Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

A phishing campaign employing QR codes targeted a leading energy company in the US, cybersecurity firm Cofense reported. “Beginning in May 2023, Cofense has observed a large phishing campaign utilizing QR codes targeting the Microsoft credentials of users from a wide array of industries.” com (Cloudflare’s Web3 services).

Phishing 246

Phishing Energy and Utilities Insurance Manufacturing 246

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The economically motivated APT group used specially crafted archives in phishing attacks against forum users through online trading forum posts. NSFOCUS Research Labs pointed out that exploitation of the CVE-2023-38831 flaw can be integrated into watering hole and phishing attacks. ” reads the report published by NSFOCUS.

Phishing 362

Phishing Archiving Financial Services Cybersecurity 362

Data Breach Today

MAY 28, 2020

Google: Hackers Using COVID-19 Phishing Themes to Target Businesses "Hack-for-hire" groups operating in India are spoofing World Health Organization emails to steal credentials from financial services and healthcare firms around the world, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group.

Financial Services 290

Financial Services Phishing 290

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

Phishing attacks impersonating notifications from Microsoft Teams targeted as many as 50,000 Teams users to steal Office365 logins. 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. Recently the U.S.

Phishing 363

Phishing Financial Services Cybersecurity Access 363

KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

New analysis of attacks on the financial sector shows that the combination of phishing emails and compromised credentials is a recurring — and financially impactful — threat.

Financial Services 115

Financial Services Phishing Security 115

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Emerging Threats and Trends The landscape of email threats continues to evolve, with VIPRE’s report shedding light on several alarming trends: Deepfake and AI Exploitation: Attackers increasingly leverage deepfake technology and AI to craft more convincing phishing emails, significantly raising the stakes for email security.

Security 342

Security Phishing Communications Financial Services 342

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Industry analysis of the domains used behind phishing and brand impersonation attacks show financial institutions are being leveraged at an alarming rate.

Financial Services 119

Financial Services Phishing 119

Data Breach Today

MAY 10, 2021

50% of phishing attacks targeting financial services intend on stealing corporate login credentials View this session to learn why mobile threat exposures continue to increase & best practices for mitigating the threats.

Financial Services 218

Financial Services Cloud Phishing Security 218

Collaboration 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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

Authentication 189

Authentication Financial Services Risk Phishing 189

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.

Financial Services 321

Financial Services Phishing IT Information Security 321

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Experts are observing a significant increase in the number of Ransomware attacks against hospitals, financial institutions, schools, and other critical infrastructure in G7 countries. Researchers have observed a surge in COVID-19-related phishing campaign aimed at distributing malware, including ransomware.

Ransomware 335

Ransomware IT Financial Services Data Privacy 335

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. “Financial Services companies can expect to be the target of even more sophisticated malware and credential phishing attacks,”.

Cloud 279

Cloud Financial Services Archiving Phishing 279

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Menlo Security warns that a social engineering campaign is using the EvilProxy phishing kit to target senior executives across a range of industries, including banking and financial services, insurance, property management and real estate, and manufacturing.

Phishing 119

Phishing Financial Services Insurance Manufacturing 119

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.

Insurance 276

Insurance Data breaches Financial Services Passwords 276

Data Breach Today

AUGUST 10, 2018

These are among the top threats to financial institutions of all sizes. Ransomware. Credential stuffing. But small-to-midsized ones are particularly challenged to detect and respond to threats. Arctic Wolf's Todd Thiemann discusses the value of managed detection and response.

Financial Services 100

Financial Services Phishing Ransomware 100

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

” The malware is distributed through phishing attacks that attempt to trick victims into visiting websites that use exploits to inject Qbot via a dropper. Below the typical Qbot infection chain: Qbot is loaded into the running explorer.exe memory from an executable introduced via phishing, an exploit’s dropper, or an open file share.

Phishing 344

Phishing Financial Services Personal data Security 344

The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Social engineering, especially phishing, continues to trigger the vast majority of breach attempts. Lucy’s’s software allows companies to easily set-up customizable mock attacks to test employees’ readiness to avoid phishing, ransomware and other attacks with a social engineering component. It is headquartered in Zurich, with a U.S

Phishing 166

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Education 166

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. com — which was created to phish U.S.

Phishing 329

Phishing Authentication Financial Services Access 329

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Instead of the dialogue, they decided to play tricks with us, they even tried to catch us with phishing. Ragnar Locker ransomware gang claims to have attempted to get in touch with the administration of the MYMC, but someone involved in the discussion with the crooks attempted to unmask them with phishing. Come on guys, seriously?

Ransomware 329

Ransomware Phishing Encryption Privacy 329

KnowBe4

MARCH 3, 2023

Financial services businesses are already in the sights of cybercriminals, and understanding how cyberattacks impact this sector specifically can help establish the need for improved preventative measures.

Financial Services 98

Financial Services Risk Phishing Security 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

The phishing attacks began in February 2023, the IT giant reported. In 2021, CISA added Remcos to the list of top malware strains due to its use in mass phishing attacks using COVID-19 pandemic themes targeting businesses and individuals. Crooks use lures masquerading as tax documentation sent by a client. LNK) files.

Phishing 246

Phishing Financial Services Education Cybersecurity 246

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Proofpoint analyzed two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang. Security researchers at Proofpoint researchers discovered two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang.

IT 279

IT Financial Services Ransomware Retail 279

KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A recent panel discussion of banking CISOs and experts at the SIBOS conference focused on the current state of ransomware and what institutions should do to protect themselves.

Financial Services 124

Financial Services Ransomware Security awareness Phishing 124

CGI

APRIL 17, 2020

Embracing new ways of working in financial services. In times of crisis, the preservation of key functions and services is critical, regardless of industry. Financial services is no exception, as payments, lending, and trade are the lifeblood of the global economy, even in challenging times.

Financial Services 89

Financial Services Artificial Intelligence Computer and Electronics Cybersecurity 89

IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Given the huge proportion of cyber attacks that rely on phishing to gain a foothold in victims’ systems, it’s hardly surprising that one of the four ways of staying safe online advocated by the US campaign is recognising and reporting phishing. You can find everything you might want to know about phishing on our website.

Phishing 105

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 105

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family.

IT 362

IT Passwords Authentication Phishing 362

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

The report includes recent findings on government-backed phishing, threats, and disinformation campaigns, as well as information about actions the tech giant has taken against accounts coordinated influence campaigns. . A first scaring trend reported by Google is the rising of hack-for-fire companies currently operating out of India.

Financial Services 273

Financial Services Government Phishing Marketing 273

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

entities Financial Services, Government Facilities, Healthcare and Public Health, Critical Manufacturing, and Information Technology. .” Since December 2021 Cuba operators are continuing to target U.S.

Ransomware 250

Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Phishing 250

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

APRIL 17, 2020

Continuing its focus on COVID-19’s impact on its regulated entities, on April 13, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released new cybersecurity guidance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased Phishing and Fraud. Remote Working. Third Party Risk.

Financial Services 75

Financial Services Risk Cybersecurity Phishing 75

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. An ad for the OTP interception service/bot “SMSRanger.”

Passwords 345

Passwords Authentication Phishing Access 345

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. This kind of attacks is very efficient due to the bad habit of users of reusing the same password over multiple services. The experts detected 8.3 billion per month. billion attempts).

Passwords 271

Passwords Data breaches Financial Services Retail 271

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. ransomware and phishing scams).

Ransomware 295

Ransomware Passwords Encryption Financial Services 295

Dark Reading

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A well-organized email spoofing campaign has been seen targeting financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, and telecom.

Financial Services 105

Financial Services Phishing Insurance Manufacturing 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

If malicious actors accessed the exposed data, the company could have faced devastating consequences and put their clients at risk, as financial services are the main target for cybercriminals. Employees, businesses, and individuals whose data were exposed could be at risk of spear phishing campaigns,” added researchers.

Personal data 246

Personal data Phishing Risk Communications 246

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. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

Ransomware 222

Ransomware IT Phishing Financial Services 222

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Targeted Phishing and Social Engineering: In some cases, attackers may employ targeted phishing emails or social engineering techniques to gain initial access to a system within the target network. By using specific search queries, an attacker can identify systems that are potentially susceptible to EternalBlue.

Phishing 324

Phishing Ransomware Search queries Access 324

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.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Cloud Computer and Electronics 62