by eugen | Mar 6, 2012 | Banking, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
Yes, we’ve all been told that we shouldn’t reuse passwords for different accounts. That makes a hacker’s job pretty easy. But how many of us actually follow that rule? A data viz tool is available for download as a Firefox add-on that seeks out...
by eugen | Jan 16, 2012 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Phishing, Retail, Vulnerabilities
Zappos has remained tight-lipped about the nature of their data breach this week. As many as 24 million consumer accounts may have been accessed through an attack on their server in Kentucky. That is as detailed as they’re willing to go. Full credit card numbers...
by eugen | Mar 9, 2010 | Banking, Phishing, Vulnerabilities
Several researchers the University of Michigan have succeeded in cracking the RSA security technology which protects all ecommerce and online banking transactions. The university scientists found that they could deduce tiny pieces of a private key by injecting slight...
by kathy | Mar 1, 2010 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Phishing
First Direct bank in the UK has been the first British bank to embrace Twitter. Does that really surprise anyone? As a 100% online bank, they’ve maintained a business pace a few clicks ahead of competitors in online services. But last weekend their clients and...
by kathy | Jan 30, 2010 | Banking, Retail
The good folks over at Credit Card Processing Gist posted an article yesterday naming the flaws of Verififed By Visa and MasterCard’s Secure Code. Flawed technology and poor design meet good economics – telling us that price is the trump card when it comes...
