The Local reports: A trial in Switzerland has been adjourned against Hervé Falciani, the former IT worker from the HSBC Private Bank in Geneva who leaked data about thousands of suspected tax evaders. Falciani, 43, now living in Spain, failed to appear in the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino on…
Category: Financial Sector
IE: Gorey Credit Union says accounts not affected by email gaffe
Independent.ie reports: Gorey Credit Union confirmed this week that it has been in touch with the Data Protection Commissioner, after email address details of a small percentage of customers were visible to other recipients when the email was sent out. The error occurred on Monday when the mail was sent to inform customers about the…
KR: Second hacker indicted for cyberattack against brokerage firm
The Korea Herald reports: Another hacker suspected of orchestrating a cyberattack on a major South Korean securities firm has been indicted on charges of disrupting the company’s computer network, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said the 39-year-old man, identified only by his surname Lee, is suspected of launching a distributed denial-of-service…
Danish Bank Leaves Server in Debug Mode, Exposes Sensitive Information in JavaScript Comments
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Dutch IT security expert Sijmen Ruwhof has found a pretty big blunder on the part of Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest bank, which exposed sensitive user session information in the form of an encoded data dump, in their banking portal’s JavaScript files. Mr. Ruwhof started to research Danish banking policies out of curiosity,…
CT: Bank Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $100K from Customer Accounts
The bank was not identified in court documents. Do consumers want to know what bank so they can evaluate whether a bank has sufficient infosecurity checks in place to protect their money and accounts? Withholding the names of victim banks or businesses protects those entities, but does not serve consumers well. Deirdre M. Daly, United…
Scottrade Breach Hits 4.6 Million Customers (Updated)
Brian Krebs reports: Welcome to Day 2 of Cybersecurity (Breach) Awareness Month! Today’s awareness lesson is brought to you by retail brokerage firm Scottrade Inc., which just disclosed a breach involving contact information and possibly Social Security numbers on 4.6 million customers. In an email sent today to customers, St. Louis-based Scottrade said it recently heard…