The UK prides itself in being open for firms to set up business. It takes only £12—and 15-20 minutes—to create a new company online. But the laxity of the country’s […]
Having your identity stolen is a catastrophe. You can lose your reputation, your credit rating, your money, your home or even be accused of fraud yourself. To victims, ID theft […]
In the latest episode of Unseen Money, Timur Yunusov and I discuss how to stop a bad dream turning into a real nightmare: when a phone snatcher has your mobile […]
Last week UK prime minister Keir Starmer said artificial intelligence (AI) could help fix potholes, teach our kids and slash the cost of public services. What he failed to mention […]
This is Unseen Money from New Money Review. I’m Paul Amery and I’m joined by my co-host, security researcher Timur Yunusov. Unseen money is our journey into the darker corners […]
Tim Yunusov is a computer scientist and security researcher with a special interest in banking and payment systems. He’s also written a series of articles on hacking for New Money […]
Some frauds and scams aimed at emptying your bank account are ringing alarm bells. But what about the ones that aren’t? Authorised push payment fraud (APPF) – where the victim […]
Payment cards linked to cryptocurrencies are booming. But adding a volatile, fraud-ridden new technology (crypto) to a rickety old one (card payment networks) risks all kinds of new problems. By […]
How criminals can profit from shared liability BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) is a type of short-term financing allowing consumers to make purchases and pay at a later date (often […]
How to create a debit card using stolen ID details Tim Yunusov, our intrepid hacking correspondent, shows how easy it is to circumvent technology firms’ ID checks–and to spend money […]