Guardian Analytics launched FraudMAP Mobile this morning, a product for financial institutions that detects possible fraudulent online banking transactions executed with a mobile device. FraudMAP Mobile is an extension of the security vendor’s FraudMAP Online product for desktop computers, which studies how a bank’s customer uses an online banking site….
Banking System Vulnerability – 3 million bank accounts hacked in Iran
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…
Hotel Poachers: Criminals Branch Out From Online Banking
According to a new report from The Inquirer, criminals are capitalizing on hotel point of sale (PoS) applications to “siphon off travellers’ credit card details.” This form of theft is achieved by “using a remote access Trojan program to infect hotel front desk computers. The malware includes spyware components that…
Banking online? TOP 6 MALWARE you should be BEWARE of
1. ZeuS Zeus is a Trojan horse that steals banking information by Man-in-the-Browser, keystroke logging and Form Grabbing. Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes. First identified in July 2007 when it was used to steal information from the United States Department of Transportation, it became more…
Hacker Intrusion Worries Slow Mobile Banking, Fed Official Says
U.S. consumer concerns that hackers may gain access to private financial information are slowing use of smartphones and mobile devices for personal banking, said Sandra Braunstein, director of the Federal Reserve’s consumer and community affairs division. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Online Banking: Is Your Money Safe From Hackers?
Banks are beefing up security for consumers who bank online. Protect yourself with these tips. View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Agari Announces Annual Sumo Awards to “Dishonor” Phishing’s Biggest Contributors; Nearly 100% of Successful Banking …
PALO ALTO, CA– – Agari announces the first Annual Sumo Awards to dishonor phishing's biggest contributors and enablers. The Sumo Awards categories identify why phish emails succeed, highlight unknowing … View full post on phishing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Citadel banking virus adopts ‘open source’ development
A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an ‘open-source’ development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert. Called Citadel, the new piece of malware is based on ZeuS, one of the oldest and most popular online banking…
Citadel banking virus adopts open source development
A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert. Called Citadel, the new piece of malware is based on ZeuS, one of the oldest and most popular online banking…
New Ice IX banking Trojan enables fraudsters to hijack phone calls
New variants of the Ice IX online banking Trojan program are tricking victims into exposing their telephone account numbers so that fraudsters can divert post-transaction verification phone calls made by banks to phone numbers under their control, researchers from security vendor Trusteer warned. Ice IX is a modified version of…