According to Click Forensics and Anchor Intelligence, almost a third of the clicks to online ads were fraudulent in the first three months of this year. That’s a 25% increase from the last quarter of 2009. Usually the fraud is done by cybercriminals that create various websites containing only ads. After that, they rent the services of groups that control [...]
CyberSource, a leading provider of Credit Card Processing for Business, Electronic Payment & Risk Management Solutions is acquired by Visa Inc. Today both companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Visa to purchase CyberSource for approximately $2.0 billion, paid with cash on hand. “By joining forces with the world’s foremost payments company, we will have the opportunity to utilize [...]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Davidson & Co. fined $375,000 over 2007 data breach resulted in the exposure of customer names, account numbers, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth and other confidential information belonging to about 192,000 customers. Davidson & Co. learned of the breach in January 2008 when it received an extortion note from one [...]
facebook safety center Facebook safety center is a great new addition to Facebook giving information to children, parents, educators, and law enforcement. Facebook will answer several questions like : General Safety – Where can I find information about my privacy and protecting my information on Facebook? – What other resources are available regarding internet safety? – Facebook has a Safety [...]
After the serious security flaw discovered last month in the Apache’s httpd web server which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database, the Apache Foundation was hit by another security incident. In less that a year’s time, the Apache website was hacked twice. First one happened in august last year, and this one in the beginning [...]
A top commander in the United States Air Force has announced on Monday the plan to train of all new recruits in the basics of cyberwarfare and add more advanced schooling for others to help combat the growing threat of attacks on U.S. computer networks. He said that details on the program are still being worked out and that the [...]
A malicious advertisement has been found inside the game Farm Town on Facebook. The 9.6 million players are being warned about fake security warnings popping up that are designed to mislead people into paying for antivirus protection they don’t need. Sandi Hardmeier who studies malicious advertisements said the users were redirected from Facebook through several domains and ended up on [...]
Oficla/Sasfis malware is pretty common these days in amazon shopping spam emails. The idea is quite old and simple: you will receive an e-mail with an attachment. The attachment is a zip file and once you extract and run the executable file you become infected. Below we’ll show you some of the details of this attack: You will receive a [...]
Javelin Strategy & Research has released on Tuesday a report regarding ATM fraud :In 2009, 10% of Fraud Victims in the U.S. Fell Prey to Increasingly Costly Fraudulent ATM Withdrawals. The report is based on a telephone and online survey of 8,168 consumers . Twenty-three percent of those who experienced fraudulent withdrawals left their primary financial institution. Key Report Findings [...]
Gemalto the french smart card supplier has acquired Todos the Swedish online banking authentication specialist. Todos was sold to Gemalto by 6AP, a fund belonging to the Swedish National Pension system and will become a part of Gemalto in the next few months. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 1. Gemalto The World Leader in Digital Security In [...]
