Security News

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...

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...

Tesco Bank Stops Online Transactions After Money Missing from 20K Accounts (Threatpost)
2016-11-07 19:49

Tesco Bank, a U.K. retail bank, today put a halt to online transactions from current accounts after some customers reported over the weekend money missing from their accounts.

20,000 affected by Tesco Bank security breach (Help Net Security)
2016-11-07 19:35

It’s been a rough weekend for 20,000 customers of British retail Tesco Bank: they’ve witnessed their bank accounts being plundered and have been phoning the bank to report the theft, but most of...