Russian Court Hears Case Against Mystery RBS Hacker

Another member of the hacking crew responsible for the $9.4m heist of RBS WorldPay is going to court in Russia, according to a local media report.A court in Novosibirsk, Russia, is taking up the case of a previously unnamed member of crew of hackers that is accused of stealing $9.4 million from R...

RBS WorldPay Suspect Extradited to U.S.

Federal prosecutors say they have have extradited one of the leaders of an international crime ring accused of hacking in to bank card processor RBS WorldPay and stealing more than $9.4m in a 12-hour period. Read the full article. The Register...

Anatomy of the RBS WorldPay Hack

The four men whom a federal grand jury indicted this week for their alleged roles in a scam that stole millions of dollars from RBS WorldPay were no fools. The small crew of hackers had a distinct division of labor, operated with skill and efficiency and left one of the world’s larger banks holdi...

U.S. Takes Down $9 Million RBS WorldPay Hacking Ring

U.S. and international prosecutors have taken down a criminal ring that they allege was responsible for an ATM scam last year that stole about $9 million from RBS WorldPay. The criminals were able to evade the company’s encryption system used on payroll debit cards and withdraw money from ATMs in...

After data breach, Visa removes Heartland from PCI list

Credit card giant Visa has taken Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay off its list of service providers that are compliant with the PCI Data Security Standard. In a statement released Friday, Visa said it was removing the payment processors based on “compromise event findings.” RBS WorldPay...