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China Demands Technology Firms Hand Over Source Code
Protectionism or national security? China demands foreign firms hand over source code for inspection
More Than Half Of Brits Are Ready To Switch To Mobile Payments
Zapp survey finds attitudes towards alternative payments in the UK have changed significantly
Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank
Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments
US Banks Targeted In ‘Co-Ordinated’ Cyber Attacks – FBI Investigates
The FBI and Secret Service investigate reports that a number US banks suffered co-ordinated cyber attacks
Paym To Let UK Bank Holders Make Payments To Mobile Numbers
Registration for mobile number payment system 'Paym' opens for most of the country's banks, with the rest set to follow
Lloyds Fixes IT Systems Failure That Prevented Card Payments
Lloyds, TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers are left red-faced after being unable to use their cards on Sunday afternoon
South Korea Bank Data Breach Hits 15m
Epic data breach affecting a third of all South Koreans - believed to have been an inside job
Banks Warned About ‘Cutting Edge’ Financial Malware
Banks beware as trojans and botnets aimed at financial institutions are being upgraded and enhanced
Banks Must Not Take The Internet For Granted
Banks and other bodies can be hit badly if their Internet service fails, warns Stephen Bonner
Banks Testing Cyber Attack Communications Resilience
Operation Waking Shark 2 taking place in London today
UK Bank ‘Cyber War Games’ Coming In November
Bank of England to oversee stress tests next month
UK Banks Told To Test Cyber Attack Resilience
Banks also asked to test resilience against legacy IT failures
KPMG: New Breed Of Cyber Attack Could Cripple Banks
British banks should watch out for fresh kinds of attacks as they can't afford to suffer another systemic shock, KPMG says
Zeus Malware Back With A Vengeance To Cause Carnage In May
Keep hold of your bank logins, Zeus is getting aggressive again
Eight Charged Over “Unlimited” $45m Cyber Bank Heist
After one of the most devlish cyber plots ever is uncovered, seven are arrested, but the gang's alleged leader has been murdered
InfoSec 2013: British Banks Threatened By DDoS Boom
US bank attackers have turned their attention to Europe, and UK financial institutions have been told to prepare
EU Could Force Banks And Other Critical Industries To Report Cyber-Attacks
EU proposals could force 42,000 companies to reveal details of cyber-attacks
US Officials Suspect Iran Of Bank DDoS Attacks
US and Iran cyber tussles continuing, according to a report
US Banks Hit By Denial-Of-Service Attacks
Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America have been hit by attacks that make it difficult for customers to access their accounts online, according to a US federal security alert
Anonymous Claims DDoS Hit On HSBC
HSBC services downed by DDoS attack
More US Banks Hit By Attackers
Two more US banks were hit by denial-of-service attacks which caused outages in spite of advance warning
Cyber Gang Planning Massive Trojan War On US Banks
RSA spies underground call to arms to steal from US banks
Bank-Theft Botnet Gameover Infects 700,000 Systems
A bank-theft botnet by the name of Gameover has infected 675,000 systems, many at Fortune 500 companies
Bank Security Lax As Leaky Websites Aid Hackers
Banks are handing over loads of useful data to hackers, a KPMG study finds
RBS and NatWest Continue To Struggle With IT Fail
Millions of NatWest customers continue to be frustrated thanks to an IT failure
Academics Develop Electronic Chequebook
Cheque payments could receive a new lease of life if banks adopt digital alternatives
Anonymous Targets Brazilian Banks In Fight Against ‘Inequality’
Some of Brazil's biggest banks have been hit by DDoS Attacks, although customer accounts are believed to be unaffected
Two Thirds of Brits Prefer Bank Clicks To Bank Clerks
Research shows that more Brits than ever use online banking with two of three using it at least once a week
EC To Investigate Europe-Wide E-Payments Scheme
The SEPA Europe-wide e-payments system, proposed by banks, could exclude newbies like PayPal