Tag: online banking
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Eight Zeus-related money mules arrested
Arrests in US and Moldova show that cybercriminals aren’t immune to the law. Police in the US state of Wisconsin have arrested two Moldovan citizens who they believe have worked as money mules, transferring money stolen using the Zeus trojan to overseas bank accounts. Meanwhile, in Moldova six individuals – among whom is at least…
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Sophos joins free home AV crowd with Mac release
Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena. Sophos has announced the release of a home-user edition of its Mac anti-malware solution, which is being given away free to anyone who wants to use it. Unprotected users of Apple ‘s Macintosh range of computers (reckoned by many to constitute the majority of users at the…
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Dutch banks report huge increase in online fraud
Users warned against phishing and becoming money mules. Figures on online crime released by the association of Dutch banks (NVB) show a significant rise in indicents of online banking that led to damages. During 2009, there were 154 such indicents with total damages amounting to 1.9 million euros – an average of over 12,000 euros…
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Banking sector confuses users over online safety
Leftfield AV detection scores used to promote ID theft tool. With online banking an increasingly important way of interacting with our banks, the security of online transactions is a huge issue for users. Even more important for banks is the perception of security, as users worried by scare stories about stolen passwords and plundered accounts…