Tag: finance
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SquidLoader Malware Campaign Targets Hong Kong Financial Sector
A new malware campaign targeting Hong Kong finance has been identified, featuring SquidLoader to deploy Cobalt Strike Beacon First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/squidloader-malware-targets-hong/
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Securing the Budget: Demonstrating Cybersecurity’s Return
By tying security investments to measurable outcomes, like reduced breach likelihood and financial impact, CISOs can align internal stakeholders and justify spending based on real-world risk. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/securing-budget-cybersecurity-return
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Co-op boss admits all 6.5m members had data stolen in cyber-attack
CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq says hackers stole contact details of all members but not financial data such as card numbers The chief executive of the Co-op has apologised to its customers after admitting that all 6.5 million of the mutual’s members had their data stolen in a recent cyber-attack.Shirine Khoury-Haq told the BBC she was “incredibly…
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Unbefugter Zugriff bei einer Bank auf den Seychellen
Seychelles Commercial Bank Confirms Customer Data Breach First seen on bankinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.bankinfosecurity.com/seychelles-commercial-bank-confirms-customer-data-breach-a-28972
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Seychelles Commercial Bank Confirms Customer Data Breach
Hacker Claims to Have Exploited Flaw in Oracle WebLogic Server, Sold Stolen Data. Seychelles Commercial Bank is warning customers that a hacker stole their personal information – but no money – from their accounts after breaching its systems. The hacker involved claims to have stolen and sold two gigabytes of customer data from the bank,…
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New AI-Powered PayPal Scam Tricks You Into Calling a Fake Support Line
PayPal warns of a new AI-powered scam tricking users into calling fake support lines. Learn how to protect yourself. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/ai-powered-paypal-scam/
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MITRE Launches New Framework to Tackle Crypto Risks
MITRE has introduced AADAPT framework, a new cybersecurity framework aimed at mitigating risks in digital financial systems like cryptocurrency First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mitre-launches-new-framework/
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Louis Vuitton says customers in Turkey, South Korea and UK impacted by data breaches
A statement from Louis Vuitton South Korea said the breach involved names, contact information and other data provided by customers. No financial information was included in the breach. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/louis-vuitton-says-customers-impacted-by-data-breaches
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MITRE Launches AADAPT Framework for Financial Systems
The new framework is modeled after and meant to complement the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and it is aimed at detecting and responding to cyberattacks on cryptocurrency assets and other financial targets. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/mitre-aadapt-framework-financial-systems
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Securing Agentic AI: How to Protect the Invisible Identity Access
AI agents promise to automate everything from financial reconciliations to incident response. Yet every time an AI agent spins up a workflow, it has to authenticate somewhere; often with a high-privilege API key, OAuth token, or service account that defenders can’t easily see. These “invisible” non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human accounts in most cloud…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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Hacker Returns $42 Million in Stolen Crypto in Exchange for $5 Million Bounty
A security flaw in the GMX V1 software was made public, causing a significant upheaval in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem and forcing immediate action to protect user assets. GMX, a prominent perpetual futures trading platform built on blockchain technology, relies on its V1 protocol for liquidity provision through its GLP (GMX Liquidity Provider) token.…
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Factoring Cybersecurity Into Finance’s Digital Strategy
As financial institutions continue to embrace digital transformation, their success will depend on their ability to establish and maintain robust and responsible cybersecurity practices. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/factoring-cybersecurity-finances-digital-strategy
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Louis Vuitton says UK customer data stolen in cyber-attack
Lead brand of French luxury group LVMH reassures customers financial data such as bank details were not takenLouis Vuitton has said the data of some UK customers has been stolen as it became the <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/10/four-arrested-over-cyber-attacks-marks-and-spencer-co-op-harrods#:~:text=Those%20arrested%20were%20a%2017,old%20British%20woman%20from%20Staffordshire.”>latest retailer targeted by cyber hackers.The retailer, the leading brand of the French luxury group LVMH, said an unauthorised third…
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Over Half of “Finfluencer” Victims Have Lost Money, Says TSB
Tags: financeBritish bank TSB warns of rise of “finfluencers” who dispense dubious financial advice online First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/finfluencer-victims-tsb/
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Financial firms are locking the front door but leaving the back open
Financial institutions are building stronger defenses against direct cyberattacks, but they may be overlooking a growing problem: their vendors. According to Black Kite’s new … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/11/financial-firms-third-party-cyber-risk/
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How a Former CIO Transformed Treasury IT, Slowly: Part 1
USDT’s Ex-CIO Tony Arcadi on Incremental IT, Oversight, Public Sector Modernization. There’s no place for moonshots when you’re responsible for one of the world’s largest financial institutions, said Tony Arcadi, former CIO at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In Part 1 of this two-part interview series, Arcadi reflected on his 15-year journey within the…
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US Sanctions Key Threat Actors Tied to North Korea’s Remote IT Worker Scheme
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken a strong stance against cyber-enabled financial schemes that support North Korea’s illicit weapons programs by imposing sanctions on Song Kum Hyok, a malevolent cyber actor connected to the hacking group Andariel of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).…
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ServiceNow Platform Vulnerability Enables Attackers to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in ServiceNow’s widely-used enterprise platform that could enable attackers to extract sensitive data including personally identifiable information (PII), credentials, and financial records. The flaw, dubbed >>Count(er) Strike
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Most Cryptocurrency Stocks Are Rising. Join ALR MINER And Earn $8,700 In BTC Every Day
Now, many global cryptocurrency investors view Bitcoin as a financial product for long-term investment rather than a simple speculative product. At the same time, the continued rise in Bitcoin prices reflects the shift in market sentiment and the recent important victory of the Stablecoin Act, which marks a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. Now,…
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Server with Rockerbox Tax Firm Data Exposed 286GB of Records
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a massive 286GB data exposure at Texas-based Rockerbox, a tax credit consultancy. Exposed data includes SSNs, DD214s, and financial details, raising serious identity theft and fraud concerns. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/rockerbox-server-tax-firm-exposed-sensitive-records/
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Qantas details impact of data breach on 5.7 million customers
Australian flag carrier begins notifying millions of individuals after a cyber attack on a call centre, confirming that while financial and passport details are safe, a significant volume of other personal information was compromised First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627295/Qantas-details-impact-of-data-breach-on-57-million-customers
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Qantas details impact of data breach on 5.7 million customers
Australian flag carrier begins notifying millions of individuals after a cyber attack on a call centre, confirming that while financial and passport details are safe, a significant volume of other personal information was compromised First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627295/Qantas-details-impact-of-data-breach-on-57-million-customers
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Chinese Data Leak Reveals Salt Typhoon Contractors
China’s Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another Leak. The Chinese nation-state threat actor tracked as Salt Typhoon is operated by a clutch of private firms whose clients include multiple Chinese government agencies, finds analysis of leaked data by Spy Cloud. Researchers found a spreadsheet listing buyers, sellers and financial transaction details. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Chinese Data Leak Reveals Salt Typhoon Contractors
China’s Hack-For-Hire Scene Disgorges Another Leak. The Chinese nation-state threat actor tracked as Salt Typhoon is operated by a clutch of private firms whose clients include multiple Chinese government agencies, finds analysis of leaked data by Spy Cloud. Researchers found a spreadsheet listing buyers, sellers and financial transaction details. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Anatsa mobile malware returns to victimize North American bank customers
Android banking malware known as Anatsa was back for a brief but noticeable run in late June, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/anatsa-android-banking-malware-returns-north-america
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Android malware Anatsa infiltrates Google Play to target US banks
The Anatsa banking trojan has sneaked into Google Play once more via an app posing as a PDF viewer that counted more than 50,000 downloads. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-malware-anatsa-infiltrates-google-play-to-target-us-banks/
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Checking for Fraud: Texas Community Bank Nips Check Fraud in the Bud
Within months of implementing anti-fraud measures and automation, Texas National Bank prevented more than $300,000 in check fraud. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/texas-community-bank-nips-check-fraud-bud