Deplorable security flaws in Santander UK banking apps and site
When banks urge customers to use their mobile banking apps and sites for making online payments, users usually assume these methods are secure and do so. But Paul Moore, a …
Experts predict widespread attacks on online banking users
Kaspersky Lab has recorded several thousand attempts to infect computers used for online banking with a malicious program that its creators claim can attack “any bank in …
Large-scale net traffic misdirections and MitM attacks detected
Man-In-the-Middle BGP route hijacking attacks are becoming regular occurrences, but it’s still impossible to tell who is behind them, and what their ultimate goal is, …
Sinowal and Zbot Trojan collaborate in new attack
Trend Micro researchers have recently come across an interesting example of malware collaboration involving the Zeus banking Trojan and a new variant of the password-stealing …
British bank account data is under threat
Bitdefender warns that 0.5 per cent of all spam sent worldwide is targeting customers of some of the most popular British financial institutions and services, including …
Svpeng Android banking Trojan goes phishing
The Android banking Trojan known as Svpeng has been improved by its creators and is now capable to perform phishing attacks as well as stealing money directly from a …
The many security problems of ATMs
As much as they are useful, ATMs are also very vulnerable to tampering and attacks from individuals looking for money. eWeek reports that at the SecTor security conference …
Yara rules for leaked KINS toolkit
Just a few days ago, the source code of the famous KINS banking Trojan was leaked. KINS aims to infect as much computers as possible in order to steal credit cards, bank …
Average online bank account is accessed by 2.4 unique devices
Each month, The ThreatMetrix Global Trust Intelligence Network (The Network) screens more than 500 million site visitors, across more than 1,900 customers and 9,000 websites …
A short overview of Android banking malware
As more and more people use their mobile phones to do their online banking, money transfers, and so on, cyber crooks wielding banking malware are increasingly turning to …
Eight arrested over £1.3 million theft from Barclays bank
Eight men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police’s Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) in connection with a £1.3 million theft by a gang who stole the money by …
New advanced banking Trojan in the wild
ESET malware researchers have uncovered a new and effective banking Trojan which targets online banking users in Europe and Asia. Using very credible-looking spreading …
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