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Online Gaming Provides £Multi-million Backdoor to Identity Theft
Over 1.3 Million Online Gaming Logins Stolen Each Year. New research by the online identity experts, Garlik, has found that cybercriminals are targeting a variety of online gaming and virtual world logins, fraudulently generating as much as £4.5 million a year. The research, which assessed the illegal trading of login and account data across online gaming platforms such as Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation and World of Warcraft, reveals that these logins can provide instant access to online gamers personal details and financial information.
Garlik
6/22/09
DataPatrol service review
Fraud and Identify Theft are now common everyday attacks and a matter of concern for any business, no matter what their size, or market sector. It is therefore essential that they take proactive steps to defend the business. Garlik offer a security solution to these issues under the brand name of DataPatrol.
SurfingSafer.com
5/15/09
Garlik Secures Further Funding in Battle Against Cybercrime
London – 23rd April, 2009. Garlik, the online identity experts, have secured $2.4m (£1.6m) in Series C funding from leading venture capital firms 3i and Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, both existing investors in the firm. Garlik’s management team and existing angel investors have also contributed to this latest round of funding. Please read the press release for the full story.
Garlik
4/23/09
Big jump in online banking fraud
Software allowing fraudsters to track what you type led to the level of online banking fraud more than doubling in 2008, according to a banking body.
BBC
3/19/09
Over half of UK avoids online shopping
A new survey claims that over half of the UK population still does not shop online, with most citing credit card security risks as the reason they stick to the high street. 66 per cent of the 1,000 people that were surveyed by GfK (on behalf of CyberSource Ltd) cite security fears as the main concern when shopping online. "According to survey respondents, the most common source of information about the safety of online shopping is stories in the media, which naturally focus on crimes or losses of credit card information," claims CyberSource's report based on the survey results.
Techradar.com
2/17/09
Fraudsters cream opposition in cybercrime wars
The celebration of Safer Internet Day on Tuesday was marked by warnings that cybercriminals are staying ahead of defenders in their attempts to defraud or otherwise abuse internet users. Safer Internet Day is part of wider efforts to promote the safe and responsible use of the internet and mobile technologies, especially among youngsters. Reports of incidents of online child abuse and financial fraud are both on the increase. Research from the UK's Office of Fair Trading and Get Safe Online, published on Monday, shows online scams are on the rise. One in four (23 per cent) of UK internet users surveyed reckon either they or their close friends and family, had been a victim of phishing scams during the last 12 months, compared to just eight per cent the year before. Similarly, more than one in six (16 per cent) had fallen victim to other types of online scam.
The Register
2/17/09
