/security/69989/study-business-risk-fraud-amid-economic-crisis#comments Business Security Research fraud Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:01:17 -0400 ITworld staff 69989 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/69639/spammer-ralsky-pleads-guilty-stock-fraud Alan Ralsky, a spam kingpin who was convicted of felony bank fraud in 1995, could face more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty in a stock fraud case involving spam messages that pumped up Chinese "penny" stocks. http://www.itworld.com/legal/69639/spammer-ralsky-pleads-guilty-stock-fraud#comments Legal Security News fraud spam Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:35:17 -0400 ITworld staff 69639 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/69577/fraudsters-try-scam-security-expert-ebay When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled payment. http://www.itworld.com/internet/69577/fraudsters-try-scam-security-expert-ebay#comments Internet News eBay fraud Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:12:41 -0400 ITworld staff 69577 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68894/new-hampshire-man-made-112000-bank-account-hacking-scheme A Hampton, New Hampshire, man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges for his role in a scheme to empty brokerage accounts by installing malicious Trojan horse software on victims' computers. http://www.itworld.com/security/68894/new-hampshire-man-made-112000-bank-account-hacking-scheme#comments Security News cybercrime fraud Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:44:18 -0400 ITworld staff 68894 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68820/court-shuts-down-rogue-isp-after-ftc-complaint A judge has ordered that an ISP be shut down after the FTC complained that the company recruits and hosts spammers, child pornographers and other criminals. http://www.itworld.com/security/68820/court-shuts-down-rogue-isp-after-ftc-complaint#comments Government Security News fraud FTC ISP regulation spam Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:34:29 -0400 ITworld staff 68820 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68811/cybercriminals-refine-data-sniffing-software-atm-fraud Cybercriminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system that records sensitive card details, according to security vendor Trustwave. http://www.itworld.com/security/68811/cybercriminals-refine-data-sniffing-software-atm-fraud#comments Security News exploits fraud Windows XP Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:00:34 -0400 ITworld staff 68811 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68390/mobile-phone-location-technology-fights-card-fraud Ericsson is courting major banks with a security service the company thinks could cut down on credit card fraud as well as eliminate an inconvenience for travelers using cards overseas. http://www.itworld.com/security/68390/mobile-phone-location-technology-fights-card-fraud#comments Security News cell phone Ericsson fraud Tue, 26 May 2009 15:44:28 -0400 ITworld staff 68390 at http://www.itworld.com