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Russian rootkit stealing bank info

Russian rootkit stealing bank info

Teams from Sana Security have discovered a difficult-to-detect trojan designed to steal passwords previously used on infected machines.
Dan Kaplan Mar 22 2006 10:10PM Security
Chase scam traced to Chinese bank

Chase scam traced to Chinese bank

A phishing scam where unwary users are lured into filling out a bogus survey has been traced to a hacked web server of a state-owned Chinese bank.
René Millman Mar 14 2006 1:51PM Security
CommBank hit by phishing scam

CommBank hit by phishing scam

The Commonwealth Bank has been hit by another email-based phishing attack. The scam, sent out this morning, attempts to lure Internet banking customers to a site in order to capture their log-in details.
Tim Lohman Mar 6 2006 11:01AM Security
Bank spammers try to catch U.K. napping

Bank spammers try to catch U.K. napping

More than 2.4 million emails containing the trojan-downloader Win32.small.cfg were sent to U.K. businesses late Sunday night before the anti-virus community could react, an IT security firm warned today.
William Eazel Jan 31 2006 9:45AM Security
People's Bank, Atlantis faced with breaches

People's Bank, Atlantis faced with breaches

Two companies are investigating unrelated recent incidents in which the personal information of tens of thousands of customers was either lost or stolen.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2006 9:02PM Security
Trojan targets Spanish-speaking bank customers

Trojan targets Spanish-speaking bank customers

A new trojan blending spyware and phishing techniques is threatening Spanish-speaking bank customers, a European security firm warned this week.
Frank Washkuch Dec 28 2005 8:47PM Security
The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank, the largest independent community bank in the San Francisco Bay Area, has undertaken an infrastructure upgrade that aims to boost the security of its Citrix Presentation Server-based application environment in the face of a growing threat from viruses and hackers.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:08AM Security
'Don't bank online' warns expert

'Don't bank online' warns expert

Pharming attacks are becoming so sophisticated that it is almost impossible to tell fake bank websites from the real ones. One expert urged users to stop using the internet to access bank accounts.
René Millman Oct 6 2005 4:38PM Security
Phishers Target Swedish Bank

Phishers Target Swedish Bank

A phishing attack has broken new ground by attacking a Scandinavian bank operating a one-time password.
Ron Condon Oct 5 2005 10:54AM Security
Wireless hacker was bank insider

Wireless hacker was bank insider

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Finland after he allegedly hacked into an online bank account and stole €200,000 ($244,000) from his company.
René Millman Aug 22 2005 4:35PM Security
Bank of America launches strong authentication service

Bank of America launches strong authentication service

Troubled Bank of America is rolling out a new authentication service for its online customers in an attempt to reduce fraud and identity theft.
Marcia Savage May 26 2005 11:11PM Security
Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing

Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing

The Bank of Queensland has extended its 10-year IT and business processes outsourcing agreement with EDS to 2014, in a deal worth another $140 million to the service provider.
Staff Writers May 2 2005 1:57PM Strategy
Austrian bank boosts security to meet Basel II Accord

Austrian bank boosts security to meet Basel II Accord

BAWAG-PSK, the fourth-largest bank in Austria, has conducted a major network upgrade in a bid to boost IT security in the face of "unprecedented threats" and to meet the regulatory requirements of the forthcoming Basel II Accord.
Robert Jaques Sep 28 2004 9:28AM Security
Japanese bank goes live with virtual security solution

Japanese bank goes live with virtual security solution

An IT firm belonging to the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is implementing a virtual switch to create layered security in its data centre.
Dan Ilett Aug 31 2004 4:14PM Security
Offshore bank beefs up email protection

Offshore bank beefs up email protection

An offshore bank is trying to protect its customers from online fraud with a secure email system.
Dan Ilett Aug 13 2004 10:39AM Security
Barclays Bank targeted in phishing attack

Barclays Bank targeted in phishing attack

Barclays Bank customers are falling victim to one of the latest phishing attacks.
Dan Ilett Aug 13 2004 4:57AM Security
Swiss bank outsources IDS monitoring

Swiss bank outsources IDS monitoring

Swiss Bank Credit Suisse has signed a deal with managed services company Ubizen to provide a monitoring service of the bank's intrusion detection systems (IDS).
René Millman Jul 22 2004 12:32PM Security
Lloyds Bank employs C&W for VPN service

Lloyds Bank employs C&W for VPN service

UK bank Lloyds TSB has signed a major deal with telecoms firm Cable and Wireless to implement a VPN across its 120 sites to speed up customer response times.
Dan Ilett Jul 15 2004 3:26PM Security
Irish bank chief quits over internet porn

Irish bank chief quits over internet porn

The Bank of Ireland’s chief executive has resigned after IT staff found he was using his computer to access pornographic websites.
Dan Ilett Jun 3 2004 3:52PM Security
Liberty Bank taps Sigaba for secure email

Liberty Bank taps Sigaba for secure email

Liberty Bank has chosen Sigaba Secure Email to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, Sigaba announced Tuesday.
Marcia Savage May 4 2004 4:54PM Security

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