Tag: finance
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How Organizations Are Strengthening Defenses Against Scattered Spider
An On Demand video from ID Dataweb. Scattered Spider continues to evolve, and organizations across financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, and other sectors are strengthening defenses against increasingly sophisticated identity-driven threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-organizations-are-strengthening-defenses-against-scattered-spider-a-31660
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Google spotted an AI-developed zero-day before attackers could use it
Researchers found artifacts in the code that proved AI was heavily involved. A prominent cybercrime group planned to exploit the zero-day en masse for financial gain. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/google-threat-intelligence-group-ai-developed-zero-day-exploit/
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PCPJack Credential Stealer Exploits 5 CVEs to Spread Worm-Like Across Cloud Systems
Tags: cloud, container, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, framework, infrastructure, service, theft, wormCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new credential theft framework dubbed PCPJack that targets exposed cloud infrastructure and ousts any artifacts linked to TeamPCP from the environments.”The toolset harvests credentials from cloud, container, developer, productivity, and financial services, then exfiltrates the data through attacker-controlled infrastructure while attempting First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Financial stability risks are rising as AI fuels cyber-attacks, IMF warns; oil below $100 on Iran peace hopes as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war”>Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war</li></ul>The Danish shipping giant <strong>Maersk</strong> has maintained its profit guidance for the year, even as it reported a spike in fuel costs and warned that traffic through the strait of Hormuz “remains at a near standstill”.The company,…
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Financial stability risks are rising as AI fuels cyber-attacks, IMF warns; oil below $100 on Iran peace hopes business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war”>Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war</li></ul>The Danish shipping giant <strong>Maersk</strong> has maintained its profit guidance for the year, even as it reported a spike in fuel costs and warned that traffic through the strait of Hormuz “remains at a near standstill”.The company,…
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CISOs: Align cyber risk communication with boardroom psychology
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, psychology, resilience, risk, threat, updateStop reporting risk as a technical status update: Executives do not need a master class in threat modeling. They need to know what the business stands to lose.Risk has to be framed in terms boards already use to weigh other enterprise decisions: financial exposure, operational disruption, compliance consequences, legal risk and the cost of delay.…
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, china, cio, compliance, data, data-breach, dora, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, governance, government, international, jobs, law, mobile, office, privacy, regulation, risk, service, technology, tool, trainingFernando Maldonado, technology advisor at Foundry. MuleSoft. Gray areas remain: Still, if anything has been demonstrated in the decade since its entry into force, it’s that the GDPR still has a long way to go.Miguel Recio, president of APEP.IA (Spanish Professional Association for Privacy), argues that some of the limitations that have been exposed about the…
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UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon
Teams of security pros from UK financial services organisations came together at the end of April to participate in a hackathon exercise. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642669/UK-financial-security-experts-participate-in-sector-wide-hackathon
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How orphaned applications are quietly fueling your shadow IT problem
Tags: access, ai, api, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, threat, tool, updateOperational and financial overhead: Orphaned applications continue consuming licenses and infrastructure while cluttering configuration management databases (CMDBs). They introduce undocumented dependencies that skew asset management and complicate troubleshooting.Security exposure: Applications without active ownership are rarely reviewed. This means updates are missed, underlying components are no longer maintained, and access paths remain open far longer than intended.Hidden data…
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How orphaned applications are quietly fueling your shadow IT problem
Tags: access, ai, api, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, threat, tool, updateOperational and financial overhead: Orphaned applications continue consuming licenses and infrastructure while cluttering configuration management databases (CMDBs). They introduce undocumented dependencies that skew asset management and complicate troubleshooting.Security exposure: Applications without active ownership are rarely reviewed. This means updates are missed, underlying components are no longer maintained, and access paths remain open far longer than intended.Hidden data…
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How orphaned applications are quietly fueling your shadow IT problem
Tags: access, ai, api, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, threat, tool, updateOperational and financial overhead: Orphaned applications continue consuming licenses and infrastructure while cluttering configuration management databases (CMDBs). They introduce undocumented dependencies that skew asset management and complicate troubleshooting.Security exposure: Applications without active ownership are rarely reviewed. This means updates are missed, underlying components are no longer maintained, and access paths remain open far longer than intended.Hidden data…
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Anthropic Sounds Cyber Alarm Amid Financial AI Push
Mythos Found ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Unpatched Flaws With Months to Fix Them. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that Claude Mythos has found tens of thousands of unpatched software vulnerabilities, with a six-to-12 month window before Chinese AI models catch up. The disclosure came alongside a major financial services push including an investor-backed firm and…
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Global Push for Digital KYC Faces a Trust Problem
Portable KYC Remains Elusive Despite Digital Identity Growth in UAE, Europe, Asia. The United Arab Emirates recently launched a national digital Know Your Customer platform under the oversight of the UAE Central Bank, aiming to standardize customer onboarding, streamline compliance checks and strengthen anti-money laundering enforcement. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/global-push-for-digital-kyc-faces-trust-problem-a-31614
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FIS, Anthropic Pitch AI for Money Laundering Probes
Agent Promises to Cut Investigation Time from Days to Minutes. FIS has partnered with Anthropic to deploy an AI agent that automates money laundering investigations, aiming to reduce casework from days to minutes. BMO and Amalgamated Bank are first in line, with broader availability targeted for late 2026. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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UK Finance Sector Puts Cyber Defences to the Test in National Hackathon
Over the course of two days (April 27-28), banks, fintech companies, technology providers, and regulators from across the UK financial ecosystem came together for a cybersecurity competition designed to test real-world readiness, decision-making under pressure, and the ability to defend critical financial infrastructure against sophisticated attacks. Hosted by Lloyds Banking Group, Hack The Box, and…
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Building Strategic Advantage With Integrated Planning
Siloed planning slows decisions and hides risk. Integrated business planning connects finance, demand, supply, and strategy into a single disciplined cycle. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/building-strategic-advantage-integrated-planning/
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Darkhub HackingHire Portal Promotes Crypto Fraud and Spyware Services
A newly identified dark web platform, Darkhub, is advertising a wide range of hacking-for-hire services, including account compromise, surveillance, and financial manipulation. The service, accessible via the Tor network, presents itself as a centralized hub for offensive cyber capabilities targeting both individuals and organizations. Many similar services historically function as advance-fee scams rather than delivering…
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Poisoned truth: The quiet security threat inside enterprise AI
It takes surprisingly little poison to corrupt: Bad internal data is the immediate problem. But the external supply chain may be even harder to control.Research by Anthropic, the UK AI Security Institute, and the Alan Turing Institute discovered that as few as 250 maliciously crafted documents can poison LLMs of any size.That creates a massive…
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EU finance firms urged to get on with anti-money laundering compliance
Two-thirds of finance firms in the European Union are at risk of missing next year’s deadline to comply with anti-money laundering regulations First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642629/EU-finance-firms-urged-to-get-on-with-anti-money-laundering-compliance
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Kochava Will Stop Selling ‘Sensitive Location’ Info
Litigation Initiated by the US FTC Leads to Settlement Restricting Data Broker. The Federal Trade Commission has banned an Idaho-based data broker from selling sensitive location data gathered from hundreds of millions of individuals’ mobile devices without their knowledge or consent. The proposed order ends several years of legal sparring between Kochava and the FTC.…
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FTC bans data broker Kochava from selling sensitive location info
The FTC has said that Kochava sold precise geolocation data showing consumers visiting houses of worship and health care clinics without their consent or awareness, an alleged violation of a law barring companies from engaging in unfair and deceptive practices. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ftc-bans-kochava-location-data-sales
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FTC to ban data broker Kochava from selling Americans’ location data
The FTC will ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions (CDS), from selling location data without consumers’ explicit consent to settle charges alleging that it sold precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-to-ban-data-broker-kochava-from-selling-americans-location-data/
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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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Europe Cuts Off Funding for Chinese Solar Inverters
Solar Energy Spurt Comes Freighted With Chinese Nation-State Hacking Worries. The European Commission froze funding for solar energy projects that use crucial components from Chinese companies such as Huawei, due to cybersecurity fears. The decision affects projects being funded by the European Investment Bank and other partner banks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Smishing at Scale: What Our Expert Panel Revealed About the Mobile Phishing Supply Chain
Recap of the live panel hosted by Constella and WMC Global on April 30, 2026 â–¶ Watch the full recording If you’ve gotten a text recently warning you about an unpaid toll, a missed delivery, or suspicious activity on your bank account, you’ve interacted, however briefly, with one of the most sophisticated fraud… First seen…
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Frost Bank Hit With Class-Action Lawsuits Over Data Breach Affecting More Than 100,000 Customers
What happened Frost Bank, San Antonio’s largest bank, is facing two proposed class-action lawsuits following a cyberattack attributed to the Everest ransomware group that allegedly exposed the sensitive personal data of an estimated 109,000 customers. The bank has not publicly confirmed the scope of the breach or reported it to the Texas Attorney General’s Office,…The…
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Best Security Solutions for Oracle ERP Cloud in 2026
As Oracle ERP Cloud has become central to finance and operations, its security posture has become a board”‘level concern. The system processes high”‘value transactions, exposes critical data, and sits at the heart of many key business processes. The core question for 2026 is not “Is Oracle secure?” but “What security solution for Oracle ERP Cloud……