Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 14, 2024

2024 Thales Global Data Threat Report: Trends in Financial Services madhav Tue, 10/15/2024 - 05:17 Financial services (FinServ) firms are key players in the global economy. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of FinServ said it’s more complex to secure data in the cloud than on-prem, compared to 55% of general respondents.

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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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Data Breach Today

MARCH 31, 2022

This edition analyzes how hackers exploited a misconfigured VPN device, gained access to Viasat's satellite network and caused a massive outage in Europe as Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. It also examines the invasion's impact on financial services and how to modernize security operations.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

branch of Toyota, stealing 240GB of files containing information on Toyota employees, customers, contracts, and financial details. However, the company attempted to downplay the incident claiming that the security breach is limited in scope. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is the finance arm of the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

SAP released the April 2019 Security Patch Day that is included 6 Security Notes, two of which address High severity flaws in Crystal Reports and NetWeaver. SAP released 6 Security Notes as part of the April 2019 Security Patch Day, two of which address High severity flaws in Crystal Reports and NetWeaver.

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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.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2020

TSYS provides payment processing services, merchant services and other payment solutions, including prepaid debit cards and payroll cards. In 2019, TSYS was acquired by financial services firm Global Payments Inc. NYSE:GPN ].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Security experts from vpnMentor have discovered two corporate finance companies that leak half a million legal and financial documents online. vpnMentor experts uncovered a database exposed online on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is leaking a huge amount of sensitive legal and financial documents. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Financial Services Access Privacy Security 357

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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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Researcher Finds Unsecure Elasticsearch Database Cluster Accessible via the Internet A security researcher recently discovered an unsecure Elasticsearch database cluster exposed on the internet that contained transcripts of sensitive voicemail messages, including some for medical clinics and financial service companies.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2021

Threat actors carried out brute-force and password spraying attacks in an attempt to gain access to Microsoft customer accounts. The hackers also targeted non-governmental organizations and think tanks, as well as financial services. The IT giant quickly removed the access and secured the device. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Nissan already notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre. “The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident.

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Financial Services Data breaches Ransomware Access 343

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Researchers at Menlo Labs uncovered a malicious email campaign targeting employees of banks and financial services companies abusing Google Cloud Storage. With this attack scheme, threat actors are able to bypass security controls in place within targeted organizations. ” Menlo Labs concludes. ” Menlo Labs concludes.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

A report published by security firm Digital Shadows r evealed the availability of more than 15 billion credentials shared on cybercrime marketplaces, paste sites, file sharing services, and code sharing websites. “Account accesses for antivirus programs garner the second-highest prices: around $21.67. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

Abnormal Security experts observed two separate phishing attacks impersonating notifications from Microsoft Teams that targeted as many as 50,000 Teams users to steal Office365 logins. “A recipient may feel more compelled to quickly login to access the page because of the urgency felt when contacted by a coworker.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

Microsoft recently published a report that states, titled “March 2021 Security Signals report,” that revealed that more than 80% of enterprises were victims of at least one firmware attack in the past two years. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. and the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

Once installed on the victim’s device, BingoMod leverages various permissions, including Accessibility Services , to quietly steal sensitive information, including credentials, SMS messages, and current account balances. ” BingoMod can also disable security solutions or block specific apps. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The system was used to manage access to hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid money. “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.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The popular security expert Kevin Beaumont was one of the first researchers to report that the LockFile operators are using the Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell and the Windows PetitPotam vulnerabilities to take over Windows domains. financial organization on July 20, 2021, with its latest activity seen as recently as August 20. .

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Security researchers from Cleafy discovered a new Android banking trojan, named SharkBot, that is targeting banks in Europe. At the end of October, researchers from cyber security firms Cleafy and ThreatFabric have discovered a new Android banking trojan named SharkBot. login credentials, personal information, current balance, etc.).

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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 security breach was first reported by BleepingComputer that also shared a copy of the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Microsoft’s Defender team, FS-ISAC , ESET , Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs , NTT , and Broadcom’s cyber-security division Symantec joint the forces and announced today a coordinated effort to take down the command and control infrastructure of the infamous TrickBot botnet. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm disclosed a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July. The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm revealed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July.

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Insurance Data breaches Financial Services Passwords 276

Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2021

Razer is a very popular computer peripherals manufacturer that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, financial services, and gaming hardware, including gaming mouses and keyboards. The flaw was discovered by the security researcher jonhat that disclosed it via Twitter: Need local admin and have physical access?

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Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Financial Services Access 357

Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2019

On May 24, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that First American had just fixed a weakness in its Web site that exposed approximately 885 million documents — many of them with Social Security and bank account numbers — going back at least 16 years. No authentication was needed to access the digitized records. ” .”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Nissan already notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre. The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident.

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Ransomware Data breaches Financial Services Archiving 355

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were used in a massive surveillance campaign aimed at users working in the financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare, government organizations, and pharmaceuticals. ” reads the analysis published by Awake Security. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense , whose products are designed to allow companies to view the status of multiple third-party online services in a single dashboard. “We will provide updates as more information becomes available.”

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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. This is why it is critical to share such intelligence for further analysis with the broader cybersecurity community.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Microsoft states that phishing heavily targets financial services, risking losses like life savings. Multiple threat actors purchased the kits developed by Nady and used them in widespread phishing campaigns to steal credentials of Microsoft customer accounts.

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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. No other markets were affected. for the hacker.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Xchanging employs over 7,000 people worldwide and offers IT outsourcing, infrastructure including network managed services, software products and application management. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company disclosed the security breach on July 5, but it is not clear when it has discovered the attack. .”

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Security Experts Discuss Authentication Challenges in the Financial Services Sector Improvements in behavioral biometrics and analytics are changing the way many financial services firms approach authentication.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2024

These details are alarming to the security community and private sector, and demand a proactive approach to combat this threat, including identifying precursors to it in the cyberspace. Wray cited the ISIS-K attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow in March as an example of the type of threat the bureau is increasingly concerned about.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, data and financial services. “Pitney Bowes was affected by a malware attack that encrypted information on some systems and disrupted customer access to some of our services. ” . .

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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. ” reads the d escription provided by.

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