Kanguru announces the launch of Kanguru’s new Defender DualTrustTM, a new secure online access and encrypted USB storage device developed jointly by Kanguru and Deepnet Security. The Defender DualTrust turns any Windows PC into a safe ...
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US law enforcement has announced charges against three alleged East European cyber thieves accused of stealing banking information from computers across Europe and the US, including at the space agency NASA. The "alleged international ...
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The Shylock home banking malware has been updated with new functionality that allows it to spread automatically using the popular Skype Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging client. Shylock, named after a character from Shakespeare's ...
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Following Google’s recent upgrade of Chrome, a new wave of bogus updates has been set upon the Internet by cyber criminals looking to steal online banking credentials and cause other problems for users. Google released its upgrade ...
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U.S. banks and their customers are doing a better job of protecting themselves against cyber attacks that result in thieves taking over commercial accounts, according to a survey released by the Financial Services-Information Sharing and ...
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For all the apocalyptic prognostications, 2012 turned out to be a relatively uneventful year from an information security standpoint. A cyber Pearl Harbor did not happen. Stuxnet and its kin did not take out any power grids or shut down ...
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Computerworld-A Maine construction company that sued its bank after losing$345,000 in an online banking heist has settled its dispute after a protracted legal battle that raised questions about the bank's responsibility in protecting ...
The first stable version of Qubes OS,an open source desktop operating system designed to provide a greater level of security by isolating programs inside virtual machines with different permissions,was released Monday by Polish security ...
A team of researchers has created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet. The malware installs a special driver on the ...
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Security researchers have identified a botnet controlled by its creators over the Tor anonymity network. It's likely that other botnet operators will adopt this approach, according to the team from vulnerability assessment and penetration ...
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A new Flame and Stuxnet-related cyber-threat,dubbed Gauss,is targeting users in the Middle East,security researchers have revealed. Gauss is a complex,state-sponsored cyber-espionage toolkit with online banking Trojan functionality not ...
CA Technologies has confirmed to Computer Weekly it is working with Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS)to solve its current technical issues,which have left customers unable to access their funds since Thursday. The software supplier has been ...
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NatWest is today facing another significant outage, leaving customers unable to access online banking or use their debit cards. Customers have been complaining about the problems, with a number of readers contacting Computer Weekly to ...
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Alternative payments solution provider AP Solutions has added DirectPay US to its cadre of payment options. The new service, free of charge to all AP Solutions clients, arms online businesses with the ability to process noncredit-card ...
Nationwide has reached a major milestone in its five-year transformation project, with the roll-out of a mortgage application system to some 740 branches. In 2008, Nationwide embarked on a 1bn project to transform its technology after ...
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