New Trojan preys on commercial banking customers
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| A researcher has uncovered malware that targets commercial bank customers by
| logging into their online accounts and wiring large sums to accounts under
| the control of criminals.
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| The Prg Bank Trojan is known to have cost victims at least $200,000, but the
| actual damage is suspected to be much higher, said Don Jackson, a researcher
| with Security services provider SecureWorks. The software has attacked
| commercial clients of about 20 banks in the US, the UK, Spain and Italy over
| the past six months.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/17/prg_bank_trojan/
The NSA's back doors in Vista, for examples, can't be helpful here, can they?
Windows: open to intrusion; _BY DESIGN_.
Related:
Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros
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| Banking isn't the be-all and end-all: there's many other reasons you'd
| want a secure system, separate from what's on the hard disk, besides
| Internet banking. Traveller's can't necessarily trust the integrity of
| a computer in an Internet cafe.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13292/53/
NZ banks demand a peek at customer PCs in fraud cases
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| The code also adds: "We reserve the right to request access to your computer
| or device in order to verify that you have taken all reasonable steps to
| protect your computer or device and safeguard your secure information in
| accordance with this code.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9025780&intsrc=news_list
Linux FlyBuys into financial transactions
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| Linux may be an operating system synonymous with a flightless
| bird, but Loyalty Pacific, the company behind popular retail
| loyalty and rewards program FlyBuys, has announced it will
| jet its infrastructure to open source software.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;668053298;fp;2;fpid;1
FNB [South African Bank] switches 12 000 desktops to Linux
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| With 12 000 desktops switching to Linux this is very likely the
| most significant Linux and open source implementation in South
| Africa to date.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1562
Swedish bank hit by 'biggest ever' online heist
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| Haxdoor typically installs keyloggers to record keystrokes, and
| hides itself using a rootkit. The payload of the .ki variant of
| the Trojan was activated when users attempted to log in to the
| Nordea online banking site. According to the bank, users were
| redirected to a false home page, where they entered important
| log-in information, including log-in numbers.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39285547,00.htm
Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
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| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
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| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned"
| about the growth in "phishing".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
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