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Go-based Chaos malware is rapidly growing targeting Windows, Linux and more

Security Affairs

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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NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak

Krebs on Security

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. The documents were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser.

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Oracle critical patch advisory addresses 284 flaws, 33 critical

Security Affairs

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.

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Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

One of the top findings from the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition was that data breaches in U.S. financial services organizations are increasing at an alarming rate. Another “canary in the coal mine” episode showcasing this trend happened just last week, with a sizeable breach of HSBC U.S.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 450 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

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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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

However, documents from New York financial regulators show First American was unable to determine whether records were accessed prior to Jun 2018 (one year prior to fixing the weakness). According to the FBI, BEC scams are the most costly form of cybercrime today.

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The importance of data quality in Financial Services

Collibra

Financial services are highly regulated and maintain a strong focus on compliance and risk management. Considering that major financial organizations handle enormous amounts of data today, they require data accuracy and integrity at all times to minimize risks. What is data quality in financial services?