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Re: [Skunkworks] Security Breach on Cfc Stanbic Account
by Mash 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

From a banking perspective, these claims are possible but not through hacking. What normally happens is that in case of such withdraws via an atm, the card centre may have linked your account to the wrong ATM card n vice versa. Take it like a cashier doing an over the counter transactIon to the wrong account. It happens alot. Sent from My HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "ty" <tyruskam(a)gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "[Security Forum]All information security discussions in kenya are done here (Hacking, Decryptions, Security management, physical security, Disastor Recovery, Security Assessments etc etc)" <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] Security Breach on Cfc Stanbic Account Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 16:54 An interesting thing to note, from my experience, only a handful of local banks and multinationals are PCI/DSS Compliant let alone self assured. -tyrus On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma(a)gmail.com> wrote: Could this be an inside Job ? RegardsKevin On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Okumu O. C. Edmund <edmund.okumu(a)gmail.com> wrote: Interesting story line there. I do not work for CFC Stanbic except that i am also a dissatisfied customer who fled. That not withstanding, as an Information Systems Risk specialist I noticed one thing when CFC merged with Stanbic and around that time I started having trouble with my accounts. It so happened that human was interfacing between two systems i.e. The then CFC system and the Stanbic System. I know that alot of work has been done to ensure that this no longer happens (No human interfacing between the two systems), but it still explains what might have transpired during the transition period. I can imagine fictitious accounts, illegal transfers..... happening like in your case e.t.c. On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi Skunks, On Friday the 21st of October I noticed something strange with my Cfc Stanbic Account. While trying to withdraw money at the International House ATM, I realized from the system that avaibale balance was 300 kshs and Actual balance was the money which I was supposed to be having in my account ( lets for the sake of this discussion say its X shillings) I reported this issue to the Bank branch and they mentioned that there was a possible problem On Saturday while trying to withdraw money from the Buru Buru ATM, I got a message insuficient funds. On gettting a mini statement it shows VISA ATM withdrwals of equal amounts i.e x/3 done thrice to 3 decimal points which if added up summed up to x. This looked like a well calculated hacking job. What I wondered is cfc cards are not allowed for internet transactions ( at least mine) and furthermore they have no numbers on them. I have had my Card on me since opening my account . After follow up, they told me that these transactions happened in Mozambique. My question is what possible scenarios led to the hacking of my account and loss of cash as I have never used it on the net or swiped it anywhere ? Im puzzled and told it has happened with a number of accounts at Cfc. If you are with the bank, be very careful. Regards Kevin _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Edmund C. O. Okumu P.O Box 8490-00200, Nairobi, Kenya. TEL: 254-721-734935 _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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Security Breach on Cfc Stanbic Account
by Kevin Omondi 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Hi Skunks, On Friday the 21st of October I noticed something strange with my Cfc Stanbic Account. While trying to withdraw money at the International House ATM, I realized from the system that avaibale balance was 300 kshs and Actual balance was the money which I was supposed to be having in my account ( lets for the sake of this discussion say its X shillings) I reported this issue to the Bank branch and they mentioned that there was a possible problem On Saturday while trying to withdraw money from the Buru Buru ATM, I got a message insuficient funds. On gettting a mini statement it shows VISA ATM withdrwals of equal amounts i.e x/3 done thrice to 3 decimal points which if added up summed up to x. This looked like a well calculated hacking job. What I wondered is cfc cards are not allowed for internet transactions ( at least mine) and furthermore they have no numbers on them. I have had my Card on me since opening my account . After follow up, they told me that these transactions happened in Mozambique. My question is what possible scenarios led to the hacking of my account and loss of cash as I have never used it on the net or swiped it anywhere ? Im puzzled and told it has happened with a number of accounts at Cfc. If you are with the bank, be very careful. Regards Kevin

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Next Gen Cammo
by James Nzomo 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

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[OT] John McCarthy (computer scientist) has died
by wool row 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_%28computer_scientist%29 -- Endless

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Installing pywebdav in server with two versions
by [ Brainiac ] 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

hello, after some upgrades i find my system running two versons of python, 2.6 and 2.7, i urgently need to install a specific pywebdav version<http://code.google.com/p/pywebdav/downloads/detail?name=PyWebDAV-0.9.4.tar.…>on the 2.7. whenever i use easy install, or just download it and do the setup.py install, it ends up in the 2.6. is there a way of installing this? i dont want to tamper with attempting to remove the older versions and cause breakages .. -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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New Google Chrome Store Interface
by Kevin Omondi 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

New Google Chrome webstore has a new interface. Looks very nice. ..

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Re: [Skunkworks] 10 reasons to be wary of Google in business
by Nd'wex Common 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-reasons-to-be-wary-of-google-i…

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Any Bike (cycle) enthusiasts?
by Odhiambo Washington 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

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John McCarthy (computer scientist) has died
by wool row 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

This is really a black October. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_%28computer_scientist%29 -- Endless

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Re: [Skunkworks] Work From Home
by David Wahome 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

If its too good to be true, it probably is. When it comes to the PTC world or any other online earning program - but esp with PTC sites, the problem lies in the prices charged for Advertisers and prices paid to the Clickers. You as the clicker won't be ready to accept less, and the advertiser will definitely not settle on paying more! And as the number of members starts increasing on a legit PTC site, problems begin. What follows next is the risk of going bankrupt. The site might get into serious financial problems and close down suddenly or the owner(s) decide to sell the site. So, to Katie, who innocently asked for information - I wouldn't advice you to pay attention to any online enticing opportunity. I have HEARD there are some genuine and honest programs, but I'd rather one finds other ways of earning money. -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:00 PM To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 20, Issue 210 Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Installing pywebdav in server with two versions ([ Brainiac ]) 2. Re: Work From Home (Frank) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:43:24 +0300 From: "[ Brainiac ]" <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] Installing pywebdav in server with two versions Message-ID: <CAFb6RxDYLBnxvjafbioXV56nqts8V2N_u_ZfZ+d5dd=kTHetGQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" hello, after some upgrades i find my system running two versons of python, 2.6 and 2.7, i urgently need to install a specific pywebdav version<http://code.google.com/p/pywebdav/downloads/detail?name=PyWebDAV-0.9 .4.tar.gz&can=2&q=/>on the 2.7. whenever i use easy install, or just download it and do the setup.py install, it ends up in the 2.6. is there a way of installing this? i dont want to tamper with attempting to remove the older versions and cause breakages .. -- *?The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy?* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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