Additional information on what other information was captured has not yet been released. Files for as many as 900 clients ended up on a website. The employee has since been fired and the bank is notifying all of the individuals affected and the FBI is currently investigating the incidence.
Mugshot-Removal Sites Accused of Extortion
The growing online mugshot-removal racket — where arrestees pay sometimes hundreds of dollars to remove their mugs — is being hit with extortion accusations in a novel lawsuit testing the bounds of the First Amendment.
Mugshot-Removal Sites Accused of Extortion
The growing online mugshot-removal racket — where arrestees pay sometimes hundreds of dollars to remove their mugs — is being hit with extortion accusations in a novel lawsuit testing the bounds of the First Amendment.
Microsoft, FBI go after major bank-account stealing cybercrime ring
BOSTON — Microsoft and the FBI, aided by authorities in more than 80 countries, have launched a major assault on one of the world's biggest cybercrime rings, believed to have stolen more than $500 million from bank accounts over the past 18 months.
Spam doubles as bull market returns
After years of declines, spam email is roaring back, and the culprit appears to be the booming stock market.
McAfee, Intel's (INTC, Fortune 500) security unit, reported this week that it counted 1.9 trillion global spam messages in March. While the number is not record-breaking, it is twice the volume counted in December.
Lloyds bank's head of online security jailed for £2.4m fraud
A former Lloyds bank worker in charge of online security has been jailed for five years over a £2.4m fraud. Jessica Harper, 50, submitted false invoices to claim payments between 2007 and 2011. She said: "I saw the opportunity and thought: 'Given the hours I work I deserve it'.
Hackers outwit online banking identity security systems
Criminal hackers have found a way round the latst generation of online banking security devices given out by banks, the BBC has learned.