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Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime

Albert Gonzalez, 28, was the alleged ringleader of a cybercrime enterprise that swiped at least 170 million credit and debit card numbers in recent years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that Gonzalez, already awaiting trial for the TJX data breach, along with two others were...

Tags: Web, Point-of-sale, Antivirus, Debit Card, Malware, Hacker, Debit Card Number, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Financial Services, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Indictments in huge hacking & theft case

A federal grand jury returned indictments today on 11 defendants in one of the largest hacking and online theft cases ever. The Department of Justice charged 11 individuals from around the world with stealing 40 million credit and debit card numbers, cracking the networks of nine retailers and stealing an...

Tags: Belarus, Hacking, Debit Card, Ukraine, Debit Card Number, Unauthorized Access Device, Identity Theft, Financial Services, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Additional Resources

ATM (Automated Teller Machine) 1.4f (Windows)

Learn how to use an ATM Automated Teller Machine. Also called a cash dispenser, bank cash machine, bancomat and other names. After the loading screen you will be taken to Granny Olltwit's hall by her front door where two envelopes will arrive through the letter box. Clicking on these letters...

Tags: Automated Teller Machine, Microsoft Windows, Machine, Grey Olltwit Software, PIN, Mice, Banking, ATM, Hardware, Peripherals, Financial Services, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-25

Apps make mobile banking cool; Banks working on security perceptions

Mobile BankingMobile banking is awesome - even better with some apps from institutions like USAA Federal Savings bank that even lets you deposit with your phone blackberry coming soon. Mobile banking has indeed made our lives better. I use text message alerts and "on demand" info via SMS to stay...

Tags: Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, bank, mobile banking, mobile, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Radisson Hotels report significant data breach

Add the Radisson Hotels & Resorts chain to the growing list of businesses reporting significant data breaches that exposed sensitive customer data. In an open letter to guests, Radisson chief operating officer Fredrik Korallus said the hotel chain's computer system was hacked between November 2008 and May 2009 and...

Tags: Debit Card, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Financial Services, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime

Just goes to show no one's doing their homeworkWe keep pushing computerized systems out further and further into important aspects of our lives, and yet the security portion isn't baked in and is really an afterthought. Put a national security slant on all of this, and the possibilities are...

Tags: Hacking, PCI Standard, wide Web, hacker, cybercrime, Web, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big vision

Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big visionShould focus on shutting down.Dell = Junk and should put the focus on closing their doors to do the world a favor.RE: Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big visionThe Dell PAN System based on Egenera's PAN software does what Cisco UCS does....

Tags: Sales strategy, Strategy, Product marketing, Financial services, Dell Computer Corp., big vision, vision

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Enterprise student laundry system fails

Enterprise student laundry system failsThe laundry room problem was solved a long time ago.It's called a Quarter.RE: Enterprise student laundry system failsWhat problem is solved by this solution, even in a best case implementation?We had networked laundry at Sacramento State...We had networked laundry at Sacramento State. I [i]hated[/i] them.First,...

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Discussion threads 2009-05-08

Botnet hijack: Inside the Torpig malware operation

Security researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara have broken into the nerve center of the Torpig botnet also called Sinowal or Mebroot to find a 10-day stash of 10,000 bank accounts and credit card numbers worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the botnet hijack,...

Tags: Credit Card, Malware, Torpig, Card Number, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Sales, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-05-04

Russian, Euro cybermafia own your data

This report from Verion Business PDF, as reported in the Washington Post, offers some interesting numbers amid the obvious conclusion that cybercrime is conducted by organized crime. 100 data breaches involving 285 million consumer records (think you weren't touched)? 93 percent of...

Tags: Card, Attack, Verizon Business, Financial Services, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Happy Birthday...I've stolen $2500 from your account

Happy Birthday...I've stolen $2500 from your accountUnattended ATM machines......are just waiting for someone to doctor them up with card readers and PIN capturing capabilities.I stopped using my ATM card anywhere except at the bank or at a grocery store where it is very unlikely that anyone has had a chance...

Tags: Financial services, Boa, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, bank, ATM

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Observations from the HR Technology show

Quick Trends in HR The HR Technology show is probably the most important HR technology event of the year. It attracts a significant number of vendors (approximately 225 by my count) and buyers. I spent a couple of days covering the latest (11th) HR Technology show...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Solution, Vendor, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-10-20

Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill (again)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed data breach notification legislation for the second time in the last year. The bill, dubbed the Consumer Data Protection Act, would have required retailers that take card transactions to disclose more detail about any data breach. Schwarzenegger's veto comes after the...

Tags: Bill, Payment, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Agency, Schwarzenegger, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- again

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- againI'm all for shutting down...mail servers that are spamming. No matter how big they are. If my server started spamming, my ISP would give me one shot to clean it up. If I didn't or couldn't it would be blocked. Just because it's Microsoft doesn't...

Tags: Spam, spammer, CAPTCHA, Microsoft CAPTCHA, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Firefox rushes out fix for password manager bug

Firefox rushes out fix for password manager bugsweetThis is nice and all but how bout a fix for the norton 360 bug?RE: Firefox rushes out fix for password manager bugWhy one earth is this tagged for security?"Exploit code, Data theft, Denial of Service DoS, Malware,"It's not a security bug that...

Tags: Web browsers, Notebooks, password, Mozilla Firefox, security, password manager bug, Password Manager

Discussion threads 2008-09-28

TechCrunch50: Day 1

When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Marissa Mayer, Entrepreneur, Video, MySpace, Qik, Meghan, Arrington, Vitamin Water, Calcanis, Mahalo, Blueprint Multicore, OpenTrace, E-mail, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-08

The depressing future of the Internet

A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...

Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-28

FishText 1.46 (Mobile)

FishText is a free application that sends real SMS text messages to over 200 countries from your mobile phone and the web. Use your existing mobile number or one provided by FishText for extra safety when making new friends. If you do not have a mobile number then you may...

Tags: Mobile, SMS, CardBoardFish, FishText, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-26

Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspects

Well, eight days, and a joint effort to help prevent phishing and two major arrests related to identity theft, and I feel like we've made a decent attack on the identity theft culture. Score one for the good guys for once. Just a day after reading...

Tags: Arrest, eBay Inc., Romania, Romanian, Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Bank of America check card data compromised

Bank of America check card data compromisedSue 'em.This is inexcusable.RE: Bank of America check card data compromisedLovely, I just switched my personal and corporate accounts from Wachovia to BOA and for what? this? great!JThttp://www.Privacy-Center.netRE: Bank of America check card data compromisedi am one of the customers.RE: Bank of America check...

Tags: Financial services, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Bank of America Corp., card data

Discussion threads 2008-06-17