November 29, 2013 - Several UK financial institutions have been hit in the last six months by cyber-attacks, some of which have disrupted services, according to the Bank of England.

November 22, 2013 - Scotland Yard chief Bernard Hogan-Howe is calling on banks to help fund a new London cyber-crime fighting unit, admitting that traditional policing methods are failing against high-tech crooks.

November 22, 2013 - A US police force has admitted to falling prey to the notorious bitcoin ransomware Cryptolocker, forking over around $750 in the virtual currency to crooks to get its files decrypted.

November 20, 2013 - The European Central Bank has set out draft recommendations on mobile payments security, covering everything from customer authentication to data protection.

November 15, 2013 - Irish banks AIB and Permanent TSB say that they suspect that some of their customers have fallen victim to card fraud after a massive data breach at loyalty points outfit Loyaltybuild.

November 15, 2013 - Mobile banking is becoming an increasingly prominent element of the way people manage their finances.

November 14, 2013 - The Belgian and Dutch Data Protection Authorities are to conduct an investigation into security at Swift following allegations that data transmitted over the interbank network was spied on by the US National Security Authority.