Cyber crooks combine new Zeus variant and DDoS attacks
A new variant of the information-stealing Zeus Trojan – dubbed Gameover – is currently being delivered to unsuspecting victims via emails purportedly coming from …
Fraudsters beat two-factor authentication, steal $45k
It seems that two-factor authentication solutions that deliver verification codes to mobile phones are not as foolproof as one might think – a lesson that an Australian …
Three charged for ATM skimming spree
Three men allegedly responsible for a ATM skimming spree that resulted in the theft of debit card numbers of nearly 1,500 individuals and the loss of over $285,000 in …
Spammers exploit confusion over revoked SSL certificates
It was only a matter of time until cyber crooks would begin taking advantage of the DigiNotar breach and the news of the revocation of many of its certificates to trick users …
Online communities least trusted with personal information
Symantec announced the findings of its inaugural UK Trust Index, which investigates the extent to which the public trust different industries with their personal information. …
Improved SpyEye variant actively attacking Android devices
The first SpyEye variant, called SPITMO, has been spotted attacking Android devices in the wild. According to Amit Klein, Trusteer’s chief technology officer, the threat …
Multi-layer fraud prevention from IronKey
IronKey introduced the next generation of online banking security: an integrated platform of multiple security controls. This approach reduces the risk of online banking fraud …
New financial malware attacks global financial institutions
Trusteer warned that a second non-financial malware variant called Shylock has been retrofitted with fraud capabilities and is abusing its large installed base of infected …
New Zeus-based variant targets banks around the world
Another Zeus-based offering has been unearthed by Trend Micros researchers, and by the look of things, this one seems to be better crafted than the recently discovered Ice IX …
Ramnit worm uses Zeus Trojan tactics for banking fraud
Trusteer discovered the 18 month old file infecting worm Win32.Ramnit has morphed into financial malware and is actively attacking banks to commit online fraud. Ramnit …
Banking Trojan that steals from the rich
To be sure, it steals from the poor, too, but it contains a routine that automatically tries to transfer a rather large amount of money from the victim’s account to …
Santander customers targeted with clever phishing scam
Brazilian customers of Santander, one of the largest banks in the world, have been targeted by a very clever phishing scam that did not involve clicking on malicious links in …
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