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The increased use of mobile banking apps due to the COVID-19 pandemic is sure to be followed by an increased prevalence of mobile banking threats: fake banking apps and banking Trojans disguised as those apps, the FBI has warned. The problem The pandem… Continue reading The FBI expects a surge of mobile banking threats
With Zeus Sphinx back in the financial cybercrime arena, IBM X-Force is providing a technical analysis of the Sphinx Trojan’s current version, which was first released in the wild in late 2019.
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The renewed Zeus Sphinx activity that IBM X-Force is seeing features a modified variant targeting online banking users in North America and Australia through the use of maldocs themed around COVID-19.
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As we broaden our scope of identity and consider what is required to exchange trusted personal data across physical and digital realms, community interoperability becomes even more important.
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You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston. In episode 95 for November 18th 2019: Google’s access to the medical records of millions of Americ… Continue reading Google’s Health Record Storage Controversy, US Border Search Ruling, Zelle Scams
Emotet had a 730% increase in activity in September after being in a near dormant state, Nuspire discovered. Emotet, a modular banking Trojan, has added additional features to steal contents of victim’s inboxes and steal credentials for sending outboun… Continue reading Researchers discover massive increase in Emotet activity
Risky transactions on mobile devices are showing an increase of 138% since 2017, iovation survey of 802 consumers from the United Kingdom and 802 consumers from the United States reveals. “Our research determined three key market drivers that will shap… Continue reading Risky transactions on mobile devices increase 138% since 2017
Reading Time: 3 minutes The EU’s updated Payment Services Directive, PSD2, will introduce a new technical standard that regulates strong customer authentication (SCA).
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When is a secure PIN not a secure PIN? When you accidentally store it in your log files. Continue reading Banking PINs exposed in Monzo secure storage slip-up
German banks are moving away from SMS-based customer authentication and transaction verification (called mTAN or SMS-TAN), as the method is deemed to be too insecure. According to German business news outfit Handelsblatt, a number banks – whether… Continue reading German banks to stop using SMS to deliver second authentication/verification factor