In an interesting post made to Krebs
on Security last week, blog contributor Aaron Jacobson of Authentify revealed an interactive map
charting the locations of all major banking fraud incidents reported on by
Krebs, both at his current blog and former work for The Washington Post. Jacobson also made a point to respond to user
comments, indicating that the map will continue to be updated in accordance
with stories appearing on the blog.
The map is useful for both following the trends of major
bank fraud incidents, as well as making initial observations about connections
to location and rate of attack. While the map is far from comprehensive, it is
worth critical review, and could act as a starting point for larger, more
accurate real-time fraud prevention tracking projects.