January 16, 2019

Beware buying Fortnite’s V-Bucks, you could be funding organised crime

Credit card thieves are laundering money by purchasing the in-game currency V-Bucks, then selling it back at a discount to players.

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July 19, 2018

Automated money-laundering scheme found in free-to-play games

The scammers automatically created iOS accounts with valid email accounts, then automatically used stolen cards to buy and resell stuff.

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July 31, 2017

The New York gas pumps that steal your credit card

The GSM skimmers are hooked up to the pumps' own power

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April 25, 2017

Russian ‘pioneer’ of identity theft and card fraud jailed for 27 years

Roman Seleznev, the son of a Russian MP, has received the longest ever sentence for hacking to be handed down in the US

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October 19, 2016

Republican site rigged with credit card skimmer malware for 6 months

Have you picked up a #NeverHillary sticker lately? If so, your card details may well have been whisked away to be sold on the black market.

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August 16, 2016

US hotels hit by payment card slurping malware

10 months after merchants were to assume financial responsibility if they didn't install chip readers, we're still seeing POS breaches.

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January 26, 2016

Hacker who sent heroin to Brian Krebs pleads guilty

Sergey Vovnenko copped a plea, pleading guilty to charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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July 08, 2015

Tax fraudster who hacked accounting firms pleads guilty in US court

A Bulgarian hacker has pleaded guilty to involvement in a conspiracy to use data stolen from several accounting firms for tax fraud. Should the IRS do more to protect taxpayers?

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June 03, 2015

Ex-NBA All Star Chris Gatling accused of being ID theft kingpin

Talk about a slam dunk: they arrested him while he was meeting with his probation officer.

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