Why Was Hana Vulnerable to Hacking?

2009-02-13 07:06

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2009/02/129_39347.html By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter The Korea Times 02-11-2009 Security loopholes at online banking sites are leaving customers' accounts vulnerable to electronic heists, experts said. The criticism comes after a 38-year-old woman had 21 million won (about $15,000) stolen from her Hana Bank account by what the police believes was an international gang of hackers who breached her computer. The incident serves as the most recent indication that assessing the safety of one's bank accounts online has become difficult, security officials say, with the advancement in spy software and other computer technology posing further threats. Hackers in the most recent attack had no trouble in beating the dual protection system of public key cryptography and individual code numbering, which banks entirely rely on to protect transmissions on the Internet. ``Local banks spent heavily to increase the protection of their computer networks in the past, and the level of security for their servers and storage databases is actually impressive,'' said an official from AhnLab, a security software developer. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books & More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/

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