Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Defending Financial Services Against Fraud in a Shifting Cyber Landscape sparsh Tue, 11/14/2023 - 05:05 As we approach International Fraud Awareness Week during 12-18 November 2023, taking stock of the evolving threat landscape and the vulnerabilities that financial services organizations face is crucial.

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Financial Services Encryption Cybercrime Threat Reports 105

Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

As first reported here last year , First American’s website exposed 16 years worth of digitized mortgage title insurance records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images. In the days that followed, the DFS and U.S.

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Insurance Financial Services Penetration Testing Scams 347

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

Toyota has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor leaked 240GB of data stolen from its infrastructure on a cybercrime forum. Toyota disclosed a data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from its systems on a cybercrime forum, BleepingComputer reported.

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Data breaches Cybercrime Financial Services Hacking 116

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and naming an Egyptian man as the operator behind the operation. Microsoft announced the disruption of the ONNX phishing service, another success against cybercrime which led to the seizure of 240 sites. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Phishing Cybercrime Financial Services Media 71

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. The OTP interception service featured earlier this year — Otp[.]agency

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Passwords Mobile Authentication Banking 342

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. com — which was created to phish U.S.

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Malware Banking Phishing DDOS 329

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016.

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Hacking Cybercrime Ransomware Government 238

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

BingoMod is a new Android malware that can wipe devices after stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts. Researchers at Cleafy discovered a new Android malware, called ‘BingoMod,’ that can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts.

Banking 140

Banking Accountability Malware Mobile 140

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Japan’s Financial Services Agency, who investigated the incident, found severe issues in DMM Bitcoin’s risk management, including inadequate oversight, lack of independent audits, and poor security practices. SBI VC Trade published a notice regarding the basic agreement on the transfer of accounts and assets held by DMM Bitcoin.

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Cryptocurrency Financial Services Accountability Hacking 61

Krebs on Security

MAY 3, 2019

The credit union said the investigation that fueled the lawsuit was prompted by a 2018 KrebsOnSecurity report about glaring security weaknesses in a Fiserv platform that exposed personal and financial details of customers across hundreds of bank Web sites. Brookfield, Wisc.-based billion in earnings last year.

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Banking Accountability Passwords Technology 234

Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Here are some of the most likely targets for access to consumer data: Healthcare organizations : Healthcare companies are a prime target for cybercrime due to the large amounts of sensitive data they store, which includes personal information and medical records. They can rack up charges on your credit cards and even drain your bank accounts.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Passwords eCommerce 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against several organizations over email account hacking. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against eight entities belonging to three companies over email account hacking due to cybersecurity failures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Accountability Hacking Financial Services Cybersecurity 106

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

In 2023, victims reported nearly 900,000 cybercrime complaints to the FBI. While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most at risk due to their financial resources.

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Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Financial Services Government 100

Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2021

Cybercrime is on the rise across all levels of industry and government. Nowhere is that more apparent than in financial services, where firms like banks and credit unions experience attacks nearly 300x more often than other industries.

Banking 105

Banking Cybersecurity Financial Services Healthcare 105

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. That is why criminals have historically chosen to focus on this industry over the years, with organized crime evolving into organized cybercrime. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15. Malware and ransomware attacks increase.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Banking 62

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

Microsoft warns of a new Remcos RAT campaign targeting US accounting and tax return preparation firms ahead of Tax Day. Tax Day, Microsoft has observed a new Remcos RAT campaign targeting US accounting and tax return preparation firms. Ahead of the U.S. The phishing attacks began in February 2023, the IT giant reported. LNK) files.

Accountability 98

Accountability Phishing Financial Services Surveillance 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Advantage and Argus seem to be the same company working under two different names, they offer funding and startup capital to business owners without access to traditional lending and financial services. SecurityAffairs – financial documents, cybercrime). The researchers discovered the unsecured database in December 2019.

Banking 142

Banking Advertising Financial Services Cybercrime 142

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Online credit bureaus, like Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, often see an uptick in new users after breaches because consumers realize the potential risks to their financial well-being and identity. Governments can create a digital identity at birth to replace SSN in its current use. That identity is tied to specific vendors.

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Authentication Identity Theft Banking Data breaches 216

Hacker's King

OCTOBER 19, 2024

In 2023 alone, global cybercrime damages were projected to reach $10.5 Escalating Cybercrime As cybercriminals become more sophisticated, the need for cybersecurity experts who can anticipate, prevent, and respond to attacks is essential. trillion annually.

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Cybersecurity Healthcare Cyber threats Government 59

SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says it has observed new activity from the cybercrime group, mainly password spay and brute-force attacks. Plus, Microsoft says it has uncovered that one of its customer service systems was under an ongoing attack and being used to launch highly targeted attacks against some Microsoft customers.

Cybercrime 55

Cybercrime Financial Services Accountability Passwords 55

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The company pointed out that exposed files did not contain passwords that could be used to access financial accounts.

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Data breaches Hacking Banking Financial Services 129

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is a group inside the Google’s security team that tracks operations conducted by nation-state actors and cybercrime groups. In February, the company terminated one advertising account and 82 YouTube channels that were employed in a coordinated influence operation linked to Egypt.

Hacking 109

Hacking Advertising Healthcare Financial Services 109

SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says it has observed new activity from the cybercrime group, mainly password spray and brute-force attacks. Plus, Microsoft says it has uncovered that one of its customer service systems was under an ongoing attack and being used to launch highly targeted attacks against some Microsoft customers.

Cybercrime 52

Cybercrime Financial Services Accountability Passwords 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident. Stolen data included corporate files and personal information Nissan refused to pay the ransom and the cybercrime group published the alleged stolen files.

Data breaches 128

Data breaches Identity Theft Financial Services Cybercrime 128

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The experts called it ‘prepositioning’ to analyze the response from financial organizations globally and the reaction of the market. LockBit specifically targeted ICBC Financial Services (ICBC FS), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the state-owned lender, which plays a critical role in the world of international finance.

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Banking Financial Services Marketing 137

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 17, 2020

A great example of this, Keil points out, is the Open Financial Exchange ( OFX , ) the data-stream format that enables wire transfers to be carried out across the Internet. OFX is the financial service industry’s standard for transferring funds,” he says. It’s a series of APIs that allow banks to connect to each other.”

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Digital transformation Internet Internet Hacking 178

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Data breaches 127

Data breaches Identity Theft Ransomware Hacking 127

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

.” The arrest is the result of Operation Guardian led by AFP which became aware of a number of text messages demanding some Optus customers transfer $2000 to a bank account or face their personal information being used for financial crimes. The database belonging to the company was leaked on a cybercrime forum.

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Data breaches Scams Telecommunications Financial Services 98

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Someone in your organization hit send on a wire transfer for $21 million—and afterward, they discovered they sent the payment to an account controlled by cybercriminals. Since BEC attacks can happen so swiftly, it is imperative to act quickly—rapid-fire quick—when it is suspected a financial transaction could be compromised.

Cybercrime 97

Cybercrime Accountability Financial Services Ransomware 97

Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

. “There are just horrifying stories that run the gamut in terms of victims, from young women early in their careers, to senior citizens and even to people working in the financial services industry.” Nolan’s mentor had her create an account website xtb-market[.]com But after investing more than $4.5

Scams 327

Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Internet 327

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The trojan allows to hijack users’ mobile devices and steal funds from online banking and cryptocurrency accounts. Once the banking Trojan is installed on the victim’s device, threat actors can steal sensitive banking information through the abuse of Accessibility Services (i.e. ” concludes the report.

Banking 143

Banking Mobile Social Engineering Malware 143

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) unit spotted the BianLian , White Rabbit , and Mario ransomware gangs collaborating in a joint extortion campaign targeting publicly-traded financial services firms. The attack leveraged multiple Residential IP Proxies based in the APAC region.

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Financial Services Cyber Attacks Passwords 137

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Finance is a decentralized lending protocol for individuals, institutions and protocols to access financial services. DeFi attacks are becoming very profitable for threat actors, according to a recent post published by CipherTrace they totalled 361 million By July 2021 and accounted for 76% of all major hacks in 2021.

Cryptocurrency 133

Cryptocurrency Hacking Financial Services Marketing 133

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

“On December 13, 2018, we observed another large ServHelper “downloader” campaign targeting retail and financial services customers.” ” The attacks leveraging the two malware were not targeted in nature attackers aimed at financial services organizations worldwide. . Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 111

Malware Financial Services DNS Retail 111

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

According to breach notification letters , the exposed customer data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account details. As financial institutions increasingly rely on networks of third-party partners, shoring up security across the entire supply chain is critical.

Banking 116

Banking Financial Services Data breaches Threat Detection 116

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Disable unused ports.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware DDOS Passwords Backups 118

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply 5Ghoul flaws impact hundreds of 5G devices with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack Bypassing major EDRs using Pool Party process injection techniques Founder of Bitzlato exchange has pleaded for unlicensed money transmitting (..)

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Ransomware Data breaches Hacking Financial Services 124