Tag: finance
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FTC announces settlement with toy robot makers that tracked location of children
Apitor collected data without informing parents or asking for permission, the FTC said, violating federal parental consent requirements. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ftc-settlement-apitor-childrens-privacy-violation/
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Court rules ‘fired’ FTC commissioners be reinstated, again
Tags: financeIn a 2-1 decision, an appeals court upheld a 1935 Supreme Court precedent restricting the president’s ability to fire FTC commissioners. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/court-rules-ftc-commissioners-reinstated-again-rebecca-slaughter-alvaro-bedoya/
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FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data
The complaint alleges that the toy manufacturer Apitor published a privacy policy saying that it complied with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, but in reality violated the law by collecting the location data from children without parental consent. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-toy-manufacturer-fine-ftc-kids-data
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Synack + Tenable: AI-Powered Partnership Translates Vulnerability Insights into Action
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayThe combined Synack/Tenable solution reduces alert noise for overloaded security teams, isolating the most exploitable threats so they can proactively close security gaps faster. Vulnerability Assessment 🤠Penetration Testing Vulnerability assessment, including automated scanning, is a great first step in identifying potential security risks. However, massive amounts of data can make it tricky for security…
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Synack + Tenable: AI-Powered Partnership Translates Vulnerability Insights into Action
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayThe combined Synack/Tenable solution reduces alert noise for overloaded security teams, isolating the most exploitable threats so they can proactively close security gaps faster. Vulnerability Assessment 🤠Penetration Testing Vulnerability assessment, including automated scanning, is a great first step in identifying potential security risks. However, massive amounts of data can make it tricky for security…
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Hackers Grab $130M Using Brazil’s Real-Time Payment System
HSBC and Another Firm Hit After Service Provider Breached; Some Funds Recovered. Attackers on Friday used valid credentials for financial technology provider Sinqia to steal $130 million from two financial services firms in Brazil, using the country’s real-time payment system Pix. The Brazilian Central Bank moved quickly to freeze the funds and has recovered some…
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Alternativen gesucht: Paypal-Chaos offenbart gefährliche Zahlungsabhängigkeit
Tags: financeDer Ausfall von Paypal zeigt, dass Europa eigene Alternativen bei Online-Zahlungen bräuchte. Allerdings wird es für neue Anbieter schwierig, die US-Dominanz zu durchbrechen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/alternativen-gesucht-paypal-chaos-offenbart-gefaehrliche-zahlungsabhaengigkeit-2509-199744.html
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Nach Zahlungsblockaden: Paypal warnt Nutzer vor unzureichender Kontodeckung
Tags: financePaypal verunsichert Nutzer nach einer Störung von Ende August mit Warnmeldungen. In der Regel besteht jedoch kein Handlungsbedarf. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/nach-zahlungsblockaden-paypal-warnt-nutzer-vor-unzureichender-kontodeckung-2509-199733.html
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Who watches the watchmen? Surveillanceware firms make bank, avoid oversight
Enough governments love it and it’s highly lucrative First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/02/commercial_surveillanceware_safe/
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Who watches the watchmen? Surveillanceware firms make bank, avoid oversight
Enough governments love it and it’s highly lucrative First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/02/commercial_surveillanceware_safe/
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OT Security Financial Risk Report von Dragos – Cyberangriffe auf Industrieanlagen Schäden in Milliardenhöhe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriffe-industrieanlagen-finanzielle-risiken-schutzmassnahmen-a-9be6367f5023ce3185e25817cb0a2443/
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OT Security Financial Risk Report von Dragos – Cyberangriffe auf Industrieanlagen Schäden in Milliardenhöhe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriffe-industrieanlagen-finanzielle-risiken-schutzmassnahmen-a-9be6367f5023ce3185e25817cb0a2443/
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Lazarus Hackers Exploit 0-Day to Deploy Three Remote Access Trojans
Over the past two years, Fox-IT and NCC Group have tracked a sophisticated Lazarus subgroup targeting financial and cryptocurrency firms. This actor overlaps with AppleJeus, Citrine Sleet, UNC4736 and Gleaming Pisces campaigns and leverages three distinct remote access trojans (RATs)”, PondRAT, ThemeForestRAT and RemotePE”, to infiltrate and control compromised systems. In a 2024 incident response…
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Scammer Spoofs a City Supplier, Steals $1.5 Million from Baltimore
A scammer that spoofed a city supplier convinced employees in the City of Baltimore’s Accounts Payable Department to send two EFT payments totaling more than $1.5 million to a bank account they controlled and illustrating the ongoing threat posed by BEC fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/scammer-spoofs-a-city-supplier-steals-1-5-million-from-baltimore/
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Are You Fully Satisfied with Your Secrets Rotation?
Are Your Secrets Rotation Standards Meeting Expectations? Does your organization have a comprehensive secrets rotation system that instills confidence and satisfaction? Secrets rotation is a pivotal aspect of data management, especially concerning Non-Human Identities (NHIs). NHIs and secrets security management is a hot topic in every industry, from finance and healthcare to DevOps and SOC……
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Scammer Spoofs a City Supplier, Steals $1.5 Million from Baltimore
A scammer that spoofed a city supplier convinced employees in the City of Baltimore’s Accounts Payable Department to send two EFT payments totaling more than $1.5 million to a bank account they controlled and illustrating the ongoing threat posed by BEC fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/scammer-spoofs-a-city-supplier-steals-1-5-million-from-baltimore/
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Are You Fully Satisfied with Your Secrets Rotation?
Are Your Secrets Rotation Standards Meeting Expectations? Does your organization have a comprehensive secrets rotation system that instills confidence and satisfaction? Secrets rotation is a pivotal aspect of data management, especially concerning Non-Human Identities (NHIs). NHIs and secrets security management is a hot topic in every industry, from finance and healthcare to DevOps and SOC……
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Super-Apps and Embedded Finance: The Innovation Battle for Customer Wallets
Tags: financeForget downloading ten different apps for ten different needs. In 2025, the battle for your customer’s wallet isn’t happening in banks or retail stores. It…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/09/super-apps-and-embedded-finance-the-innovation-battle-for-customer-wallets/
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PayPal-Zahlungsausfälle: Verbraucherzentrale NRW gibt Betroffenen Empfehlungen
Tags: financeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/paypal-zahlungsausfaelle-verbraucherzentrale-nrw-betroffene-empfehlungen
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PayPal-Zahlungsausfälle: Verbraucherzentrale NRW gibt Betroffenen Empfehlungen
Tags: financeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/paypal-zahlungsausfaelle-verbraucherzentrale-nrw-betroffene-empfehlungen
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PayPal-Zahlungsausfälle: Verbraucherzentrale NRW gibt Betroffenen Empfehlungen
Tags: financeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/paypal-zahlungsausfaelle-verbraucherzentrale-nrw-betroffene-empfehlungen
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Nach Paypal-Chaos: BSI warnt vor Risiken bei Zahlungsdienstleistern
Was passiert mit den Daten, werden bei Ausfällen Gründe genannt? Ohne Paypal zu nennen, ruft das BSI auf, nicht nur nach der Usability auszuwählen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/transparenz-und-kommunikation-bsi-raet-indirekt-von-weiterer-paypal-nutzung-ab-2508-199663.html
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Fraudulent Scholarship Apps Target Students in “Defarud” Scam Campaign
An Android malware tracker named SikkahBot, active since July 2024 and explicitly targeting students in Bangladesh. Disguised as applications from the Bangladesh Education Board, SikkahBot lures victims with promises of scholarships, coerces them into sharing sensitive information, and requests high-risk permissions. Once installed, it harvests personal and financial data, intercepts SMS messages, abuses the Accessibility…
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Fraudulent Scholarship Apps Target Students in “Defarud” Scam Campaign
An Android malware tracker named SikkahBot, active since July 2024 and explicitly targeting students in Bangladesh. Disguised as applications from the Bangladesh Education Board, SikkahBot lures victims with promises of scholarships, coerces them into sharing sensitive information, and requests high-risk permissions. Once installed, it harvests personal and financial data, intercepts SMS messages, abuses the Accessibility…
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Women cyber leaders are on the rise, and paying it forward
Tags: ciso, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, google, group, insurance, international, jobs, lessons-learned, network, office, privacy, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technologyCarol Lee Hobson, CISO, PayNearMe PayNearMeStill, companies could be doing more to bring women into cybersecurity positions, says Lauren Winchester, vice president of cyber risk services at Travelers.”Women make up more than half of the population yet represent roughly 20% of the cybersecurity workforce. While the number of women in cyber has increased over the…
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Fraudster stole over $1.5 million from city of Baltimore
Scammer stole $1.5M from Baltimore by posing as a vendor and tricking staff into changing bank account details. A scammer stole over $1.5M from Baltimore city by spoofing a vendor and convincing staff to alter bank details, which appears to be a classic Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack. Between February and March 2025, the city’s…
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Transparenz und Kommunikation: BSI rät indirekt von weiterer Paypal-Nutzung ab
Was passiert mit den Daten, werden bei Ausfällen Gründe genannt? Ohne Paypal zu nennen, ruft das BSI auf, nicht nur nach der Usability auszuwählen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/transparenz-und-kommunikation-bsi-raet-indirekt-von-weiterer-paypal-nutzung-ab-2508-199663.html