Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The data hacked in the TalkTalk cyber attack ‘is significantly less than suspected’ with fewer than 21,000 bank details accessed, the company has said. TalkTalk today revealed that 1.2 million customer email addresses, names and phone numbers were accessed, along with…
Talktalk hack could expose customers’ bank details
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans TalkTalk’s chief executive has apologised to customers after a “significant and sustained cyber attack” on its website left millions of people potentially at risk of having had theircredit card and bank details stolen . Police are investigating the hack amid speculation…
Impossible to kill RATs drain bank accounts dry, says BioCatch
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Imagine a piece of malware that is practically impossible to detect and can suck a victim’s bank account dry – because it was installed by the user, and acts like any other legitimate piece of software. That is exactly what a…
Auction website where criminal gangs trade your bank details for £23: A special investigation gives a chilling insight into what happens when you’ve been hacked
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The ordeal suffered by Robert and Susan Turner is a terrible portent for TalkTalk customers whose data was stolen in last week’s cyber attack. For a year, the Turners lived a nightmare. Every evening their phones would start ringing at 25-minute…
Talk Talk hackers start raids on customers’ bank accounts
The gang, who have dubbed themselves ‘CYBER JIHADIS’ sent a ransom demand after successfully hacking the entire customer data base of the to the communications giant. The phone and broadband provider said credit card, bank details other personal information were stolen. TalkTalk said it was “too early to say” how…
Hackers steal £20 million from UK bank accounts using malware
£20($30) million stolen from British bank accounts in malware attack Law enforcement agencies with the help of several cybersecurity firms took control of a botnet network of machines that distributed malicious software known as “Bugat,” “Cridex” or “Dridex. The Dridex malware was used by cyber criminals to steal some £20…
Hacker slams Danske Bank for alleged security failure
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Denmark’s Danske Bank has been named and shamed by a white hat hacker for allegedly leaking confidential customer data in the form of session cookies on its public website. IT consultant Sijmen Ruwhof says he found the vulnerability within minutes of…
Credit card fraud: Kotak Mahindra Bank duped of Rs 2.84 crore
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Conmen have duped private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) of Rs 2.84 crore using credit cards that the bank had never issued, a daily newspaper report has said. As per the Times of India, KMB noticed that 1,730 transactions were made…
Hackers Blackmail Bank for Trump Donation: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In a story that proves truth really can be stranger than fiction, a hacker group broke into a bank’s website so it could donate money to Donald Trump’s campaign. The group calls itself “Hack for Trump” and is now demanding a…
Latvian Malware maker pleads guilty for stealing millions from online bank accounts
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Latvian hacker, Deniss Calovskis, pleaded guilty in US court for co-writing the Gozi virus. The said virus enabled criminals to steal millions of dollars from online bank accounts by causing massive worldwide computer infection. He admitted to committing the computer intrusion…