A Month in the Life of a Fraud Consultant

Darren Hodder

Wow, what a mad few weeks it has been at Fraud Consulting HQ… If my blogging activity has been a bit sporadic it is because I no longer have time to think let alone write. However I do need to ensure that @FraudBloke doesn’t completely take over blogging here at #TheFraudTube and so I have…

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Angry Birds on a Hacked ATM

Burger King Twitter Feed Hacked

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Source: #TheFraudTube, 18th February 2013 Today Burger King has their Twitter account hacked. We leave it up to you to decide whether this is a #fail or #win…  

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Anatomy of a Hack

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Source: Talking Identity, 7th August 2012 An excellent example of how a seemingly unimportant Twitter hack can lead to more serious issues and fraud…   Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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Blizzard’s Battle.net Hacked

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Source: Blizzard, 9th August 2012 Millions of account details have been stolen via a hack on battle.net, the account management and access system used in games such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3. The compromised accounts relate to those on the North American servers (which generally includes players from North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand,…

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Ubisoft Rush to Fix Security Hole Exposed by Plug-In

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Source: BBC News, 30th July 2012 Games maker Ubisoft has been forced to release an emergency patch to fix a security hole discovered in its Uplay application. A web browser add-on reportedly left users open to outside attackers gaining control of their computer…   Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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