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Researchers Warn A New (and Old) Online Credit Card Scam Has Been Discovered!
It’s not exactly a secret that the online world can be a dangerous place. Particularly so if you’re not very careful about protecting your data (and before you ask, no, this isn’t a sponsored post for some kind of VPN software). – The sad reality is that the internet is…
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Sonic The Hedgehog Wanted for Attempted Bank Robbery!
With Sega recently announcing that they were withdrawing from the world of arcade gaming, it did seem that the house of Sonic the Hedgehog had possibly fallen on some hard times. Just how bad are things at Sega though? Well, following a report via Kotaku, their mascot was recently spotted…
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UK Banks Told To Reveal Meltdown Plans
UK Banks Are Told To Reveal Their Meltdown Contingency Plans With cybersecurity becoming a greater necessity as we further devote our society online, one of the highest priorities and likely targets will be banks. With many banks now allowing for online access to accounts, there is always the risk of attack.…
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TSB Online Banking Is Back but Not For Everyone Yet
TSB Online Banking is back, but not for everyone Earlier this week while my wife attempted to do her online banking she told me how she wasn’t able to access her account. At the time I thought it was unusual, but thought that their servers might have just been temporarily…
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TSB Customers Reporting Online Problems
TSB online banking is off-line due to errors These days many of us choose to do our banking online. That is in no small part due to the fact that most branches these days don’t even bother having people behind a desk anymore. Instead, you’re greeted with a row of ‘personal…
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Mastermind Behind €1B Cyber Bank Heist Arrested
That is A Billion Euros with a ‘B’ Europol announces that the mastermind behind a massive organized crime bank robbery has been apprehended. However, this is not just the typical bank heist, but a cyber criminal responsible for the loss of over €1 billion. This leader is behind the crime…
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Amazon Reportedly Investigating Starting A Banking Business
Amazon Looking Into Bank When it comes to online retailers, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Amazon is the biggest by a country mile. Over recent years though the company has been keen to diversify its brand, as all good businesses should. As such it has opened a…
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New Digital Cards To Help Banks Combat Online Fraud
Banks in the UK could soon be rolling out a new type of card, which would majorly reduce cases of online fraud. This new type of card would see the 3 digit security number on the reverse of the card replaced by a randomly generated number which changes every 20…
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MazerBOT Targets Android Phones – Unless They’re In Russia
Malware, or malicious software, includes everything from your pop-up ads to opening doors for full-scale hacks to companies. Taking a trip the malware museum shows you how software like Dridex can not only threaten banking systems but also your everyday smartphone. The latest malware on the Net is called MazarBOT…
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White Hat Hacker Tweaks Dridex Malware to Distribute Antivirus Software
The Dridex banking malware has been a huge headache for a large part of the financial and technology industries, but it seems there’s a white knight out there looking to turn the tables on this pesky infection. After a mysterious hijacking of the virus distribution servers, they’ve now started dealing…
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NCA Warning After Hackers Steal £20 Million from UK Bank Accounts
The UKs National Crime Agency have urged the people of Britain to ensure they take adequate measures of online security after a significant strain of malicious software allowed criminal hackers to steal an estimated £20 million from UK bank accounts. The highly skilled malware developers are thought to be based…
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Latvian Malware Creator Pleads Guilty to Hacking Charges
Deniss Calovskis is a Lativan man who helped code part of the Gozi virus and has finally accepted his role in the project during a court hearing. The virus was first discovered way back in 2007 but ran rampant for many years and supposedly infected over a million computers worldwide.…
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iPhone 6C Rumoured to Have a 4-Inch Display and Metallic Body
There are always speculations about what the next Apple devices will boast. However, sometimes these speculations turn out to be true, so here it is. According to a blog post on MyDrivers.com posted a pic, emphasising how the upcoming iPhone 6C would look like. The blog also mentions that the…
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Mastercard Trials New Scheme to Replace Passwords with Selfies
The convenience of online shopping has applied severe pressure on traditional retail stores and many companies went into administration due to large overheads. In the past, consumers were rightfully concerned about fraud and a lack of protection when purchasing from unfamiliar websites. Thankfully, there are now security certificates and enhanced…
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Scientists Developing Unforgeable Credit Cards
Dutch scientists have created a theoretical system that could render credit cards nearly impossible to clone. Currently, credit cards are secured by numerical encryption which, given the appropriate equipment, can be deciphered so that the card can be copied. Scientists at the University of Twente in the Netherlands propose using…
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