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Banks to cut transaction times
News All other payments between Barclays and other banks, HSBC say, are not affected. As a result of internet fraud, Barclays, HBOS and Natwest have extended internal transaction times in order to perform better clearance checks. [25 May 2005]
Opinion: Is cybercrime unstoppable?
Comment The quiet bombshell dropped by Alan Jebson, chief operating officer at HSBC Bank, appeared to go unnoticed by journalists at last week's e-Crime Congress in London. Taking an entirely different view to HSBC's Jebson, Lopez claims his bank is... [11 Apr 2005]
HSBC deluged by thousands of daily virus attacks
News Leading high-street bank HSBC has admitted it is deluged by virus attacks and often detects tens of thousands of viruses a day. The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) claims companies receive an average of seven viruses a day but, speaking at the... [06 Apr 2005]
Opinion: UK needs cybercrime strategy
Comment The campaign is chaired by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and is supported by Dell, eBay, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Microsoft, the CSIA (Central Sponsor for Information Assurance) within the Cabinet Office and the NISCC (National Infrastructure Security... [13 Jan 2005]
Trojan horse captures your online banking details
News Antivirus company Sophos is warning that the Banker-AJ Trojan is targeting online customers of banks such as Abbey, Barclays, Egg, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Nationwide and NatWest. We are working with industry to identify the next steps to help combat... [11 Nov 2004]
£45m online fraud nets 53 arrests
News According to security company Sophos, banks that were targeted in the Trojan horse attacks included Banco do Brasil, HSBC and Unibanco. Victims of the online fraud also opened email attachments containing a Trojan horse that stored and sent their... [21 Oct 2004]
Government should step in to stop phishers
News Several large banking firms, including HSBC and NatWest, have already put up such notices on their website. Phishing is straightforward financial fraud. What the government needs to do is ensure more high-profile financial fraud," he said. [28 May 2004]
American phishing scam uses anti-terrorism hook
News Similar messages have targeted customers of Barclays, HSBC, Citibank, Wells Fargo, PayPal and other financial companies but haven't cited the USA Patriot Act. The scheme is only the latest attempt to mine personal and financial information through... [26 Jan 2004]
Retailers warned over £1.1bn fraud-busting scheme
News All the main banks and card companies along with 1,000 retailers took part in the testing, including names such as Asda, McDonald's, Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Abbey National, Barclays Bank, Egg, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Mastercard, Switch and Visa. [11 Sep 2003]
Banks tackle card crime with ‘smart’ chips
News Major card issuers including American Express, Barclaycard, HSBC, LloydsTSB and Visa are also taking part in the trial, which will continue until the end of July when a national rollout will begin. Major retailers, banks and consumers are today... [19 May 2003]
HSBC beefs up ecommerce offering with ClearCommerce
News The ClearCommerce software will provide HSBC with fraud prevention and payment processing capabilities for its tens of thousands of online merchant customers. Banking giant HSBC has signed up US-based software outfit ClearCommerce to provide online... [13 Jan 2003]
