Cybercriminals who once earned millions by breaking into individual online bank accounts are now targeting the banks’ own computers, with often-dramatic results.
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Time For Truth: (Wall Street Journal) – Hackers Program Bank ATMs to Spew Cash
Tesco Bank’s chief executive has blamed “a systematic, sophisticated attack” for the money taken from 20,000 of its customer accounts.
Benny Higgins said the bank knew “exactly” what the attack was, but could not say more because it was part of a criminal investigation.
He said all affected customers would be refunded by the end of Tuesday.
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Time For Truth: (BBC News) – Tesco Bank blames 'systematic sophisticated attack' for account losses
Hackers used internet-connected home devices, such as CCTV cameras and printers, to attack popular websites on Friday, security analysts say.
Twitter, Spotify, and Reddit were among the sites taken offline on Friday.
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Time For Truth: (BBC News) – 'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack
Be careful the next time you try to visit a website by typing the URL into the address bar of your browser – you might land on a website hosting ads for scam products, or worse, a website designed for phishing or hosting malware.
“Typosquatting” is when a crook or scammer registers misspelled domain names (think faceboook or goggle) in the hope of stealing traffic from those legitimate sites for nefarious purposes.
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To the list of things we wish we could shield children from, add identity theft.
Cyberthieves target children because their identities offer a clean slate with which to apply for bank accounts, credit cards or loans, government benefits and tax breaks. Criminals will often combine a child’s Social Security number with a fake date of birth and address to avoid suspicion, experts say.
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