Month: August 2016

Data breach at chain hotels

Independent hotel firm HEI Hotels, which operates hotels for the nation’s biggest brands such as Marriott, Starwood and Hyatt, says it has been hit by a data breach. The company says malware was discovered on point of sale systems linked to 20 hotels in 10 states. The hack was discovered in June and dates back […]

£12m lost to holiday-home scams

Holidaymakers heading off to a sunny poolside villa are being urged to check that the property exists as UK travel companies are accused of not doing enough to prevent online holiday-home fraud. Despite companies knowing about the problem for years, people are still losing precious breaks and millions of pounds after falling victim to scammers. […]

Scams con artists will use to steal your passport

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has revealed some of the most common ways British tourists have had their passports nicked while on holiday. With more than 21,000 passports stolen or lost last year, the FCO has launched a social media campaign – called #PassportAware – to encourage Britons to prevent their travel documents from falling […]

Cybercrime is flourishing

It is very clear from the figures released by the various fraud prevention agencies that there is a dramatic increase in cybercrime and real-time fraud. Should the losses continue to persist at the current growth rate, the financial services industry is in for torrid times! Ultimately, it is the attitudes around fraud that need to […]