Tag: banking
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How Mythos Signals Cybersecurity Disruption
Tags: access, ai, attack, banking, browser, business, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, open-source, risk, software, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat is Mythos Mythos is Anthropic’s latest AI model, and it is stirring up a tornado of concern in cybersecurity circles. Even before its release, Mythos discovered thousands of new sensitive vulnerabilities in commercial and open-source software, including all major operating systems and web browsers. One was in existence for over 27 years without the industry…
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Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone
Office work in 2026 runs through a stack of mobile apps that sit on the same phones people use for banking, messaging family, and tracking their location. Ten of the most … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/04/workplace-apps-data-collection-privacy/
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Bank regulator sounds warning over cybersecurity threat posed by AI models
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, banking, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, finance, flaw, germany, government, penetration-testing, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vulnerabilityAccessing Mythos: It’s barely three weeks since Anthropic made Claude Mythos public on April 7 and it’s hard to recall a development that’s caused as much cybersecurity alarm in such a short space of time.Earlier this week, Michael Theurer, the chief supervisor of Bundesbank, Germany’s financial regulator, echoed APRA’s concern, telling Reuters that European banks…
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Bad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, automation, banking, business, container, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, exploit, finance, fraud, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, monitoring, resilience, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityBad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals josh.pearson@t“¦ Thu, 04/30/2026 – 07:31 The modern internet is becoming less human by the day. Bot traffic is increasing, and human traffic is shrinking. Malicious automated traffic is getting harder to spot. The Thales 2026 Bad Bot Report, now in it’s…
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Minnesota’s CISOs: Homegrown Talent Securing Finance, Insurance, and Beyond
Minnesota has produced a quietly strong CISO community, particularly in financial services and insurance. The leaders in this feature are based in the Twin Cities metro or built the core of their careers there, and their work spans credit unions, community banking, wealth management, payment technology, title insurance, and one of the most consequential public…The…
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Minnesota’s CISOs: Homegrown Talent Securing Finance, Insurance, and Beyond
Minnesota has produced a quietly strong CISO community, particularly in financial services and insurance. The leaders in this feature are based in the Twin Cities metro or built the core of their careers there, and their work spans credit unions, community banking, wealth management, payment technology, title insurance, and one of the most consequential public…The…
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Fake KYC Android Malware Spreads via WhatsApp to Hijack Bank Accounts
A new Android malware campaign is masquerading as a “Banking KYC” verification app and spreading via WhatsApp messages to target banking users in India. The malware is delivered as an APK shared over WhatsApp, posing as an urgent bank KYC or account verification update similar to previously reported Indian banking fraud campaigns. Victims are told…
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Fake Document Reader App Hits 10K Downloads, Spreads Anatsa Malware
A newly discovered malicious Android application masquerading as a document reader was found on the Google Play Store, infecting users with the notorious Anatsa banking trojan. The app, which had already surpassed 10,000 downloads before its removal, highlights the ongoing threat of malware slipping through official app marketplaces. The malicious app was hosted on the…
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The Bluegrass State’s Security Leaders: Kentucky CISOs to Know
Kentucky’s cybersecurity leadership spans government, academic medicine, community healthcare, manufacturing technology, banking, and global software platforms. The CISOs in this feature have built programs inside environments as different as a city government and a Fortune-level enterprise acquisition, but they share a common thread: careers shaped by the specific demands of the institutions and industries Kentucky…The…
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New US House privacy bills raise hard questions about enterprise data collection
Tags: access, ai, awareness, banking, business, cio, ciso, compliance, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, group, identity, insurance, Internet, jobs, law, privacy, regulation, risk, service, strategy, supply-chainWhere privacy law overlaps with AI governance: The SECURE Data Act does not contain broad, standalone AI governance rules, but it still touches AI in meaningful ways.The bill includes opt-outs for fully automated profiling used for decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. That language can clearly implicate some uses of AI, particularly in hiring,…
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AI-Driven Attacks on Banking Databases: Governance at Scale
Mythos-class AI systems pose a new database security risk for financial institutions. Learn how Liquibase Secure protects against autonomous attacks and state corruption. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/ai-driven-attacks-on-banking-databases-governance-at-scale/
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AI-Driven Attacks on Banking Databases: Governance at Scale
Mythos-class AI systems pose a new database security risk for financial institutions. Learn how Liquibase Secure protects against autonomous attacks and state corruption. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/ai-driven-attacks-on-banking-databases-governance-at-scale/
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Warnung vor neuen Android-Trojanern: 800 Apps betroffen
Zimperium identifiziert vier neue Android-Banking-Trojaner. Über 800 Finanz- und Krypto-Apps weltweit sind betroffen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/android-trojaner-800-apps-betroffen
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Mustang Panda’s New LOTUSLITE Variant Targets India Banks, South Korea Policy Circles
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of a known malware called LOTUSLITE that’s distributed via a theme related to India’s banking sector.”The backdoor communicates with a dynamic DNS-based command-and-control server over HTTPS and supports remote shell access, file operations, and session management, indicating a continued espionage-focused capability set rather than First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Microsoft-Signed Binary Helps Deliver LOTUSLITE in India Spy Campaign
Microsoft-signed developer tooling is being abused to quietly deploy a new LOTUSLITE backdoor variant against India’s banking sector, in what researchers link to the China”‘nexus Mustang Panda espionage cluster with moderate confidence. The backdoor retains its espionage profile, offering remote shell access, file operations, and session management rather than any obvious monetization features. Communications are…
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Over 800 Android Apps Targeted in PIN-Stealing Trojan Campaign
Four Android banking malware campaigns are targeting more than 800 apps by abusing overlays, Accessibility permissions, and sideloaded fake apps to steal PINs. The post Over 800 Android Apps Targeted in PIN-Stealing Trojan Campaign appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-android-malware-stealing-pin-overlay-attack/
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MiningDropper Spreads Infostealers, RATs, Banking Malware on Android
Hackers are abusing a modular Android framework called MiningDropper to mine cryptocurrency and silently install infostealers, remote access trojans (RATs), and banking malware on infected devices. MiningDropper is a multi-stage Android dropper that combines crypto-mining with the delivery of additional malware payloads, including banking trojans, RATs such as BTMOB, and credential-stealing spyware. A recent variant is built…
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Finance Chiefs Warn New AI Models May Rattle Global Banking
Officials Warned New Models Could Accelerate Cyber Risks Faster Than Rules. Global finance officials meeting in Washington warned that advanced artificial intelligence models could expose structural weaknesses across banking and payment systems, speeding vulnerability discovery and cyber exploitation faster than regulators can build guardrails. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/finance-chiefs-warn-new-ai-models-may-rattle-global-banking-a-31457
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New RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, Massiv Android Malware Found Targeting 800 Apps
New research from Zimperium reveals four active Android malware campaigns, RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, and Massiv, targeting over 800 banking apps globally. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/recruitrat-saferrat-astrinox-massiv-android-malware/
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Android-Trojaner gibt sich als Bank oder Behörde aus
Sicherheitsforscher von Infoblox und der vietnamesischen Organisation Chong Lua Dao haben eine weitreichende Malware-Infrastruktur aufgedeckt, die gezielt auf Mobile-Banking-Nutzer abzielt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/android-trojaner-bank-oder-behoerde
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Android-Trojaner gibt sich als Bank oder Behörde aus
Sicherheitsforscher von Infoblox und der vietnamesischen Organisation Chong Lua Dao haben eine weitreichende Malware-Infrastruktur aufgedeckt, die gezielt auf Mobile-Banking-Nutzer abzielt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/android-trojaner-bank-oder-behoerde
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Mirax Android RAT Hijacks Infected Phones as Residential Proxies
A new Android banking trojan called Mirax is rapidly gaining traction in the cybercrime ecosystem, combining powerful remote access features with residential proxy capabilities to turn victims’ smartphones into high-value infrastructure nodes. Mirax is marketed as a premium Android RAT and banking malware, offering attackers full, real”‘time control over compromised devices. Once installed, the malware can execute…
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Mirax Android RAT Hijacks Infected Phones as Residential Proxies
A new Android banking trojan called Mirax is rapidly gaining traction in the cybercrime ecosystem, combining powerful remote access features with residential proxy capabilities to turn victims’ smartphones into high-value infrastructure nodes. Mirax is marketed as a premium Android RAT and banking malware, offering attackers full, real”‘time control over compromised devices. Once installed, the malware can execute…
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Mirax Android Trojan Turns Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Security researchers warn of Mirax, an emerging Android banking trojan using MaaS, remote access and residential proxies to target European users First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mirax-trojan-devices-proxy-nodes/
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Android Banking Trojan Linked to Cambodia Scam Compounds Hits 21 Countries
Android banking trojan linked to Cambodia scam compounds uses forced labour to target users in 21 countries, bypassing security to steal funds. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/android-banking-trojan-cambodia-scam-compounds/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/