Fortinet: ZeroAccess, a bitcoin mining botnet was the top threat last quarter
MALAYSIA: Fortinet yesterday announced the findings of its FortiGuard threat landscape research for the period of January 1 − March 31, 2013. FortiGuard Labs observed that the Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the No. 1 threat this quarter as reported by FortiGate devices worldwide. The report also reveals analysis of the South Korea cyberattacks and two new Android adware variants that have climbed the watch list in the last 90...
RHB aims to increase 50% of its internet and mobile banking customer base by year end
RHB Bank Bhd (RHB) is targeting to hit 1.5 million of Internet and mobile banking customer-base by year-end, increased 50% from its current base of one million. Currently, RHB has 10 per cent of market share in Internet and mobile banking. Last year, RHB recorded 991,000 Internet transactions amounting to RM644 million with more than 50 per cent growth, reports BERNAMA news agency.
Yahoo! teams up with Dropbox for simple sharing
Yahoo! recently announced that Yahoo! Mail has integrated tightly with Dropbox, allowing its users to share files straight from their folders online or save attachments.
Online Sporting & Physical Recreation Goods sales experience double digit growth in the past 5 years
According to IBISWorld’s latest Online & Physical Recreation Goods Sales market research report, the evidence shows the consistent double-digit growth in online retailing over the past five years, to account for 5.6 per cent of the entire US$250 billion retail sector. The growth of the industry was contributed by the rapid growth in internet and broadband penetration.
WIEF nurtures 50 business women to create own online marketing platform in Surabaya
INDONESIA: The second Regional World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Online Marketing Workshop was held successfully in Surabaya for five days from April 8, 2013, the BERNAMA news agency reported. The workshop was organized by WIFE Businesswomen Network (WBN) and has benefited about 50 women entrepreneurs from various industries, to create their own online marketing platform for their business. Through the workshop, the participants...
MasterCard’s DataCash unveils new fraud prevention tool GateKeeper: 2.0
MasterCard’s DataCash Group Ltd, a company provides multi-channel global payment processing services and advanced fraud prevention and risk management solutions to merchants and banks recently introduced new superior end-to-end fraud monitoring, detection and prevention service – GateKeeper: 2.0. With GateKeep: 2.0, merchants able to detect fraud and risk and crucially identify genuine customers with pin-point accuracy, regardless of...
PayPal acquires a Palo Alto start-up, Iron Pearl
PayPal recently announced that the company has acquired Iron Pearl, a Palo Alto start-up that is at the forefront of the science of customer acquisition and engagement. According to PayPal, Iron Pearl has developed groundbreaking tools, methodologies and intellectual property, built on a new understanding of the social and cultural factors that drive the viral spread of products, combined with new approaches to data analysis and...
Kaspersky Lab Analyzes Active Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Online Gaming Companies Worldwide
Kaspersky Lab’s team of experts last Friday published a detailed research report that analyzes a sustained cyberespionage campaign conducted by the cybercriminal organization known as “Winnti.” According to Kaspersky Lab’s report, the Winnti group has been attacking companies in the online gaming industry since 2009 and is currently still active. The group’s objectives are stealing digital certificates signed by legitimate software...
MoneyGram renews its partnership agreement with India Post and Circle K
The global money transfer company MoneyGram just announced that it successfully renewed its agreement with India Post, the largest postal network in the world. Under the partnership, MoneyGram still can reach its customers for the money transfer and bill payment services through 2,500 India Post locations. Meanwhile, MoneyGram also completed the renewal on its exclusive relationship with Circle K, the second largest convenience store...
Hong Kong prepares to roll out NFC payments
Banking & Payments Asia reported that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is forming a working group, under the auspices of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, to create a set of standards and guidelines by the second half of 2013 for the introduction of NFC payments in Hong Kong. The initiative is to ensure the safety and effectiveness of NFC payments infrastructure.
