October 26, 2021

Banking scam uses Docusign phish to thieve 2FA codes

999 people in 1000 will know this is a phish straight off the bat. But for 1 in 1000 it will be plausible at first sight...

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June 10, 2019

Online shops fear 2FA at checkout will increase abandoned carts

A report says the EU will lose $64b per year once new 2FA rules go into effect, but we support Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) wholeheartedly.

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January 16, 2017

News in brief: Snowden supporters petition Obama; iOS Onion browser now free; bank bans WhatsApp

Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today

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September 29, 2016

Major bank attacks thwarted by SWIFT thinking

Remember last March's online $81 million Bangladesh Bank heist? Turns out there have been several more attacks since then.

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August 26, 2016

Hackers insert malware onto Thai ATMs, steal 12 million baht

Sources said that unlike the Taiwan heist, there were rigged chip cards involved in this robbery. Still, police suspect the same gang.

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July 18, 2016

Mystery surrounds $2M ATM “jackpotting” attack in Taiwan

The crooks are alleged to have relied on malware implanted on the ATMs to make cardless "transactions".

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May 20, 2016

This wristband gives you an electric shock when you overspend

Nothing like a 255-volt shock to snap you out of a shopping splurge.

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January 12, 2015

Hackers leak bank emails after extortion attempt fails

Serial cyber-extortionist gang Rex Mundi has published a cache of emails apparently stolen from the servers of Swiss bank Banque Cantonale de Geneve (BCGE).

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