Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The SEC said that under First American’s remediation policies, if the person responsible for fixing the problem is unable to do so based on the timeframes listed above, that employee must have their management contact the company’s information security department to discuss their remediation plan and proposed time estimate.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

At the time, cryptocurrency security firm Elliptic reported that this incident would be the eighth-largest crypto heist of all time, and the largest since the $477 million hack suffered by FTX, in November 2022. Elliptic also confirmed it has identified the wallets involved in the attack.

Cryptocurrency 63

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is an important achievement in the fight against cybercrime. Law enforcement from the US, Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Latvia conducted a joint operation that led to the seizure of the Ragnar Locker ransomware’s infrastructure. Both FBI and Europol declined to comment on the events.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“The government and the people of Papua New Guinea can be assured that the government financial services will continue as usual,” Pundari said. “The Department is conscious of the security and integrity of its data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

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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 has offices in more than 42 countries and more than 60,000 employees, it has clients in multiple industries. . ” reads the letter.

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Data breaches Hacking Banking Financial Services 131

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The recent cyber-attacks by an Iranian-backed cybercriminal group on a water utility in Aliquippa , Pennsylvania by targeting an Israeli-made SCADA system exemplify incidents teetering on the edge of cyberterrorism and cybercrime.

Cyber threats 138

Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks 138

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 (..)

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Data breaches Cybercrime Firewall Ransomware 124

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. Nissan is working with its global incident response team and relevant stakeholders to investigate the extent of the incident and whether any personal information has been accessed.”

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Identity Theft Financial Services Cybercrime 130

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot is a financial services company that primarily operates as a mortgage lender. The company provides a range of mortgage and non-mortgage loan products and services. million individuals. million individuals.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Financial Services Ransomware Encryption 134

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 129

Data breaches Identity Theft Ransomware Hacking 129

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The cybercriminals defined the security implemented by the bank terrible. “Pacific City Bank provides outstanding banking and financial services for businesses and consumers. but they have horrible security)” reads the message published on the leak site.

Banking 137

Banking Ransomware Financial Services Hacking 137

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The cybercrime group claims to have stolen 1 TB of data from the hospital and threatens to leak it. The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang added Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital to the list of victims on its Tor leak site The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack on Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Prior to Mastercard, Abdullah was the chief information security officer at Xerox, where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House. She is also the host of the Mastering Cyber podcast.

Computers and Electronics 126

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Each of these regulations addresses different aspects of cybersecurity and data protection, making it essential for businesses and organizations to stay informed and proactive. The act also covers various forms of cybercrime, including malware distribution and data theft.

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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 139

Ransomware Banking Financial Services Marketing 139

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The database belonging to the company was leaked on a cybercrime forum. The authorities determined that data used in this criminal activity were from the 10,200 records stolen from the telecommunications giant last month.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Scams Telecommunications Financial Services 98

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.

Ransomware 139

Ransomware Financial Services Cyber Attacks Passwords 139

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 126

Ransomware Data breaches Hacking Financial Services 126

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident. Nissan is working with its global incident response team and relevant stakeholders to investigate the extent of the incident and whether any personal information has been accessed.”

Ransomware 142

Ransomware Data breaches Financial Services Scams 142

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2024

Resecurity researchers warn that a new Version of JsOutProx is targeting financial institutions in APAC and MENA via Gitlab abuse. Resecurity has detected a new version of JSOutProx , which is targeting financial services and organizations in the APAC and MENA regions.

Banking 130

Banking Financial Services Malware Phishing 130

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. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation.

Energy and Utilities 135

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

. “With the discover of SharkBot we have shown new evidence about 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.” ” concludes the report.

Banking 144

Banking Mobile Social Engineering Malware 144

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Finance is a decentralized lending protocol for individuals, institutions and protocols to access financial services. The security breach was confirmed by the company with a message via Twitter: C.R.E.A.M. It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

Cryptocurrency 135

Cryptocurrency Hacking Financial Services Marketing 135

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

. “These techniques have several advantages: they require less skilled developers, expand the malware’s target base to any bank, and bypass various behavioural detection countermeasures put in place by multiple banks and financial services.”

Banking 141

Banking Accountability Malware Mobile 141

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2023

Australian loan giant Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) revealed that a data breach its has suffered impacted 14 million customers. The data breach suffered by Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) is much more serious than initially estimated.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Financial Services Passwords Hacking 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

” The victims of the Lockfile ransomware gang are in the manufacturing, financial services, engineering, legal, business services, and travel and tourism sectors. It is not clear how the attackers gain initial access to the Microsoft Exchange Servers.”

Ransomware 143

Ransomware Hacking Financial Services Encryption 143

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

“In securing the arrest of a second Russian national affiliated with the LockBit ransomware, the Department has once again demonstrated the long arm of the law. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to disrupt cybercrime, and while cybercriminals may continue to run, they ultimately cannot hide.”

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Healthcare Government Education 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The experts were able to enumerate the C2s and targets of multiple distinct Chaos clusters, some of which were employed in recent DDoS attacks against the gaming, financial services and technology, and media and entertainment industries. .” reads the analysis published by Lumen Technologies. ” continues the report.

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Malware DDOS Architecture Financial Services 124

Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2019

“The hacks have prompted greater oversight of crypto exchanges by Japan’s Financial Services Agency but critics says security gaps remain.” The list of hacked exchanges includes Bithumb Binance , Coinrail , Zaif , Coincheck , and Bitfinex. ” concludes the AFP press.

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Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Advertising Financial Services 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The sanctioned entities are Cetera (Advisor Networks, Investment Services, Financial Specialists, Advisors, and Investment Advisers), Cambridge Investment Research (Investment Research and Investment Research Advisors), and KMS Financial Services.

Accountability 107

Accountability Hacking Financial Services Cybersecurity 107

SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Critical Start today released its biannual Cyber Intelligence Report, featuring the top threats observed in the first half of 2023 and emerging cybersecurity trends impacting the healthcare, financial services, and state and local government industries.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

. “As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

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Ransomware Financial Services Passwords VPN 106

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

entities Financial Services, Government Facilities, Healthcare and Public Health, Critical Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Third-party and open-source reports have identified a possible link between Cuba ransomware actors, RomCom Remote Access Trojan (RAT) actors, and Industrial Spy ransomware actors.”

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Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Healthcare 100

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

Synoptek has more than 1,100 customers across multiple industries, including local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. . ” T he IT service provider confirmed the attack but did not comment on whether it paid the ransom asked by the crooks.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Advertising Financial Services Retail 97

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Microsoft researchers warn of banking adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing and BEC attacks targeting banking and financial organizations. Microsoft discovered multi-stage adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks against banking and financial services organizations.

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Phishing Banking Financial Services Passwords 98