Ramnit worm uses Zeus Trojan tactics for banking fraud
Trusteer discovered the 18 month old file infecting worm Win32.Ramnit has morphed into financial malware and is actively attacking banks to commit online fraud. Ramnit …
Banking Trojan that steals from the rich
To be sure, it steals from the poor, too, but it contains a routine that automatically tries to transfer a rather large amount of money from the victim’s account to …
Santander customers targeted with clever phishing scam
Brazilian customers of Santander, one of the largest banks in the world, have been targeted by a very clever phishing scam that did not involve clicking on malicious links in …
Three jailed for online banking attack
Three men have been jailed for a total of 13.5 years for their part in a sophisticated and concerted attack on the UK and international banking system following an …
Citigroup admits breach, warns customers about phishing
Citigroup has finally made public the fact that it suffered a breach into its systems in May and that the names of some 200,000 customers, their account numbers and contact …
Skimming gang indicted, facing over 60 years in prison
Four people have been charged of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and bank fraud in the Manhattan federal …
Bank not to blame for customer’s heavy losses from fraudulent transactions
A magistrate recommendation that is likely to become an official ruling could set a legal precedent welcome to banks all over the US, saying they are are not accountable for …
How banks use Twitter to combat fraud
With phishing attacks hurting the credibility of email communications, forward thinking banks are turning to social media as the best channel to warn customers of scams and …
Programmer sentenced for accessing ATMs using malicious code
A former Bank of America (BOA) computer programmer was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for unauthorized access to the financial institution’s protected …
Worrying trend in credit card data security
A new BitDefender study which has revealed some concerning statistics on the personal protection of credit card data. 97% of 2,210 respondents aged 18 to 65 said they …
Free check verification and validation of bank accounts
Recent Federal Trade Commission activity is undeniable evidence for increased concern of the public in connection with unauthorized check creation and fraud conducted by …
Banking Trojan gang busted by Finnish police
Seventeen people were arrested for having taken part in a criminal scheme that targeted users of Finnish Nordea Bank and resulted in fraudulent transactions in the total …
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