Iranian specialist hacks accounts to show vulnerability of banks’ security systems

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/96914-iranian-specialist-hacks-accounts-to-show-vulnerability-of-banks-security-systems-

By Tehran Times
15 April 2012

TEHRAN -- A computer specialist, who used to work for a PSP (payment 
service provider) company which offers a number of Iranian banks 
services for accepting electronic payments, has hacked accounts of three 
million bank customers to show the vulnerability of the banks to 
computer security threats, the Persian service of the Fars News Agency 
reported on Sunday.

According to the report, the hacker had provided the managing directors 
of the targeted banks with information about the bank accounts of 1000 
customers in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19) to 
warn them about the susceptibility of their computer systems and 
networks to cyber threats.

The Central Bank of Iran issued a statement on Saturday advising the 
bank customers to change the passwords of their bank cards to prevent 
possible credit card fraud.

An official at the Central Bank of Iran also told the Persian service of 
IRNA on Sunday that no one has illegally accessed people’s bank 
accounts.

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