The Latest in IT Security

Former NatWest Bank Clerk Sentenced for Allowing Criminals to Hijack Bank Computers

17
Jan
2014

A former NatWest bank clerk has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a scheme in which criminals attempted to steal over 1 million ($1.6 million / 1.2 million).

24-year-old Hans Patterson-Mensah allowed fraudsters to install a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch to one of the bank’s computers. The device gave the crooks access to the financial institutions internal systems.

Once they gained access to the computer systems, the f…

Comments are closed.

Categories

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024
WHITE PAPERS

Mission-Critical Broadband – Why Governments Should Partner with Commercial Operators:
Many governments embrace mobile network operator (MNO) networks as ...

ARA at Scale: How to Choose a Solution That Grows With Your Needs:
Application release automation (ARA) tools enable best practices in...

The Multi-Model Database:
Part of the “new normal” where data and cloud applications are ...

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments