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).

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

Researchers uncovered an ongoing campaign delivering the Qbot malware to steal credentials from customers of dozens of US financial institutions. Security researchers at F5 Labs have spotted ongoing attacks using Qbot malware payloads to steal credentials from customers of dozens of US financial institutions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint advisory that provides technical details about the gang’s operations, including tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with Cuba ransomware. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

We notified FBS of the breach so they could take appropriate action to secure the data. They got back to us a few days later and secured the server within 30 minutes. User information on online trading platforms should be well secured to prevent similar data leaks. Scams, Phishing and Malware. What’s Going On. Who is FBS.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to Akamai report titled “[state of the internet] / security CREDENTIAL STUFFING ATTACKS “ the credential stuffing attacks are a growing threat and often underestimated. Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is a group inside the Google’s security team that tracks operations conducted by nation-state actors and cybercrime groups. The post Google TAG report Q1 details about nation-state hacking and disinformation appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured. million files belonging to ICICI Bank. “The

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. Within this network, there is a vulnerable Windows system that has not been patched with the necessary security updates to protect against EternalBlue. What is the EternalBlue vulnerability?

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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.” The 2fa SMS Buster bot on Telegram.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is behind new campaigns against South Korean supply chains that leverage stolen security certificates. . Security experts from ESET reported that North-Korea-linked Lazarus APT (aka HIDDEN COBRA ) is behind cyber campaigns targeting South Korean supply chains. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

October is both Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US and European Cyber Security Month in the EU – twin campaigns on either side of the Atlantic that aim to improve awareness of the importance of cyber security both at work and at home, and provide tips on how to stay secure.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Solid Data Security: The Foundation of a Safe Digital World madhav Thu, 10/17/2024 - 04:58 It’s that time of year again. This year’s theme, “Secure Our World,” encourages people to safeguard the digital assets that are instrumental to their personal and professional lives. Oh, and it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The result?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Security experts observed the LuckyMouse APT group using a digitally signed 32- and 64-bit network filtering driver NDISProxy in recent attacks. defense contractors and financial services firms worldwide. The malware is distributed through already compromised networks instead of leveraging spear-phishing messages.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor. However, all this attention from cyber criminals, as well as regulators and governments, has produced an extremely resilient industry with some of the best cyber security practices of any sector. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

How Can We Secure The Future of Digital Payments? The financial services ecosystem has evolved tremendously over the past few years driven by a surge in the adoption of digital payments. Without it, it’s close to impossible for an organization to act securely and in accordance with rules and regulations.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 22, 2020

On April 13, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued guidance (“April guidance”) to all New York State entities covered under NYDFS’s cybersecurity regulation regarding assessing and addressing heightened cybersecurity risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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