cyber crime

• Account Takeovers: Survey Reveals the Hard Numbers

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 10, 2013

  The financial institution nightmare is when a legitimate account is taken over by cyber-criminals – then looted. FS-ISAC survey shows it happens.

• 

  Threat of the Week: Mobile DDoS

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 8, 2013

  Technology writer Robert McGarvey looks this week at whether denial of service attacks could invade mobile banking next.

• South Carolina Data Breach’s Impact on Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 4, 2013

  Huge hack at tax department has financial institutions on edge.

• 

  Threat of the Week: DDoS May Camouflage Larceny

  By Robert McGarvey  |  December 27, 2012

  Technology writer Robert McGarvey this week looks at what could be most sinister about distributed denial of service attacks.

• CUNA Reports Hack Into Its Website

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 10, 2012

  Trade group one of dozens of organizations, institutions, agencies hit, says no personal identifiable info taken.

• 

  2013's 5 Biggest Online/Mobile Cyber Threats

  By Robert McGarvey  |  December 10, 2012

  You ain’t seen nothing yet.

• Dell SecureWorks Announces New Tools to Fight APT Attacks

  By Robert McGarvey  |  November 9, 2012

  New suite targets Advanced Persistent Threats before they do significant damage to a targeted institution.

• 

  The Top 5 Halloween Techno Tricks That Scare Credit Union Executives

  By Robert McGarvey  |  October 26, 2012

  These tricks are no treat: The hackers behind are capable of serious cyber looting.

• APWG Reports Record Spike in Phishing Websites

  By Marc Rapport  |  October 24, 2012

  Industry consortium says phishing websites proliferated in the first half of 2012 in numbers not before seen.

• DDoS Hacker Attacks on Banks Escalating

  By Robert McGarvey  |  September 28, 2012

  One expert warns about possible focus on smaller institutions: "This has the feel of someone working down a list, looking for weaknesses."