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Hackers steal US$500, 000 (euro399, 010) out of U.S. Virgin Islands government bank accounts
2006-10-13 05:33

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Hackers-steal-US500000-euro399010-out-of-US-Virgin-Islandsgovernment-bank-accounts/2006/10/13/1160246291912.html AP DIGITAL October 13, 2006 Computer hackers...

UK bank details sold in Nigeria
2006-08-15 08:38

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4790293.stm 14 August 2006 Bank account details belonging to thousands of Britons are being sold in West Africa for less than £20 each, the BBC's Real Story...

Banks to face no charges over India data theft incident
2006-01-18 09:07

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,107808,00.html By James Niccolai JANUARY 17, 2006 IDG NEWS SERVICE The U.K. banks whose customer data was allegedly stolen from...

FDIC advises banks on how to protect against spyware
2005-07-25 08:22

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,103450,00.html By Lucas Mearian JULY 22, 2005 COMPUTERWORLD The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) today issued a list of...

Banks to spend more on IT security, survey says
2005-06-21 05:55

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,102642,00.html By Mari-Len De Guzman JUNE 20, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE Investment in security has topped the banking sector's IT...

Bank security breach may be biggest yet
2005-05-24 08:55

http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/news/fortune500/bank_info/index.htm May 23, 2005 NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bank of America Corp. and Wachovia Corp. are among the big banks notifying more than 670,000...

Hacking raid on Sumitomo bank thwarted
2005-03-18 07:26

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,100455,00.html By Madeleine Acey MARCH 17, 2005 Security experts are praising Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. for admitting that it...

Re: Bank loses credit-card info of 1.2M federal workers
2005-03-02 17:29

Forwarded from: Dennis Kezer Based on what is in this story there was absolutely no technical protection on these tapes and anyone with the correct drive should be able to mount them and capture...

Bank loses credit-card info of 1.2M federal workers
2005-02-28 10:37

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,100061,00.html By Joanne Morrison FEBRUARY 26, 2005 REUTERS Computer tapes containing credit-card records of U.S. Senators and...

US warns banks worldwide about BugBear virus
2003-06-10 05:22

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/10/1055010959747.html Washington June 10 2003 The US government is warning financial institutions about a virus-like...