- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 19th, 2012
Hacker Publishes Customer Data Allegedly Obtained from 79 Banks
Reckz0r claims to have breached the financial institutions over a period of three months
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 16th, 2012
Man Withdraws and Gambles Away $1.5 Million (€1.1 Million), Bank Error
Bank of America noticed the transactions and stopped them 15 days later
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 31st, 2012
Researchers Present Tinba, 20KB Trojan Banker
The malware is more than 1,000 times smaller than the 20MB Flame
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 16th, 2012
Fake Google Chrome Installer Pushes Shady Bank Sites
The malicious element integrates a clever feature that researchers haven't figured out
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 14th, 2012
Card Information Stolen in Global Payments Incident Used for Fraud
Union Savings Bank has already spent tens of thousands as a result of the breach
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 8th, 2012
Tatanga Malware Platform Used in Fraud Insurance Scam
A clever scheme in which the victim unknowingly transfers money to the crook's account
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 3rd, 2012
Hackers Blackmail Dexia Bank: Pay “Idiot Tax” or We Release Customer Data (Updated)
The incident comes after the hackers gained access to the servers of Elantis
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 30th, 2012
Phishing Emails Lure Santander Customers with Software Update Notice
Users who fall for the trap can have their bank accounts easily emptied
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 27th, 2012
German Court: Banks Not Responsible If Users Fall for Phishing Scams
The bank issued warnings and urged customers to protect their information
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2012
Phished Credentials Used in Check Fraud, Experts Find
Counterfeiters sell bank checks and matching credentials
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 23rd, 2012
“Error Statement” Phishing Scam Targets Bank of America Customers
The scheme is well designed, but there are some clues that give away its true purpose
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
Security Expert Dumps 3 Million Card Details to Highlight Vulnerability
As a result, some banks have blocked the accounts of their customers
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
Security-Related Phishing Schemes Most Effective, Trusteer Experts Find
Researchers provide some great examples of successful phishing scams
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 12th, 2012
MalSec Introduce Themselves After Hacking Raiffeisen Bank and Others (Updated)
The hacker group wants to do things differently than Anonymous
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 12th, 2012
HSBC Phishing Scam: Password Was Entered Incorrectly 3 Times
Users should never trust websites that request ATM PINs
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 30th, 2012
Visa and MasterCard Alert US Banks of Major Data Breach
The name of the affected credit card processor is not known
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 28th, 2012
Researchers: Bank Fraudsters Steal from Mules, Not Account Holders
Stealing passwords is the easy part when it comes to committing bank fraud