#TheFraudTube Echo: Staff #Fraudscape Special

  • April 7, 2013 19:23
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A special one off edition of #TheFraudTube Echo following last week’s staff fraud breakfast briefing held by CIFAS…   Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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Norton ’12 Cybercrime Report Magically Makes $278B in Damages Disappear

  • September 13, 2012 13:00
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Source: CIO.com, 6th September 2012 Norton released its annual cybercrime report on Wednesday, and the company put the “direct costs associated with global consumer cybercrime at US $110 billion over the past twelve months.” Last year’s report put the total “at an annual price of $388 billion globally based on financial losses and time lost.”……

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Top 25 Passwords…Do You Use One of Them?

  • July 24, 2012 23:21
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Source: ESET Threat Blog, 7th June 2012 Here goes… password 123456 12345678 1234 qwerty 12345 dragon pussy baseball football letmein monkey 696969 abc123 mustang michael shadow master jennifer 111111 2000 jordan superman harley 1234567 …   Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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Illegal Web Trade in Personal Information Soars

  • July 23, 2012 17:56
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Source: Experian, 17th July 2012 More than 12 million pieces of personal information were illegally traded online by identity fraudsters in the first four months of 2012, new figures from Experian CreditExpert reveal. Additional consumer research commissioned by Experian CreditExpert reveals that the average Briton now has 26 different online accounts… Despite this, Britons use an…

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Infographic: ACFE Global Fraud Study

  • June 28, 2012 07:15

Source: i-Sight, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

A summary of the 2012 ACFE Report to the Nations, neatly repackaged as an infographic by i-Sight…

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Could You Be a Victim of Identity Fraud?

  • June 26, 2012 07:00

A neat infographic from MoneySupermarket.com…

“Identity fraud is referred to as a silent crime due to the amount of time it can take to uncover the problem. On average in 2009 it took victims 416 days to discover their identity had been compromised – more than enough time for the fraudsters to wreak significant damage on the victim’s finances and credit score.”

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International Internet Scam Hotspots

  • June 20, 2012 09:05

Source: BackgroundCheck.org, 11th June 2012

A neat infographic on internet scams covering common schemes, where they originate and the costs…

International Internet Scam Hotspots

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Ernst & Young: 12th Global Fraud Survey

  • May 30, 2012 01:30
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Source: Ernst & Young, 23rd May 2012 The survey is the largest one Ernst & Young have produced in this series. Between November 2011 and February 2012, more than 1,700 interviews were conducted in 43 countries with individuals from a sample of the largest companies by turnover in each country. Face-to-face interviews were subsequently held…

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Slough: The New Hotspot for Fraud in the UK

  • May 21, 2012 00:18
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Source: Experian, 2nd May 2012 Slough, best known as the home of BBC sitcom The Office, has overtaken London to become the identity fraud capital of the UK. The Berkshire town recorded 25 identity fraud attempts for every 10,000 households, with residents targeted at around four times the UK national average (seven households in every 10,000).…

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ACFE Report to the Nations 2012

  • May 16, 2012 07:11
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Source: ACFE, May 2012 The ACFE’s 2012 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse is based on data compiled from a study of 1,388 cases of occupational fraud that occurred worldwide between January 2010 and December 2011. All information was provided by the Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) who investigated those cases. “We are proud to…

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