Tag: banking
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A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs
In this Help Net Security video, Shebani Baweja, CISO for Consumer, Private, Wealth Business Banking at Standard Chartered, explains how security leaders should think … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/29/cyber-resilience-strategy-video/
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Stop Staring at JSON: How GenAI is Solving the API >>Context Crisis<<
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, banking, business, credentials, credit-card, data, endpoint, governance, mobile, organized, risk, soc, threat, toolThere is a moment that happens in every SOC (Security Operations Center) every day. An alert fires. An analyst looks at a dashboard and sees a UR: POST /vs/payments/proc/77a. And then they stop. They stare. And they ask the question that kills productivity: “What does this thing actually do?” Is it a critical payment gateway?…
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149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database
This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/149-million-stolen-usernames-passwords/
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Securing Banking Enterprises as Non-Human Identities Grow
CISOs Grapple With AI Blind Spots, Excessive Permissions and Governance Issues. Machine identities continue to multiply as organizations push automation, cloud services and AI-driven initiatives deeper into core operations. This rapid growth creates new vulnerabilities, especially when non-human identities lack governance or are completely invisible to security teams. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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PNB MetLife Phishing Attack: Multi-Stage Scheme Steals Data, Triggers UPI Payments
A sophisticated multi-stage phishing campaign is actively targeting PNB MetLife Insurance customers through fake payment gateway pages. The attack chain extracts customer details, forces fraudulent UPI payments, and escalates to full banking credential harvesting. Attackers exploit customer trust in the brand while leveraging free hosting services and Telegram bots to exfiltrate data in real time.…
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PNB MetLife Phishing Attack: Multi-Stage Scheme Steals Data, Triggers UPI Payments
A sophisticated multi-stage phishing campaign is actively targeting PNB MetLife Insurance customers through fake payment gateway pages. The attack chain extracts customer details, forces fraudulent UPI payments, and escalates to full banking credential harvesting. Attackers exploit customer trust in the brand while leveraging free hosting services and Telegram bots to exfiltrate data in real time.…
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Southeast Asia CISOs Top 13 Predictions for 2026: Securing AI, Centering Identity, and Making Resilience Strategic
Innovation and technology, Hand of robot touching a padlock of security on network connection of business, Data exchange, Financial and banking, AI, Cyber crime and internet security. iStock/ipopba First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4117844/southeast-asia-cisos-13-top-predictions-for-2026-securing-ai-centering-identity-and-making-resilience-strategic.html
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How Attackers Target Financial Applications and VAPT Stops Them?
Financial applications, ranging from mobile banking apps to payment gateways, are among the most targeted systems worldwide. In 2025 alone, the Indusface State of Application Security Report revealed that banks and financial institutions endured 1.2 billion attacks, with each financial app experiencing double the attack frequency compared to other industries. This surge highlights the urgent……
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How Attackers Target Financial Applications and VAPT Stops Them?
Financial applications, ranging from mobile banking apps to payment gateways, are among the most targeted systems worldwide. In 2025 alone, the Indusface State of Application Security Report revealed that banks and financial institutions endured 1.2 billion attacks, with each financial app experiencing double the attack frequency compared to other industries. This surge highlights the urgent……
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Eurail customer database hacked
Identification data: First name, last name, date of birth, genderContact details: Email address, home address, telephone numberPassport details: Passport number, country of issue and expiry date No further details about the attack are available. According to Eurail, the investigation is ongoing. But at this time there is no indication the data was misused or publicly…
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Android Banking Malware deVixor Actively Targeting Users with Ransomware Capabilities.
A sophisticated Android banking trojan known as deVixor has emerged as a significant threat to mobile users, combining financial data theft, device surveillance, and ransomware capabilities into a single malicious platform. Active since October 2025, the malware represents a concerning evolution in Android-based financial threats, targeting victims through fake automotive websites and leveraging Telegram infrastructure…
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Q4 2025 Malware Trends: Telegram Backdoor, Banking Trojans Surge, Joker Returns to Google Play
Telegram mods spread a powerful Android backdoor as banking trojans surge and Joker malware resurfaces on Google Play in Q4 2025, says Doctor Web. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/q4-2025-malware-telegram-backdoor-joker-google-play/
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Driving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, fido, finance, fraud, government, Hardware, iam, identity, insurance, login, mobile, passkey, password, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, trainingDriving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication madhav Tue, 01/13/2026 – 06:13 For decades, passwords have been the default mechanism for securing digital access. They are deeply embedded in enterprise systems and workflows, yet they were never designed to withstand today’s threat landscape. Cybersecurity Sarah Lefavrais – IAM Product Marketing Manager More About This…
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Tenable Is a Gartner® Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, banking, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, gartner, google, governance, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, microsoft, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementThis recognition, based entirely on feedback from the people who use our products every day, to us is a testament to the unmatched value Tenable Cloud Security CNAPP offers organizations worldwide. Our key takeaways: In our view, this peer recognition confirms Tenable’s strategic value in helping organizations worldwide, across all industry sectors, preemptively close critical…
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Vorsicht beim Online-Banking: BSI warnt vor zunehmenden Angriffen von Betrügern
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/online-banking-bsi-warnt-angriffen-betrueger-1724722/
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What is Application Security Testing? Detail Explanation
Your organization, the industrial domain you survive on, and almost everything you deal with rely on software applications. Be it banking portals, healthcare systems, or any other, securing those applications is paramount. Application Security Testing is the process of making applications more resistant to cyber threats by identifying weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the code. In……
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Astaroth Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via WhatsApp Messages
Researchers at Acronis have discovered a new campaign called Boto Cor-de-Rosa, where the Astaroth banking malware spreads like a worm through WhatsApp Web to steal contact lists and banking credentials. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/astaroth-banking-trojan-brazil-whatsapp-messages/
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Astaroth banking Trojan spreads in Brazil via WhatsApp worm
A WhatsApp worm spread the Astaroth banking trojan across Brazil by automatically sending malicious messages to victims’ contacts. Astaroth, a long-running Brazilian banking malware, has evolved in a new campaign dubbed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by abusing WhatsApp Web for propagation. The malware harvests the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact,…
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WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil.The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit.”The malware retrieves the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further…
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Alleged cyber scam kingpin arrested, extradited to China
Chen Zhi’s arrest is the latest chapter in the remarkable downfall of one of the country’s most prominent businesses, with holdings in the real estate, banking, entertainment and airline industries. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/alleged-cyber-scam-kingpin-cambodia-arrested-extradited
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La Poste and La Banque Postale Hit by Cyberattack, Online Services Disrupted
French postal and banking services faced fresh disruptions on Thursday, January 1, 2026, following a cyberattack that temporarily rendered the websites and mobile applications of La Poste and La Banque Postale largely inaccessible, according to reports from French radio RFI. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/la-poste-la-banque-postale-cyberattack-2026/
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Hong Kong’s newest anti-scam technology is over-the-counter banking
Funds in ‘Money Safe’ accounts are only available when customers appear for face-to-face verification First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/hong_kong_antiscam_money_safe/
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US shuts down phisherfolk’s $14.6M password-hoarding platform
Crooks used platform to scoop up and store banking credentials for big-money thefts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/us_shutters_phishermens_146m_passwordhording/
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La Poste outage after a cyber attack disrupts digital banking and online services
La Poste said a major network incident took its systems offline, disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of users. The French national postal service La Poste confirmed a major cyber incident had knocked its information systems offline, disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of customers. On social media, La Poste said…
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Cyberattack Knocks La Poste Offline, Disrupting Postal and Banking Services Across France
La Poste described the situation as “a major network incident” that affected all of its information systems. The post Cyberattack Knocks La Poste Offline, Disrupting Postal and Banking Services Across France appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-la-poste-cyberattack/
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France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack
France’s postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/frances-postal-and-banking-services-disrupted-by-suspected-ddos-attack/
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Cyberattack knocks offline France’s postal, banking services
The French national postal service’s online services were knocked offline by “a major network incident” on Monday, disrupting digital banking and other services for millions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-knocks-offline-frances-postal-banking-services/
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DDoS incident disrupts France’s postal and banking services ahead of Christmas
France’s La Poste confirmed that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack was the source of problems with its websites and mobile applications. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/la-poste-france-ddos-disruption-days-before-christmas
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Risk Management in Banking: Leveraging AI and Advanced Analytics
Key Takeaways Risk management in banking depends on how effectively information moves through established structures. A persistent challenge is how early emerging signals are recognized, how consistently they’re interpreted across teams, and how directly they inform decisions. AI and advanced analytics are being applied to this layer. This article focuses on that operational edge: where……
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Risk Management in Banking: Leveraging AI and Advanced Analytics
Key Takeaways Risk management in banking depends on how effectively information moves through established structures. A persistent challenge is how early emerging signals are recognized, how consistently they’re interpreted across teams, and how directly they inform decisions. AI and advanced analytics are being applied to this layer. This article focuses on that operational edge: where……