fraud
Market expansion for super-stealthy smartphones
Security for mobile devices is an expanding market, according to analyst research
Crooks buying resellers to defraud distributors
New scam doing the rounds in the channel sees criminals acquiring resellers and using them as fronts to commit high-value frauds
Take action ahead of next password hack
Tom Burton says the massive Russian password hack is more than a numbers game
Cyber money launderers target the channel
Security expert tells how legitimate IT purchases are used to launder stolen data
Former Dell man facing prison over discount scam
US man admits using corporate computers to obtain nearly $300,000 in heavily discounted equipment
Firms warned to beef up security despite 2013 fraud drop
Landscape shifting towards card and loan fraud, CIFAS figures reveal
Fresh fraud warnings hit channel as Cisco scammers still at large
Channel player urges others to be vigilant of potentially dodgy Cisco order requests
US reseller implicated in Autonomy allegations
Serious fraud allegations by HP draw partners into the net
Resellers issued with 'long-firm' fraud warning
Target Components raises alarm after one of its customers hit by £20,000 fraud attempt
Juniper taxation and corruption investigations continue
But vendor paints rosier picture of global net income and demand
Insider fraud can now be better addressed
Dan Dunford believes resellers, particularly security players, should be alerting customers to insider fraud risk
HMRC narrows VAT gap by just £579m
Only £579m shaved off an estimated £10bn in outstanding VAT so far, suggests HMRC
Another retailer denied input credits via fraud carousel
London reseller becomes latest to suffer after inclusion in a missing-trader supply chain
Another victim of alleged fraudsters Pelican speaks out
Distributor Channel-C claims to have been conned in the same way as reseller who contacted CRN last week
Fraudster conning thousands from VARs, claims victim
Computer Communications Limited claims to have been scammed out of £15,000 after a cheque bounced and warns others to be wary
Fraudsters eye up distribution as easy meal ticket
Two methods of fraud are on the increase as criminals seek out high-value goods such as IT equipment and smartphones/tablets
Cybercrime could cost small UK firms £785m a year
Federation of Small Businesses and government report back from joint survey of members
Fraud levels drop in Q1
But fraud prevention service CIFAS warns UK firms to remain vigilant and not let their guards down
Ten years more porridge for VAT fraudster
HMRC believes crook has hidden offshore accounts after he failed to pay multimillion-pound fine
Brits jailed for £300,000 bogus company scam
Fraudsters submitted VAT repayment claims for nine phoney firms, including a software engineering company
ONS figures confirm fraud and business crime levels
First results of deeper investigation of fraud and commercial 'victimisation' experiences
Beware! Top fraud trends for 2013
Fraud of all types is set to rocket in 2013 - here is a list of the top ten frauds to watch out for courtesty of consultancy UK Fraud
Good week/Bad week
We examine who's in a pickle and who's relishing life in the channel this week
Firms warned over identity fraud hike
Incidents of identity fraud have grown by 16.5 per cent this year, fraud prevention body cautions
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