fraud

The Government's drive for transparency has given fraudsters a helping hand in duping councils out of their money.

Technology remains a key tool for fraudsters, with traditional phone tricks rising sharply.

The former Ofcom IT head will be imprisoned for defrauding the communications watchdog.

Francis Maude outlines plans to harness the power of technology to reduce the £21 billion of yearly losses to fraud in the public sector.

Many people are flogging their mobiles but leaving valuable data, such as bank account details, on the device.

Even though businesses expect to see e-commerce revenues jump, many won't be spending any more on fraud management, a report finds.

A Sainsbury's IT worker stole over 17 million Nectar card points worth over £80,000.

A new study shows billions of visits to illegal filesharing sites, but represents only a fraction of the real issue.

There were 314 reported incidents of fraud in the UK in 2010, a KPMG study shows.

Visa believes its updated fraud detection technology will provide some big returns.

Many consumers appear to be missing the point when it comes to counterfeit software security.

One in four people have been contacted by gangs trying to flog fake IT security services, Get Safe Online says.

British people are getting worse at protecting themselves from online fraud, a report indicates.

Less than 10 per cent of British citizens completely trust how companies handle their sensitive data, a report shows.

Phishers have been sending out emails based on the tax blunder affecting millions in the UK.

The PCeU has charged 12 people alleged to have placed songs on iTunes and Amazon to buy them with stolen credit cards.

Eight men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a fraud operation thought to have stolen millions of pounds from phone providers.

There has been a surge in the number of phishing scam emails reported to HMRC.

A Sky News reporter has caught out a snooping laptop engineer who tried to hack into a computer he was supposedly fixing.

We talk to Detective Chief Inspector John Osibote about the DCPCU's recent work on catching four chip and PIN fraudsters who were jailed for 15 years.

A chip and pin fraud gang are jailed for 15 years after an investigation by the Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit.

Microsoft's new Internet Fraud Alert offering will help bridge the gap between security researchers and companies hit by attacks.

The Greater Manchester Police have confirmed eight people have been jailed for their actions in an iTunes gift certificate scam.

The FBI has been cracking down on the distribution of counterfeit Cisco network hardware.