Fraudulent Android App Steals Online Banking Credentials
First Tech credit union has issued a security alert regarding a fraudulent Android smartphone app posted on Google’s Android Marketplace. The app purports to be mobile banking tool. Naturally it is actually a phishing scam, that will steal your banking username and password if you actually use it to log into your online bank account. [...]
NIST Investigating Companies Who’s FIPS 140-2 Validated Products Were Hacked
The Computer Security Division of the National Institute of Standards and Time (NIST), sets security standards for security and encryption for the US Government. Products that protect data with encryption must meet the rigorous NIST FIPS 140-2 security standard. This week there have been widespread reports of FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated hardware-encrypted USB flash [...]
How to Hack a Corporate Network…with Facebook
You are in the safety of your own home or office hanging with people all over the world in big cities and little towns and never have to watch your back. Ethical hackers are the tech industries white nights, also known as “white hat hackers”. Steve Stasiukonis from Secure Network Technologies is such a person. [...]
JP Morgan Chase Bank Review: Is Bigger Better?
JP Morgan Chase is a relatively new bank as two financial giants, JP Morgan and Chase Manhattan, merged. Even more recently JP Morgan Chase absorbed Bank One, Washington Mutual and other smaller banks.Does this make them bigger AND better? What Products & Services Does JP Morgan Chase Offer? JP Morgan Chase offers about any banking [...]
California Credit Card And Identity Theft – Tips For Victims
As a number of identity theft victims now know first-hand, a California free credit report can end up in the wrong hands. Your most personal information…social security number, date of birth, mother and father’s details, your children and even pets’ names, your residence address…along with your actual credit cards and even bank account details can [...]