Financial

A Rapid Rise in Threats Targeting Financial Services

Over the past year, threats on financial institutions have exceeded all the previous records. This has not only affected businesses… Read More

3 years ago

Alaska Department of Health Reveals Data Breach Potentially Exposing Residents’ Financial, Health Information

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has warned that a “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack may have exposed residents’… Read More

3 years ago

APT-C-36 Drops Commodity RATs For Financial Gains

Trend Micro discovered an ongoing spam campaign by the APT-C-36 group that sends phishing emails to various entities in South… Read More

3 years ago

Financial Services Firms Spend Over $2m on Ransomware Recovery

Sophos, the UK security vendor, polled 550 IT decision-makers in mid-sized financial sector firms around the globe to compile its… Read More

3 years ago

Android malware distributed in Mexico uses Covid-19 to steal financial credentials

McAfee Mobile Malware Research Team has identified malware targeting Mexico. It poses as a security banking tool or as a… Read More

3 years ago

Financial Cybercrime: Why Cryptocurrency is the Perfect 'Getaway Car'

There are dozens of ways that threat actors profit off of their victims. The most attractive feature of cryptocurrency for… Read More

3 years ago

AnaCap announces majority investment in digital ID provider WebID

AnaCap, a specialist mid-market private equity investor in technology-enabled financial services, today announces a majority investment in WebID, a leading… Read More

3 years ago

Financial Institutions in the Sight of New JsOutProx Attack Waves

Yoroi’s Malware ZLAB unit first discovered a complete new malware implant named “JsOutProx” (TH-264), a complex JavaScript-based RAT used to… Read More

3 years ago

DeFi scams go from zero to $129 million in a year to become top financial hack

Atlas VPN analyzed financial hacks over the last two-and-a-half years and found that DeFi hacks represent 76% of all major… Read More

3 years ago

Scripps Health Reports Financial Toll of Ransomware Attack

The recent ransomware attack that disrupted Scripps Health's IT systems and patient care for nearly a month has so far… Read More

3 years ago

Vigilance Needed: Financial Services Firms Fight Imposter Scams

The warning, issued by the FBI and the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) last week comes on… Read More

3 years ago

Financial services accounting for nearly 40% of all phishing URLs

A Vade report revealed that there has been a major jump in phishing attacks since the start of the year… Read More

3 years ago

Financial Services Targeted, Work from Home to be Blamed

Reliance on a handful of third parties can lead to a single failure point with possible adverse outcomes for financial… Read More

3 years ago

Interpol intercepts $83 million fighting financial cyber crime

The Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation) has intercepted $83 million belonging to victims of online financial crime from being transferred… Read More

3 years ago

3.4 billion credential stuffing attacks hit financial services organizations

In 2020, there were 193 billion credential stuffing attacks globally, with 3.4 billion hitting financial services organizations specifically – an… Read More

3 years ago

Insurance Firm CNA Financial Reportedly Paid Hackers $40 Million in Ransom

U.S. insurance giant CNA Financial reportedly paid $40 million to a ransomware gang to recover access to its systems following… Read More

3 years ago