Security News

SWIFT systems of three Indian banks compromised to create fake trade documents (Help Net Security)
2017-01-16 20:13

Since last year’s revelation that attackers have compromised SWIFT software of Bangladesh’s central bank and used it to perform fraudulent transfers worth tens of millions, news about similar...

Have Tesco Bank attackers guessed victims’ payment card details? (Help Net Security)
2016-12-02 21:05

A group of researchers from Newcastle University have discovered a practical and easy way for attackers to quickly guess individuals’ Visa payment card info needed to perform fraudulent...

InPage Zero Day Used in Attacks Against Banks (Threatpost)
2016-11-23 14:00

Banks in Asia and Africa have been targeted with exploits for a zero-day vulnerability in InPage publishing software popular in Arabic-speaking nations.

Week in review: Tesco Bank breach, and a checklist for people who understand cyber security (Help Net Security)
2016-11-13 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Bug in Chrome for mobile exploited for drive-by Android malware downloads Users of the mobile version of Google Chrome...

Tesco Bank hack shows that attackers continue to follow easy money (Help Net Security)
2016-11-10 12:45

What happens when nearly 9,000 accounts at a financial institution experience fraudulent activity and clients have nearly £2.5 million stolen? People notice. The bank notices and shuts down...