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The Magical ATM Card and SMS Message in Thailand

2008-08-03 13:30:52 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) with one-time password (OTP) to authenticate transactions One of my favorite banks in Thailand is K-Bank . With K-Bank I can simply walk up to an ATM machine and pay a mobile phone bill, purchase mutual funds, buy insurance, or transact an ever-growing list of services payable at the modern and sleek...
 
Tags: atm, k-bank atm machine, sleek k-bank atm, k-bank, thailand, atm machine, banks, perfect window seat, perfect
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Your Brain on Wi-Fi; Zipit Offers Free SMS; Wi-Fi Alliance Model Trade Group

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2008-05-12 13:26:30 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...SMS with major cell carries, charging $5 per month for 1,500 incoming and 1,500 outgoing messages. Uptake must have been poor, as the manufacturer announced today that purchases until 31-July-2008 would include a year of free text messages. The company also modified its plan without noting that fact, increasing messages to a "reasonable...
 
Tags: zipit, wi-fi, text, free text messages, messages, cell phones, cell phones interfere, wi-fi alliance cited, zipit wireless messenger
 
 
 
 
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Technology Tales from Thailand: KBank Fraud Management

2008-08-20 07:16:51 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...SMS Message in Thailand we talked about booking flights and securely paying using a SMS PayCode and ATM transfer, avoiding the possibility of on-line credit card fraud; and in Keyloggers: Why Banks Need Two-Factor Authentication I described how KBank uses SMS-based one-time-passwords (OTP) to authenticate transactions In addition to the above...
 
Tags: visa debit card, debit card, card, visa card, kbank, kbank card, transaction, transaction notification services, fraudulent transaction
 
 
 
 
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Keyloggers: Why Banks Need Two-Factor Authentication

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2008-01-14 11:55:21 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
...SMS-based 2FA In a nutshell, SMS-based 2FA involves having your on-line banking system send an SMS message with a one-time password (OTP) to your cell phone. You then must enter the OTP to complete your transaction Is this a perfect solution No But, it is much better than than just passwords Aten year old child can easily steal your userID...
 
Tags: two-factor authentication, keyloggers, inexpensive two-factor authentication, usb keyloggers, hardware keyloggers, 2fa involves, time, black keylogger, keylogger
 
 
 
 
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Mobile Malware Scam iSexPlayer Wants Your Money

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2008-07-09 07:42:00 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...SMS. Please allow iSexPlayer to send SMS The spammed through blackhat SEO sites are currently active, and perhaps a bit ironic, once you make any transaction with these people, anything that goes on at a later stage such as automatic calling or sms-sing to squeeze your bill, may be in fact legal since you authorized it Symbian Freak has...
 
Tags: isexplayer, install, install isexplayer, access, internet access, isexplayer access module, phone, blackhat seo sites, sites
 
 
 
 
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A Costly Crush

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2008-09-02 15:24:54 by Christopher Boyd in SpywareGuide Greynets Blog
...Sms-helpdesk", eh? I do believe I've seen a long thread concerning people having issues with large bills for phone messages. Indeed, a rep from sms-helpdesk actually appears to be posting there Shame it seems some people can't even get through to the supposed helpline. Perhaps "Denise" would be better off tackling the deceptive placement...
 
Tags: application, facebook application, crush application, facebook, application install, regular facebook user, crush application forums, angry facebook users, crush messages
 
 
 
 
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FaxBox: the latest in password scams

2008-01-07 18:09:34 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...sms (I simply don't care about LinkedIn, Plaxo, Facebook, MySpace, and so on). But this one seemed suspicious. I don't know anyone named Ratul, and everyone who wants to ask me questions certainly knows my email address. It raised my bullshit detector So after a bit of foraging I found this:...
 
Tags: email, question itfanboxapps, email address, question, fanbox, junk email folder, faxbox, ratul, named ratul
 
 
 
 
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MWC - Celltrust targets banks with encrypted SMS app

2008-02-11 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3d798 in Network World on Security
 
Celltrust developed its SecureSMS application so banks could deliver secure text messages to their customers' mobile phones -- but the company's chief technology officer wonders whether French president Nicolas Sarkozy might like a copy of the software
 
Tags: mobile phones, celltrust, banks, securesms application, copy, software, customers, company
 
 
 
 
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Kenya Incident Mapping

2008-01-14 17:28:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
Ushahidi is an innovative Web site for tracking security incidents currently taking place in Kenya. What makes Ushahidi unique is anyone can report an incident (either on the site or with SMS) and anyone can view the incident map. This is a great idea and implementation, that hopefully will be replicated in other parts of the world. Kudos to the...
 
Tags: incident, innovative web site, site, ushahidi, ushahidi unique, incident map, security incidents, kenya, sms
 
 
 
 
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End user security psychology, part I: Are small mobile computers less secure than larger mobile computers?