online banking criminals
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment Phishing in particular, where members of the public are tricked into providing bank details or passwords by bogus emails, remains the method of choice for e-criminals. Now the internet is a primary tool for accessing services and buying goods, will... [15 Apr 2008]
Improving Online Banking Authentication
White Paper This TowerGroup Research Note discusses the latest techniques online criminals are using, along with the solutions to combat them. Online banking is getting more popular every day--both with bank customers and those who prey on them. [11 Apr 2008]
Improving Online Banking Authentication
White Paper This TowerGroup Research Note discusses the latest techniques online criminals are using, along with the solutions to combat them. Online banking is getting more popular every day--both with bank customers and those who prey on them. [11 Apr 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News Lemon said that with computers widely used by criminals it was essential for each of the UK's 43 police forces to be able to tackle e-crime. Lemon said technology played an increasing role in serious crimes handled by Soca - such as people... [19 Mar 2008]
Phishing Detection and Prevention: Practical Counter-Fraud Solutions
White Paper As retail consumers eschew teller lines and physical check writing in favor of banking and paying bills online, criminals have followed their prey from the ATM and the physical mailbox to the home PC and broadband connection. [28 Feb 2008]
UK banks targeted by phishing attacks
News Leading UK banks have been targeted by online criminals who used Storm botnets to unleash phishing attacks. UK financial institutions were the second most targeted in the world last month, accounting for 15 per cent of global banking brands... [15 Feb 2008]
Improving Online Banking Authentication
White Paper This TowerGroup Research Note discusses the latest techniques online criminals are using, along with the solutions to combat them. Online banking is getting more popular every day--both with bank customers and those who prey on them. [04 Dec 2007]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment The security in the web has always been poor but the proliferation of personal information now available online means that the internet offers low-hanging fruit for criminals," West added. This could be executable JavaScript and infect the computer... [26 Nov 2007]
Online banking fraud plummets
News Apacs said the introduction of chip and PIN has made it harder for criminals to commit card fraud in the UK, forcing them to go abroad where the tech is not in place. Online banking fraud has fallen by 67 per cent during the first six months of... [04 Oct 2007]
Q&A: Kimmo Alkio, CEO, F-Secure
News Are the criminals just dusting off the same attacks and targeting new regions? There was a lot of talk about extortion a couple of years ago, with criminals threatening to take down businesses' websites if a ransom wasn't paid. [01 Jun 2007]
UK suffering fraud boom-time
News In advanced stings a miniature camera is hidden overlooking the PIN pad which allows the criminals to capture the PIN number as well. There is also a 55 per cent rise in losses from online banking fraud, equating to £23m in the first half of 2006. [07 Nov 2006]
Is chip and PIN really a success?
News But while high street fraud may have fallen, criminals have shifted their attention to the internet and other areas. According to figures from Apacs, online banking fraud is a growing problem. The figures from banking industry group Apacs show that... [15 Aug 2006]
How serious is HSBC's online banking flaw?
News It is therefore not likely to be a profitable way for criminals to behave," the bank said in a statement. Security professionals have questioned reports of a 'serious flaw' in HSBC's online banking system. [10 Aug 2006]
Barclays signs up F-Secure for free AV package
News As banks become increasingly impregnable, an easier route for criminals is to get credentials from customers, [especially] if they are totally unaware they've downloaded a keylogger. As an additional safety feature, Barclays will also offer an SMS... [30 May 2006]
Why does phishing work?
News This makes them easy targets for those criminals exploiting tactics such as similar URLs which differ by just one character. Speaking at the E-Crime Congress in London last week, Bernhard Otupal, a crime intelligence officer for high-tech crime at... [03 Apr 2006]
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