Massive crime ring automates bank fraud, steals tens of millions

Massive crime ring automates bank fraud, steals tens of millions


Massive crime ring automates bank fraud, steals tens of millions

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Two-factor authentication schemes have definitely been proven to be ineffectual as news of a massive global financial services fraud campaign that targeted well-moneyed individual and organizations ex...

Fake "confirm PayPal account" emails lead to phishing

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:58 AM PDT

An extremely legitimate looking email supposedly coming from PayPal has been hitting inboxes in the last few days, trying to trick customers of the popular e-payment giant to follow a link embedded in...

FBI arrests 24 carders in online sting, UGNazi leader is among them

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:03 AM PDT

Following a two-year undercover operation led by the FBI, a coordinated action involving law enforcement agencies from 13 countries has led to the arrest of 24 individuals involved in "carding" crimes...

"Wire transfer confirmation" emails deliver malware

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:17 AM PDT

"Wire transfer confirmation" spam emails are nothing new - they've been regularly turning up in users' inboxes throughout the years. But, as much as people working in the security industry would li...

Cisco announces Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA6500 with 802.11ac

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:53 AM PDT

Cisco announced its first Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router and Universal Media Connector both powered by 802.11ac. The new technology is designed to deliver wireless speeds approximately three times faster ...

Removing the fear factor from BYOD

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 04:00 AM PDT

In May, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said that it would ignore the government's advice on BYOD (bring your own device) because of concerns around the security of the devices that employees might conn...

Customized webinjects for Zeus and SpyEye Trojans on sale

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Criminals are now selling customized webinjects that are priced per feature. For example, one seller offers a webinject for Zeus/SpyEye that contains the automatic transfer system (ATS). Initiall...

Virtualization critical for disaster recovery

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:59 AM PDT

A BUMI survey, which polled CEOs, business owners and IT professionals at small- to mid-sized firms, found that 98 percent of respondents felt that more than one day to restore data after an incident ...

FIPS-validated mobile VPN for iPhone and iPad

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Columbitech announced the availability of the enterprise-grade mVPN Secure Browser 5.0, which supports the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The browser provides secure access to intranet resources an...

Windows 8 marks the beginning of the WinRT era

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:55 PM PDT

Windows 8 marks the beginning of the new WinRT (Windows Runtime) computing era and the beginning of the end of the WinNT era, according to Gartner. The combination of the WinRT programming model, a ne...

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