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FYI…
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…igher_pc_1.html
February 22, 2008 - "…In the first half of 2007, companies involved in managing securities and futures trades reported a 47 percent increase in the number of fraudulent or suspicious transactions attributed to computer break-ins, according to data released last month by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Financial institutions are required to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) when a suspected fraudulent or illegal transfer of funds exceeds $5,000. According to FinCEN, trading institutions filed more computer intrusion-related securities fraud reports in the first half of 2007 than they reported in all of 2006… The report doesn't provide any guesses as to what factors might be responsible for those notable increases. But here's my take: Cyber crooks are going after and compromising online stock trading accounts just as they are online banking accounts*…"
* http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…mputer_int.html
02/20/2008
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…igher_pc_1.html
February 22, 2008 - "…In the first half of 2007, companies involved in managing securities and futures trades reported a 47 percent increase in the number of fraudulent or suspicious transactions attributed to computer break-ins, according to data released last month by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Financial institutions are required to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) when a suspected fraudulent or illegal transfer of funds exceeds $5,000. According to FinCEN, trading institutions filed more computer intrusion-related securities fraud reports in the first half of 2007 than they reported in all of 2006… The report doesn't provide any guesses as to what factors might be responsible for those notable increases. But here's my take: Cyber crooks are going after and compromising online stock trading accounts just as they are online banking accounts*…"
* http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix…mputer_int.html
02/20/2008