Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Threat actors have stolen $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Cream Finance decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Finance is a decentralized lending protocol for individuals, institutions and protocols to access financial services. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

Cryptocurrency 102

Cryptocurrency Marketing Hacking Financial Services 102

Digital Shadows

MARCH 9, 2022

In an interview on 28 Feb 2022, former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticized several cryptocurrency exchanges that had decided against. The post Can cryptocurrency be used to bypass the impact of sanctions being applied against Russia? first appeared on Digital Shadows.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Financial Services Government 106

Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

“It’s run by a fraud ring of cryptocurrency scammers who mine dating apps and other social media for victims and the scam is becoming alarmingly popular.” Many of these platforms include extensive study materials and tutorials on cryptocurrency investing. com, a scam cryptocurrency platform tied to a pig butchering scheme.

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Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Internet 335

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

G7 Finance ministers expressed concern on Tuesday over the rise in ransomware attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving cryptocurrencies. “The G7 is committed to working with our financial sectors to combat ransomware. ” continues the statement. ” concludes the statement.

Ransomware 134

Ransomware Cryptocurrency Financial Services Banking 134

Malwarebytes

JUNE 28, 2021

Binance, the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange network, has had a rough few days. First, Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), issued its second warning to Binance on Friday, 25 June, for operating in the country without permission (The first warning was issued in 2018).

Financial Services 121

Financial Services Marketing Cryptocurrency Advertising 121

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2023

The post New Ransomware Payment Reporting Requirements on Horizon appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Financial Services Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity 96

The Hacker News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Even as cryptocurrencies lose value — and some crypto companies file for bankruptcy — cryptojacking still poses an urgent threat to enterprises across industries, from financial services to healthcare to industry 4.0 Don’t let the ongoing “crypto winter” lull you into a false sense of cybersecurity. and beyond.

Financial Services 103

Financial Services Healthcare Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity 103

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software.

Ransomware 226

Ransomware Media Financial Services Retail 226

Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

is an American financial services firm based in Menlo Park, California. It is best known for offering commission-free stock, ETF, and cryptocurrency trading via a mobile app launched in March 2015. Robinhood Markets, Inc. What Happened?

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Financial Services Cryptocurrency Mobile 98

Cisco Security

MARCH 23, 2021

This is what we covered in part one of this Threat Trends release on DNS Security, using data from Cisco Umbrella , our cloud-native security service. For example, those in the financial services industry may see more activity around information stealers; others in manufacturing may be more likely to encounter ransomware.

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DNS Financial Services Manufacturing Healthcare 143

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.

Mobile 143

Mobile Financial Services Banking Malware 143

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Crooks have stolen more than $19 million in cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Threat actors have stolen more than $19 million in cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

Cryptocurrency 134

Cryptocurrency Hacking Financial Services Marketing 134

Digital Shadows

JANUARY 22, 2025

In H2 2024, 2025% of Scattered Spiders impersonating domains targeted finance and insurance sectors, while 2530% mimicked cryptocurrency platforms, representing 5055% of their activity. Escalating State-Sponsored Threats With tougher sanctions anticipated, North Korean groups like Lazarus are likely to intensify attacks on financial services.

Insurance 65

Insurance Phishing Social Engineering Engineering 65

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

During its initial phase, DarkCasino primarily conducted operations in Mediterranean countries and various other Asian nations, utilizing online financial services Recently the group changed phishing methods and aimed at users of cryptocurrencies worldwide, even including non-English-speaking Asian countries such as South Korea and Vietnam.

Phishing 145

Phishing Financial Services Cryptocurrency Technology 145

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Poor configuration of cloud services can translate into gaping vulnerabilities—and low hanging fruit for hackers, the recent Tesla hack being a prime example. In that caper, a core API was left open allowing them to exploit it and begin using Tesla’s servers to mine cryptocurrency.

Financial Services 203

Financial Services Data privacy Cryptocurrency Hacking 203

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Attackers are becoming more organized, with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations providing easy access to malicious tools for even novice cybercriminals. Current cybersecurity trends show that attackers are now targeting critical infrastructure, healthcare, and financial services, leading to massive disruptions.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Insurance Cyber Insurance Risk 98

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

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Threat actors in the wild are exploiting the recently patched CVE-2019-6340 flaw in the Drupal CMS to deliver cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. Just three days after the CVE-2019-6340 flaw in Drupal was addressed, threat actors in the wild started exploiting the issue to deliver cryptocurrency miners and other payloads.

Cryptocurrency 103

Cryptocurrency Advertising Financial Services Government 103

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For the purposes of this report, “financial malware” refers to malicious software targeting entities within the financial services sector, including online banking, payment systems, e-money services, online stores and cryptocurrency services. financial services company, Wells Fargo.

Banking 139

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 139

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2018

have arrested and charged a 19-year-old area man on suspicion hijacking mobile phone numbers as part of a scheme to steal large sums of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. AT&T also provided call detail records pertaining to Narvaez’ cell phone account, which was linked to him through financial services account records.

Mobile 167

Mobile Accountability Cryptocurrency Wireless 167

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

And the targets in this case are widespread: banks, ATMs, cryptocurrency exchanges, online casinos, movie studios such as Sony Pictures, and theater chains such as AMC. million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8 million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8

Hacking 109

Hacking Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Banking 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

million records has created a political storm among the rich across the world as they contain images, emails, spreadsheets, and documents of over 14 financial service companies in nations such as Panama, Switzerland and the UAE. Thus, the Pandora Papers leak of over 11.9

Financial Services 102

Financial Services Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks 102

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the past two months, the FBI gained intelligence from its sources that Cuba Ransomware gang was showing a lot of interest in firms involved in public health, manufacturing, financial services, government services and Information Technology. And might increase the ransom from $60m per target to $145m.

Ransomware 102

Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Cryptocurrency 102

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The calls and messages raised purported concerns about unauthorized transactions or other suspicious activity in the recipients’ checking or cryptocurrency accounts. . “We are aware that several individuals recently received phone calls or voicemail messages that appeared to be from an SEC phone number. ” reads the alert.

Financial Services 108

Financial Services Government Cryptocurrency Education 108

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2019

The bug affected the OCA’s Diameter Signalling Router component and its Communications Services Gatekeeper. The flaw also affected the Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure, the Fusion Middleware MapViewer, and four three Oracle Retail components.

Financial Services 98

Financial Services Advertising Retail Cryptocurrency 98

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

According to the researchers, SharkBot demonstrates: “…how mobile malwares are quickly finding new ways to perform fraud, trying to bypass behavioural detection countermeasures put in place by multiple banks and financial services during the last years.” ” Type and source of the infection.

Banking 117

Banking Financial Services Encryption Malware 117

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to a report published by Kaspersky Lab in January 2020, in the two years the North Korea-linked APT group has continued to target cryptocurrency exchanges evolving its TTPs. In August, F-Secure Labs experts observed a spear-phishing campaign targeting an organization in the cryptocurrency industry.

Malware 108

Malware Software Cryptocurrency Financial Services 108

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. . The support for “.bit” bit, arepos[.]bit).null.

Malware 111

Malware Financial Services DNS Retail 111

Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2023

Within those complaints, cryptocurrency investment fraud rose from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 There are a number of different methods that cryptocurrency investment fraudsters deploy: Liquidity mining. The scammer contacts a real estate agent, usually offering to buy a very expensive property for cash or cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency 69

Cryptocurrency Scams Media Social Engineering 69

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2023

In December 2022, South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, estimated that North Korea-linked threat actors have stolen an estimated 1.5 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. billion (2 trillion won) worth of cryptocurrency from multiple exchanges during the past five years.

Government 98

Government Cryptocurrency Media Technology 98

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 (..)

Ransomware 125

Ransomware Data breaches Hacking Financial Services 125

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

The first news that is trending is associated with financial service provider PayPal. Cybersecurity Insiders have resources data from its sources that the attack led to info leak related to companies in cryptocurrency and finance business fields.

Cyber Attacks 106

Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Financial Services Encryption 106

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” “The technical infiltration and disruption is only the beginning of a series of actions against LockBit and their affiliates.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Financial Services 136

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This includes the evolution from physical currency and checks to digital payment methods such as credit and debit cards, as well as the emergence of newer technologies like mobile payments and cryptocurrencies. Overall, CBDCs as a new type of digital currency are not volatile like cryptocurrencies.

Banking 71

Banking Cryptocurrency Financial Services Accountability 71

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 3,729 ransomware complaints in 2021, representing $49.2 million in adjusted losses.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Education Financial Services Phishing 124

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz Multiple flaws in pfSense firewall can lead to arbitrary code execution BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware Gangs Spotted (..)

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Cybercrime Firewall Ransomware 122

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.”

Social Engineering 114

Social Engineering Engineering Ransomware Backups 114