It seems that ATM skimmers – fraudsters who attach magnetic stripe skimming devices to cash machines – have moved up a notch or two in the technology stakes by adding GSM-equipped data modems to their readers.
Zeus trojan gives the gift of fraud for the holidays
The Zeus botnet is targeting credit card accounts of major US retailers Macy’s and Nordstrom by injecting a pop-up that asks for personal information to access the card holder’s account, according to Trusteer.
Anonymous attacks more websites, as second Dutch teenager is arrested in WikiLeaks saga
The WikiLeaks attackgeist known as Anonymous has staged distributed denial of service (DDoS) network attacks on more sites, including Moneybookers and the Dutch National Police Service.
Pro WikiLeaks hacker group’s DDoS tool downloads top 40,000
Imperva, the web security specialist, has reported that the tool released by the Anonymous Hacker Group for would-be WikiLeaks protesters has been downloaded over 40 000 times, with the majority of downloads occurring in the US.
Anonymous hits Dutch National Police and Moneybookers sites, as second Dutch teenager is arrested
The WikiLeaks attackgeist known as Anonymous has staged distributed denial of service (DDoS) network attacks on more sites, including Moneybookers and the Dutch National Police Service.
Drive-by scareware malvertisements served up by major ad networks
It seems that the cybercriminal gangs behind the malware distribution networks are now tapping into the power of major ad-farming networks on the internet.
Visa targeted by hackers over WikiLeaks controversy
Online retailing was disrupted yesterday when Visa and Mastercard were targeted by hackers following the firms’ refusal to process WikiLeaks payments.
British Columbia falls short on monitoring information security
The British Columbia auditor general has determined that the provincial government has not fully implemented its Security HealthCheck (SHC) system set up in 2006 to monitor compliance with information security policies.
Hackivists down MasterCard website in WikiLeaks protest
The arrest of Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblowing portal, is causing mayhem in the electronic payments world as, hard on the heels of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the PayPal blog site earlier this week, a sec…
Updated Android attempts to prevent clickjacking
Just in time for the holiday season, Google has unveiled Gingerbread, the latest release of the company’s Android operating system for mobile devices.