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RBI may assume financial liability for Card frauds

RBI has clarified that any unreturned notes of denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will remain as unclaimed/claimable liability on their balance sheets but will not be transferred to Government in the form of dividend. It will therefore remain … Continue reading

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Yet another IRCTC Fraud unearthed

Readers of naavi.org have seen discussion on IRCTC website being misused and hacked several times in the past. (Earlier articles can be found here. https://www.naavi.org/wp/index.php?s=irctc In a fresh  move,  (See here), police have busted a gang which was committing the “Tatkal … Continue reading

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The Tesco Bank Attack..Yet another incident of Security Failure

The UK based Tesco Bank recently observed suspicious transactions in around  40000 Current Accounts and had to temporarily shut down transactions in the accounts. Subsequently it was indicated that about 9000 accounts saw fraudulent withdrawals to the total extent of … Continue reading

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RBI should do a security audit of Corporation Bank new IT system

It has been pointed out in these columns that after the recent changes made in the account numbering system in Corporation Bank there have been many customer service issues. One issue that was pointed out was that though the account … Continue reading

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CISOs in Banks to be upgraded.. Will we have “Executive Director-Security” in our Banks?

RBI in continuation of its fire fighting efforts after the “Mega Data Breach” in the Indian banking system has suggested that the “CISO” (Chief Information Security Officer) in a Bank which is already a senior position is to be upgraded … Continue reading

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The Mega Data Breach. What should “Other” Banks and FinTech Companies do?

The Mega Data Breach of 32 lakh debit cards in India is reported to have affected 19 Banks directly. It is presumed that these are the banks whose debit cards passed through the poisoned switch maintained by NPCI to route … Continue reading

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