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3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators
News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, 3FA, Security, Biometrics, bank
Browser extensions may be used for attacks
News Organized crime can "easily" create legitimate applications and then insert malicious code in the form of updates, says Auckland-based security expert.
Tags: Web browsers, Network security, Security Management, PC security, Extension, Security, Web Browser, Attack, online banking, Mozilla Corp.
S'pore bank refutes Trojan attack claim
News Singapore paper warns of Trojan targeting local banks, but one bank claims it was never attacked. Risk level, say security experts, is low and users anywhere may be hit.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, PC security, Data security, Security, Attack, online banking, Spokesperson, Singapore
Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
News Small and midsize businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Business security, Malware, Krebs, Security, bank, Authentication and encryption, Money, Web Browser
UK online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News As Internet banking fraud jumps 55 percent in the first half of 2009, banking industry body warns that cybercriminals are "never going to shut up shop".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International
Amazon's cloud gets multi-factor authentication
News Amazon Web Services customers will be able to buy small device that adds extra security to their accounts, but the code-generators are currently only available in United States.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Cloud computing, Authentication, E-mail Address, Security, Device, online banking, Password, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing
UK online bank fraud doubles to US$76.5M
News According to figures from payments industry association Apacs, online banking fraud in the United Kingdom registered a 132 percent increase on 2007's figure.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Data security, Phishing, Malware, Fraud, online banking, Apacs, payment, Silicon.com, retail company
M'sia gets new Skype payment mode
News Malaysians can now purchase Skype credits with points from local payment services provider MOL AccessPortal, bypassing need for credit cards.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, E-commerce, Skype Technologies S.A., Asia, Internet Banking, IP Telephony, online banking, 7-Eleven Inc., M'sia, MOL AccessPortal
Device identification in online banking is privacy threat?
News Civil liberties attorney says antifraud technology that tags or queries devices used for online banking is a privacy invasion.
Tags: Privacy, Network security, Wells Fargo & Co., online banking, computer, RSA Security Inc., analytics, bank, U.S., information technology
PC security warning for banking online in UK
News Victims of online banking fraud who repeatedly fail to take appropriate security measures could be left out of pocket, the industry has warned.
Tags: Banking, Security, online banking, antivirus, payment, software, Silicon.com, bank, Unisys Corp., spokeswoman
Hooked on online banking
Blogs Unlike in countries like Singapore and Hong Kong, where cashless transactions are already the norm, credit card purchase...
Barclays gives online users free security software
News The investment bank's two million online banking customers can download for free the security package from Kaspersky.
Tags: Antivirus software, Hacking, Security, Security applications/tools, Banking, PC security, Data security, Barclays Plc., Adware, online banking
Bank of America site goes down
News Bank of America Web site chokes amid takeover of Merrill Lynch and broad Wall Street worries.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Banking, Bank Of America Corp., online banking, Password, e-mail, Wall Street, customer information, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
More S'poreans opt for online banking
News Banks report increase in online users and transactions; some are sticking to their chosen modes of second-factor authentication, for now.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Business security, Web services, Security, Mobile, IT Security, Hardware Token, Internet Banking, online banking
Cybercrime heads to the cloud
News Cloud computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online banking details for as little as US$299 per month.
Tags: Security, Fraudster, Malware, online banking, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Computer, RSA Security Inc., URI, London
