Fraud articles

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  HP reports $8.8 billion 'impairment charge' due to allegedly fraudulent Autonomy accounting

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 20, 2012 08:12 am + 74 comments

  HP has alleged that the owners of Autonomy heavily misrepresented their company's financial state Continue reading…

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  Yelp implements consumer alert system to combat fake, paid reviews

  By Chris Welch on October 18, 2012 09:57 am + 19 comments

  Yelp is taking new steps to dissuade business owners from posting (or paying other people to write) Continue reading…

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  Researchers say 'chip and pin' credit card authentication presents fraud risk

  By Chris Welch on September 11, 2012 04:28 pm + 14 comments

  Researchers at Cambridge University are criticizing banks for failing to take action on a Continue reading…

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  Standing guard: a look at those who protect the citizens of the internet

  By Justin Rubio on September 11, 2012 03:19 pm

  The presence of fraudsters, cheaters, and hackers waiting to violate gamers on the internet is Continue reading…

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  US government shares citizens' border crossings with insurance companies

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 23, 2012 07:19 am + 17 comments

  Amid growing concerns about the widespread use of automated license plate readers (LPRs) by law Continue reading…

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  eBay bans spells, curses, potions, and work from home business information

  By Adi Robertson on August 16, 2012 04:55 pm + 77 comments

  As part of its 2012 Fall Seller Update, eBay is banning would-be wizards from selling their wares. Continue reading…

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  T-Mobile ordered to rehire employee who allegedly complained about 'millions of dollars' in fraud

  By Adi Robertson on August 10, 2012 05:48 pm + 13 comments

  T-Mobile and its parent company Deutsche Telekom are appealing an order from the US Department of Continue reading…

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  US Department of Justice will not ask Supreme Court to take hacking case

  By Adi Robertson on August 8, 2012 08:44 pm + 2 comments

  The US Department of Justice has said it will not petition the Supreme Court to take a case that has Continue reading…

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  iOS in-app purchase hack extended to Mac App Store desktop apps

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 21, 2012 10:40 am + 93 comments

  Just as Apple had suggested a workaround for the iOS hack that allowed users to fraudulently obtain Continue reading…

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  Apple suggests developer workarounds for in-app purchase fraud, promises fix in iOS 6

  By Dieter Bohn on July 20, 2012 07:03 pm + 78 comments

  With one document to iOS developers, Apple has both confirmed the method for stealing in-app iOS Continue reading…