New powerful bot spreads by email
PandaLabs reported the presence of a powerful new bot called Ainslot.L. This malware is designed to log user activities, download additional malware and take control of …
Best practices for online banking security
There are two common misconceptions about online banking security which are holding financial institutions back from offering their customers the best services possible. …
Malware redirects bank phone calls to attackers
Trusteer have discovered a concerning development in some new Ice IX configurations that are targeting online banking customers in the UK and US. Ice IX is a modified variant …
Hackers steal $6.7 million in bank cyber heist
A perfectly planned and coordinated bank robbery was executed during the first three days of the new year in Johannesburg, and left the targeted South African Postbank – …
Security challenges for the finance sector
As the migration to Windows 7 is proving a catalyst to organizations, banks are stepping up to the challenge to protect themselves against malware attacks abusing admin …
Optical transaction signing device limits ebanking fraud
SafeNet announced the eToken 3500, an electronic signing and strong authentication token-based device that will enable financial services organizations to achieve risk …
Is your online bank vulnerable to currency rounding attacks?
In the 12+ years of doing penetration tests against various critical environments, we’ve seen numerous online banking servers and found all sorts of vulnerabilities in …
Cyber crooks combine new Zeus variant and DDoS attacks
A new variant of the information-stealing Zeus Trojan – dubbed Gameover – is currently being delivered to unsuspecting victims via emails purportedly coming from …
Fraudsters beat two-factor authentication, steal $45k
It seems that two-factor authentication solutions that deliver verification codes to mobile phones are not as foolproof as one might think – a lesson that an Australian …
Three charged for ATM skimming spree
Three men allegedly responsible for a ATM skimming spree that resulted in the theft of debit card numbers of nearly 1,500 individuals and the loss of over $285,000 in …
Spammers exploit confusion over revoked SSL certificates
It was only a matter of time until cyber crooks would begin taking advantage of the DigiNotar breach and the news of the revocation of many of its certificates to trick users …
Online communities least trusted with personal information
Symantec announced the findings of its inaugural UK Trust Index, which investigates the extent to which the public trust different industries with their personal information. …
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