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In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business

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In Australia, a new report shows just how widespread internal fraud in the Commonwealth, aimed at government agencies, has become. This past week it was reported that, per an investigation by the Australian Institute of Criminology, such fraud amounted to $42 million over the past year. Grayson Jr., owner of Zealcon Corp.,

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Oklahoma Accused Of Seeking Illegal Bank Account Access

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The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) is coming under fire for its alleged request for illegal access to consumer bank accounts. The ACLU of Oklahoma confirmed there are state records proving that the request for the capability was made to manufacturer ERAD Group.

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Some Fraudsters Go Low-Tech To Grab Credit Card, Personal Data

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As we noted in the recent Digital Banking Tracker, the CNP fraud has taken a leg down in favor of fraud that looks to snag credit card numbers. They took the details and applied for credit cards. Check Fraud, Too. Vendors even made payments to Jelfo’s credit card accounts, according to reports in patch.com.

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CFPB November 2016 complaint report highlights other financial services complaints, complaints from Oklahoma consumers

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The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City metro area. Prepaid card complaints showed the greatest percentage decrease based on a three-month average, decreasing about 51 percent from the same time last year (August to October 2015 compared with August to October 2016).

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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Darden Restaurants announced Wednesday (August 23) that the data on 567,000 payment card numbers may have been exposed. The company said payment card information — including card numbers — from visitors who went to the restaurants from Nov. 3, 2017, through Jan. 2 2018 may have been affected.

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Payments Processor nCourt Left Years Of Data Exposed

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Payments processor nCourt , used by Arkansas and Oklahoma to collect court and utility fees, has apparently left years of user data unsecured, according to a report by TechCrunch. nCourt runs two court payment sites in the aforementioned states: courtpay.org and utilitypay.org.

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Here’s How to Become More Than the Branch Next Door

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It’s sort of like asking Taylor Swift to give up singing to take a job handling financial fraud instead. According to an American Banker article (subscription required), it takes 400 years for a debit card to degrade. In our registration batch, a question from one banker says it all: “Can we actually differentiate?” Short answer: Yes.

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