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The criminal might be located a continent away, directing unauthorised transfers of funds to accounts through elaborate command-and-control systems.Zeus, around since at least 2007, "was originally a spyware Trojan and it had good marketing" and…
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Security measures such as the use of one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication -- considered among the most robust forms of IT defenses -- are no longer enough to protect online banking systems against fraud, a Gartner Inc.report…
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In most instances, the crooks used sophisticated keystroke logging Trojan horse programs to steal login credentials from company employees authorised to initiate funds transfers on behalf of the business, the FBI noted.According to Litan, several…
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A U.K.security company is giving to banks, for free, security software that it says can block malicious software from manipulating online banking transactions or stealing data, even if the computer is infected.The product, called SafeOnline, comes…
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Chiesi works for the hedge fund New Castle Funds.The SEC last week charged six individuals, including Wall Street and technology company executives, with involvement in an insider-trading scandal scheme that the agency said netted millions of US…
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Ultimately the stolen funds are often sent to accounts overseas. The crooks use the confidential credentials to quietly transfer funds to accounts set up by accomplices and unwitting "mules. The cyber criminals are using the stolen credentials to…