Fraud

Browser-hijacking malware talks to attackers using SPF email validation protocol

The technique makes malicious traffic harder to detect for firewalls and other network security systems, researcher says

Google sees one password ring to rule them all

Google researchers have proposed a USB key, or even a finger ring, to solve the problems with website passwords

Shylock banking malware updated to spread via Skype, researchers say

A new component allows the Shylock Trojan program to send messages and files through Skype

Banks crack down on cyber-based account takeovers

Only 9 percent of corporate account takeover cyberattacks resulted in money being transferred in early 2012, a survey says

Outlook 2013 … Even more interesting than 2012!

Improved Carberp banking malware will target North American banks, Group-IB says

Carberp authors are developing custom scripts for U.S. and Canadian banking websites, Group-IB researchers say

SMS stealing apps uploaded to Google Play by Carberp banking malware gang

The apps were designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers from Russian online banking users, Kaspersky Lab says

Project Blitzkrieg e-banking heist is a credible threat, McAfee says

McAfee has detected malware activity linked to an online fraud operation allegedly planned by cybercriminals

Japan police offers first-ever reward for wanted hacker

Japan's National Police Agency has posted a US$36,000 reward for a case in which it wrongly arrested men with hacked PCs

Gang responsible for multimillion-dollar online auction fraud busted in Romania

The gang targeted U.S. citizens and caused losses of US$4 million, Romanian authorities say