New banking malware surfaces

The rumoured combination of two pieces of advanced online banking malware appears to be fully underway after several months of speculation, reports Security Central

What appears to be a beta version of a piece of malware that has bits of both Zeus and SpyEye is now in circulation, albeit among just a few people, says Aviv Raff, CTO and co-founder of Seculert.

Raff says the reason for the dual control panels is "because many of the criminals are used to the look-and-feel of the Zeus administration panel and will find it easier to migrate to the new version."

Heartland Bank has introduced its own app for customers using the iPhone to access their account information online, reports TMC Net

The app was unveiled as the Gahanna, Ohio-based bank is gearing up to celebrate its centenary this year.

With the unveiling of the iPhone app, Heartland Bank customers can now access their account information through many ways, including SMS text and Web browsing, regardless of what phone or carrier they use, says G Scott McComb, the bank's president and CEO.

Public sector lender, Syndicate Bank has started a pilot project in four villages of Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh in India to promote the usage of mobile banking services by residents, states Rupee Times.

The bank has used the business correspondent (BC) model to take forward this service to customers.

Customers have to simply show their photograph to the BC and use a standard phrase as its voice identity.