I’ve been hearing recent chatter about new malware variants that are attempting to get Facebook users to give up Ukash vouchers. It is a variant of the encryption extortion scheme. In this scheme, the malware gets onto a Facebook user’s computer, and blocks access to their Facebook account. It demands a Ukash payment in order [...]

I was reading an article about Ocean Bank being fined $10.9M for not being in compliance with anti-money laundering guidelines by the Bank Secrecy Act. The bank had anti-money laundering (AML) software that tracked suspicious funds transfers, however the bank’s staff was not using the software properly. Cyber criminals have been attacking the online accounts [...]