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New Banking Hack Live Chats As It Steals

Recent attempts to separate a user from his banking credentials have employed some highly advanced methods. But this new take on the Man in the Browser attack just seems downright dastardly — we’re talking mustache-twirling levels of deviousness.


February 7, 2012
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New ‘Man In The Browser’ Attack Bypasses Banks’ Two-Factor Authentication Systems

The banking industry often employs two-step security measures — similar to Google Authenticator — as an added layer of protection against password theft and fraud. Unfortunately, those systems have just been rendered moot by a highly-advanced hack.