The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The NPD breach serves as a stark reminder of the critical importance of data security in today’s digital world, particularly in regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Security domains where we anticipate the strongest impact, and ones where the technology vendors can be key partners for you in your migration efforts include certificate and key management, data encryption and digital signature, networking infrastructure, and authentication.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

The documents were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser. According to a filing (PDF) by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), the weakness that exposed the documents was first introduced during an application software update in May 2014 and went undetected for years.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Going beyond the hype, passwordless authentication is now a reality. Cisco Duo’s passwordless authentication is now generally available across all Duo Editions. “ Cisco Duo simplifies the passwordless journey for organizations that want to implement phishing-resistant authentication and adopt a zero trust security strategy.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2019

No authentication was needed to access the digitized records. On May 29, The New York Times reported that the inquiry by New York’s Department of Financial Services is likely to be followed by other investigations from regulators and law enforcement.

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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. OTP Agency took itself offline within hours of that story. . The 2fa SMS Buster bot on Telegram. Image: Intel 471.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions in New York State Take Effect November 1, 2024 madhav Fri, 10/25/2024 - 06:09 The next major deadline for compliance with the updated cybersecurity rules from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is November 1, 2024.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

IoT and Machine Identity Management in Financial Services. How is IoT changing the financial sector? IoT has already positively impacted the financial sector and will only continue to in the future. IoT has also transformed the financial services sector in a variety of ways: Real-time data. brooke.crothers.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In reality, the fraudster initiates a transaction — such as the “forgot password” feature on the financial institution’s site — which is what generates the authentication passcode delivered to the member. To combat this scam Zelle introduced out-of-band authentication with transaction details.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 15, 2023

The World Wide Web Consortium today announced a standardization milestone for a new browser capability that helps to streamline user authentication and enhance payment security during Web checkout. Customer authentication For the past 15 years, e-commerce has increased as a percentage of all retail sales.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2020

As it turned out, calling the phone number on the back of the credit card from the phone number linked with the card provided the most recent transactions without providing any form of authentication.” “I was appalled that Citi would do that. .

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

With the capture of usernames and passwords from web browsers, attackers can access your accounts, including email, social media, and financial services. They may even gather enough personal data to be used for identity theft or sold on the dark web.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key recommendations for Financial Services to improve cybersecurity and resilience in multi-clouds madhav Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:46 The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to the EU financial sector from 17 January 2025. As set out in its Article 2, DORA applies to the entire financial services sector.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. It highlights the leadership of financial services in cybersecurity relative to other industries, but it also uncovers some surprising chinks in their cybersecurity armor. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2021

With the average person now spending 2 hours and 51 minutes on their phone each day, service providers like ecommerce sites and entertainment channels have had to adapt their interfaces so that they also work on a smartphone. The financial services industry is no exception. Delegate authentication to the mobile app….

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Zero Day

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The move comes amid growing phishing attacks targeting the financial services sector; most impacted by brand impersonation scams.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 1, 2021

Financial services giant Intuit this week informed 1.4 Intuit says the change is tied to an “exciting” and “free” new service that will let millions of small business employees get easy access to employment and income verification services when they wish to apply for a loan or line of credit.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2025

However, as important as PCI may be, United States financial services organizations operate in one of the worlds most stringent and complex compliance landscapes. Understanding the US FinServ Compliance Landscape The US financial services industry is subject to a vast number of laws and regulations.

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Digital Guardian

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The New York Department of Financial Services has updated its guidance on incidents affecting third party services and multi-factor authentication.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Once the number has been transferred, the criminal has control of any accounts that are identified by caller ID (including many financial institutions) as well as any accounts protected by two-factor authentication. It is believed this was the method used to recently hack Jack Dempsey’s Twitter account. . What You Can Do.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

financial services firm Ameriprise uses the domain ameriprise.com; the Disneyland Team’s domain for Ameriprise customers is [link] [brackets added to defang the domain], which displays in the browser URL bar as ? . For example, one domain the gang has used since March 2022 is ushank[.]com Bank customers.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2022

Join our founder Simon Moffatt along with Michael Rothschild VP of Product Marketing at HYPR on August 22nd, where they'll be taking a look at authentication within the global financial services industry. The post Authentication Within FSI: Now and Next appeared first on The Cyber Hut.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While the FBI’s InfraGard system requires multi-factor authentication by default, users can choose between receiving a one-time code via SMS or email. ” But USDoD said that in early December, their email address in the name of the CEO received a reply saying the application had been approved (see redacted screenshot to the right).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

billion hitting financial services organizations — an increase of more than 45 percent year-over-year in that sector. billion web app attacks last year, with more than 736 million targeting financial services. billion web attacks globally; 736 million in the financial services sector. A: Everything.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address. ” According to the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), a trade group in Washington, D.C.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Security experts from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe. Researchers from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Treasury market and impacted some fixed income and equities transactions “The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association first told members on Wednesday that ICBC Financial Services had been hit by ransomware software, which paralyses computer systems unless a payment is made, several people familiar with the discussions said.”

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If you prefer a more laid back approach, sign up for free transaction alerts from financial services institutions and credit card companies, or subscribe to a credit and identity monitoring program, 3. There are some basics when it comes to protecting yourself when your information is compromised, and they are simple.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2018

SSL and TLS come into play in the form of digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) — vendors that diligently verify the authenticity of websites, and then also help the website owners encrypt the information consumers type into web page forms.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

ISO/IEC 27001 & ISO/IEC 27017: These ISO standards offer vital guidance for securing cloud services, particularly the APIs that support them. and strong authentication mechanisms like OAuth 2.0 Secure authentication mechanisms must be implemented to maintain the integrity and security of financial APIs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 17, 2023

The financial services provider is facing a lawsuit from one of the victims, who was notified about the data breach in January this year. However, an authenticity on this info is awaited and will only be known, as the case starts unfolding, in the court of law.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

But as financial institutions have had to adapt to an increasingly digital world, it is imperative they have security solutions in place that not only provide security for users and data, but also ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Addressing financial services’ key pain points. Enabling the future of banking.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In almost 20 years of working in the digital identity space around financial services and other sectors, I have seen successive key technologies emerge that enable and redefine how people securely bank, pay and prove authenticity in a digital world. It is an exciting time to join the BehavioSec team as Chief Revenue Officer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The financial services industry, like every other, has a responsibility to look after the environment. Making the financial services industry greener goes beyond cards. Green One-time password (OTP) devices are a great example of a piece of equipment that the financial services industry can make greener.

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