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PIN codes cracked and 285 million data breaches

Wired's blog just noted that Bryan Sartin, director of investigative response for Verizon Business, is saying the backbone of bank security – the PIN – is broken by hackers.  In fact, he reckons, its' been blown apart. "We're seeing entirely new attacks that a year ago were thought to be only academically possible," says Sartin. …

PIN codes cracked and 285 million data breaches

Wired's blog just noted that Bryan Sartin, director of investigative response for Verizon Business, is saying the backbone of bank security – the PIN – is broken by hackers.  In fact, he reckons, its' been blown apart. "We're seeing entirely new attacks that a year ago were thought to be only academically possible," says Sartin. …

Things worth reading: 15th April 2009

Things we're reading today include: Fortis Bank reveals large loss (BBC) UBS jobless tally hits 18,000 amid rising losses (Times) RBS sees big growth in Islamic finance (Reuters) Lehman 'sausage machine' processor at work (Financial Times) Goldman amasses $164bn war chest (Financial Times)  Alistair Darling to announce supply-chain insurance scheme (Telegraph)Ben Bernanke sees 'tentative signs'…

Things worth reading: 15th April 2009

Things we're reading today include: Fortis Bank reveals large loss (BBC) UBS jobless tally hits 18,000 amid rising losses (Times) RBS sees big growth in Islamic finance (Reuters) Lehman 'sausage machine' processor at work (Financial Times) Goldman amasses $164bn war chest (Financial Times)  Alistair Darling to announce supply-chain insurance scheme (Telegraph)Ben Bernanke sees 'tentative signs'…

Things worth reading: 14th April 2009

Lots of stuff we're reading today … Europe: Germany is one of the worst-hit economies in the developed world. So why is everybody so calm? (Newsweek)Germany finance minister to unveil bad banks plan (Euractiv)Hungary's new PM takes over a nation in crisis (Euractiv) Equiduct joins list of MTF launches (Financial Times) USA: Goldman Sachs to…

Things worth reading: 14th April 2009

Lots of stuff we're reading today … Europe: Germany is one of the worst-hit economies in the developed world. So why is everybody so calm? (Newsweek)Germany finance minister to unveil bad banks plan (Euractiv)Hungary's new PM takes over a nation in crisis (Euractiv) Equiduct joins list of MTF launches (Financial Times) USA: Goldman Sachs to…

Things worth reading: 14th April 2009

Lots of stuff we're reading today … Europe: Germany is one of the worst-hit economies in the developed world. So why is everybody so calm? (Newsweek)Germany finance minister to unveil bad banks plan (Euractiv)Hungary's new PM takes over a nation in crisis (Euractiv) Equiduct joins list of MTF launches (Financial Times) USA: Goldman Sachs to…

Things worth reading today: 13th April 2009

Things we're reading today include … UK: Doubt over second wave of quantitative easing (Telegraph) Financial Services Authority to investigate bankers' failures (Guardian) Europe: Iceland banking inquiry finds murky geysers run deep (Telegraph) Germany warns on ‘crisis after crisis’ (Financial Times) Germany on a mission to soak up toxic assets (Financial Times) UBS to announce…

Things worth reading: 12th April 2009

Things we're reading today include: HSBC faces crisis over US credit cards (Guardian) HSBC’s London HQ back on the block in £2.7bn sell-off  (Times)Barclays opens door to BGI sale (Telegraph) Britain’s best-paid banker takes home £16m bonus (Times)Banks face £18bn pension gap (Guardian) FSA inquiry to investigate bank bosses (Telegraph) Analysts say markets likely to…

Things worth reading: 12th April 2009

Things we're reading today include: HSBC faces crisis over US credit cards (Guardian) HSBC’s London HQ back on the block in £2.7bn sell-off  (Times)Barclays opens door to BGI sale (Telegraph) Britain’s best-paid banker takes home £16m bonus (Times)Banks face £18bn pension gap (Guardian) FSA inquiry to investigate bank bosses (Telegraph) Analysts say markets likely to…

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