Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Attention now turns on India as an outsourcing destination
As could be expected, the Great E- Banking Robbery has now brought Indian Outsourcing industry to the center of controversy. The Reuter report Already some security experts in US have started a campaign for shifting the card processing business to … Continue reading
TN Police throw up their hands in Phishing Case
Tamil Nadu police had the distinction of achieving the first ever conviction under ITA 2000 way back in 2004. It has also had the distinction of solving several Credit card frauds some of whom had international footprint. However these appear … Continue reading
The Kingpin of the Great E Banking Robbery shot dead by his partners
The spectacular US$ 45 million global bank heist has already claimed the life of the suspected kingpin. Alberto Yusi Lajud-Peña, one of a number of suspected ringleaders behind a coordinated and sophisticated global bank heist operation that netted the thieves … Continue reading
Modus Operandi of the Great E-Bank Robbery
The recent Banking Fraud where US $45 million (Rs 250 crores) were withdrawn in cash across 27 countries was a sensational international cyber crime that warrants a serious analysis by all Cyber Crime and Cyber Security experts. What is intriguing … Continue reading
Was Infosys sofware responsible for the losses of the UAE Bank?
Today’s Economic Times carried a story (See report) highlighting that the UAE Bank which was involved in the US $ 45 million global heist was using Finacle Software from Infosys. The fraud was actually committed by the hacking of the system maintaining the … Continue reading
Bank Muscat suffers $39 M loss
Hacking of a Credit Card payment processing service provider in Bangalore has reportedly caused compromise of sensitive customer data for a Muscat Bank resulting in a loss of US$39 million. The Bank has claimed that no customer has suffered a … Continue reading