Katie Morley reports: A security hole in Halifax and Bank of Scotland’s online banking facilities has put tens of thousands of customers at risk of fraud by leaving their financial activities visible to anyone. The glitch meant fraudsters were able to view accounts without using hacking devices as they would only need someone’s name, date…
Category: Financial Sector
Polish police detain unnamed computer hacker for hack of unnamed bank
A computer hacker who had infiltrated a Polish bank has been detained by the country’s police. The 31-year-old hacker allegedly broke into and stole data from the servers of an unnamed bank in Poland. “His arrest is the result of several months of work. Tomasz G. [name withheld under Polish privacy laws] had received several…
NM: Investigators still don’t know how Nusenda Credit Union members’ banking info obtained by alleged criminal
Matt Howerton reports: New Mexico State Police are still trying to understand how a man charged with multiple counts of identity theft and unauthorized use of an ATM card got the banking information of 35 people to withdraw thousands of dollars fraudulently. Investigators arrested Chris Garcia and James Rogers at the end of September and charged the two…
Court case against former HSBC Private Bank employee adjourned
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…
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…