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New online banking fraud schemes target mobile users

Trusteer uncovered two online banking fraud schemes designed to defeat one time password (OTP) authorization systems used by many banks. Unlike a previous attack Trusteer …

The future of attacks on banking systems

If you’re a regular reader of our news site – or, indeed, any other that site that deals with information and computer security – you might sometimes get the …

$2.1 million stolen with clever social engineering

An unnamed fraudster managed to steal $2.1 million from a hospital chain’s Wells Fargo Bank escrow account by faxing a money transfer signed with a copied-and-pasted …

Self-selected PINs aren’t that hard to guess

Four-digit banking PINs are usually randomly assigned by banks after the issuing of credit and debit cards, but there are still some out there that let its customers choose …

Multi-layered cloud security for banks

ActivIdentity announced integrated fraud detection service and authentication capabilities for its 4TRESS Authentication Appliance. The all-in-one platform and cloud-based …

New powerful bot spreads by email

PandaLabs reported the presence of a powerful new bot called Ainslot.L. This malware is designed to log user activities, download additional malware and take control of …

Best practices for online banking security

There are two common misconceptions about online banking security which are holding financial institutions back from offering their customers the best services possible. …

Malware redirects bank phone calls to attackers

Trusteer have discovered a concerning development in some new Ice IX configurations that are targeting online banking customers in the UK and US. Ice IX is a modified variant …

Hackers steal $6.7 million in bank cyber heist

A perfectly planned and coordinated bank robbery was executed during the first three days of the new year in Johannesburg, and left the targeted South African Postbank – …

Security challenges for the finance sector

As the migration to Windows 7 is proving a catalyst to organizations, banks are stepping up to the challenge to protect themselves against malware attacks abusing admin …

Optical transaction signing device limits ebanking fraud

SafeNet announced the eToken 3500, an electronic signing and strong authentication token-based device that will enable financial services organizations to achieve risk …

Is your online bank vulnerable to currency rounding attacks?

In the 12+ years of doing penetration tests against various critical environments, we’ve seen numerous online banking servers and found all sorts of vulnerabilities in …

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