Citi hackers made $2.7 million
Citigroup suffered about US$2.7 million in losses after hackers found a way to steal credit card numbers from its website and post fraudulent charges.
Robert McMillan | 25 Jun | Read more
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LulzSec, Anonymous form alliance to target banks
The worst fears of security professionals have been realised with a hacker collective designed to target banks confirmed by LulzSec and Anonymous.
Hamish Barwick | 22 Jun | Read more
What Recession? Sarbox Compliance Appears Unhurt by Pressure
The recession's many corporate pressures didn't have any impact on the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work of finance and audit executives, according to <a href="http://www.protiviti.com/soxsurvey">research by the internal audit and consulting firm Protiviti</a>.
Roy Harris | 22 Jun | Read more
Russian bank puts lie detector in ATM machine
Customers of the Russian Sperbank might in future have to pay attention to how nervous they sound if they wish to withdraw money from the bank's ATM machines.
John E Dunn | 14 Jun | Read more
World Bank cut connection to IMF after "major" cyberattack
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted to being the victim of a cyberattack so serious that its global partner the World Bank temporarily decided to cut all computer links between the two organisations.
John E Dunn | 14 Jun | Read more
Credit card vulnerability still alive and well - AusCERT 2011
Global banks are yet to solve a vulnerability in the Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) integrated circuit standard first rolled out in 2003, allowing hackers to place Trojan devices on point of sale hardware to harvest user and credit card information.
Hamish Barwick | 18 May | Read more
MasterCard Australia outlines card security roadmap
International card provider, MasterCard, has outlined a five-year plan for making its Australian network more secure through the use of card security measures, such as the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standard.
Hamish Barwick | 29 Mar | Read more