Banking System Vulnerability – 3 million bank accounts hacked in Iran Iran’s Central Bank has announced that the electronic information of 3 million customers of 10 Iranian banks have been compromised. These banks now require their customers to change their ATM pin numbers before they can access their account. This…
Global Payments Breach Affects 1.5 Million Payment Card Accounts (April 2, 2012)
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Global Payments Breach Affects 1.5 Million Payment Card Accounts (April 2, 2012)
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MasterCard, Visa credit card data thefts endanger millions of accounts
Law enforcement officials are investigating what appears to be a massive theft of U.S. consumers' credit card data, MasterCard confirmed Friday. The computer security expert who first reported the theft said it might involve 10 million MasterCard and Visa accounts, making it one of the largest credit card heists in…
Hacker group back in action, exposes GI e-mail accounts
LOS ANGELES — The hacker group known as LulzSec appears to be back after many months of lying low, claiming to have exposed the e-mail accounts of nearly 171,000 members of the military. The group, which in 2011 went after government agencies and companies including the FBI, CIA, Sony and the…
Hacker group LulzSec exposes 171,000 US military accounts
Sydney, Mar 28 (ANI): The hacker group known as LulzSec is claiming to have exposed the accounts of nearly 171,000 members of the US military. The notorious group, which was behind attacks on government agencies and companies including the FBI, CIA, Sony and even PBS, said they exposed the email…
KPN apologises for downing 2 million email accounts
Dutch telecoms giant KPN has apologised for a security breach that last week forced it to suspend email access for 2 million of its customers in a dramatic and possibly unnecessary attempt to secure its systems. The hack happened in January but the company’s hand was forced last week after…
Police regularly access Transport for London Oyster Card accounts
The Metropolitan Police now routinely requests access to Transport for London’s (TfL) Oyster Card database in search of personal information on its users, The Guardian has reported. After making a freedom of information request, TfL said this had happened 5,295 times in 2008, 5,359 in 2009, 5,046 in 2010, and…
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ProtectMyID: Even the FTC advises monitoring accounts for signs of #identitytheft monthly. Too much to do already? Let PMID help. http://t.co/azGF3em9 View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Bogus training offer opens hacker doors to bank accounts
(PhysOrg.com) — Mischief-making hackers, always willing to try clever ways to bypass advanced security safeguards, have figured out a way to make off like bandits, literally. According to a BBC report, the exploit first tricks account-owning victims by presenting offers of training for an upgraded security system. The hacker criminals,…