Tag: finance
-
Oracle April 2025 Critical Patch Update Addresses 171 CVEs
Oracle addresses 171 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2025 with 378 patches, including 40 critical updates. Background On April 15, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2025, the second quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 171 unique CVEs in 378 security updates across 32 Oracle product…
-
New BPFDoor Controller Enables Stealthy Lateral Movement in Linux Server Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new controller component associated with a known backdoor called BPFDoor as part of cyber attacks targeting telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors in South Korea, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Egypt in 2024.”The controller could open a reverse shell,” Trend Micro researcher Fernando Mercês said in a technical report published earlier…
-
Chinese Android Phones Shipped with Fake WhatsApp, Telegram Apps Targeting Crypto Users
Cheap Android smartphones manufactured by Chinese companies have been observed pre-installed with trojanized apps masquerading as WhatsApp and Telegram that contain cryptocurrency clipper functionality as part of a campaign since June 2024.While using malware-laced apps to steal financial information is not a new phenomenon, the new findings from Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web point to…
-
Protecting Against Insider Threats Strategies for CISOs
Tags: ciso, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, malicious, risk, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityInsider threats represent a critical vulnerability in organizational cybersecurity, posing risks that are often more challenging to mitigate than external attacks. These threats can originate from malicious employees, negligent staff, or compromised credentials, each capable of causing significant financial, operational, and reputational harm. The stakes for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are high: a single…
-
ICICI Bank Ransomware Breach: A Stark Reminder of Supply Chain Risk and the Need for Real-Time Cyber Vigilance
The recent ransomware breach tied to ICICI Bank”, claimed by the LockBit group”, has raised fresh concerns about the fragility of digital ecosystems and third-party risk. While official confirmations remain limited, leaked files and dark web chatter suggest that attackers accessed systems through a vendor relationship and exfiltrated over 3 TB of sensitive data, including…
-
The TraderTraitor Crypto Heist: Nation-State Tactics Meet Financial Cybercrime
The cryptocurrency sector has always been a magnet for cybercriminals, but the TraderTraitor campaign marks a different kind of threat”, one backed by state-sponsored actors with long-term goals and surgical precision. Allegedly linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, this campaign wasn’t just about breaking into wallets. It was about exploiting trust, manipulating human behavior, and…
-
Introducing Wyo Support ADAMnetworks LTP
Tags: attack, best-practice, business, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, endpoint, finance, GDPR, government, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, law, linkedin, PCI, phishing, radius, ransomware, regulation, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, zero-trustADAMnetworks is excited to announce Wyo Support to the family of Licensed Technology Partners. “After working with the various systems and technologies, there are few that compare with the protection that ADAMnetworks provides. It reduces the attack surface from the broad side of a barn down to the size of a keyhole. No other technology…
-
How to Feel Reassured with Cloud Data Security
Why is Cloud Data Security vital for Modern Businesses? Cloud data security has grown to be an inherent part of businesses across various industries today, ranging from financial services and healthcare to travel and DevOps. But, amidst this shift to digital transformation, have you ever considered how secure your data is in the cloud? Let’s……
-
Virtue AI Attracts $30M Investment to Address Critical AI Deployment Risks
San Francisco startup banks $30 million in Seed and Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Walden Catalyst Ventures. The post Virtue AI Attracts $30M Investment to Address Critical AI Deployment Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/virtue-ai-attracts-30m-investment-to-address-critical-ai-deployment-risks/
-
UK Software Firm Exposed 1.1TB of Healthcare Worker Records
8M UK healthcare worker records, including IDs and financial data, exposed due to a misconfigured staff management database… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/uk-software-firm-exposed-healthcare-worker-records/
-
Bridewell research finds UK Financial Services under pressure from cyber security challenges and mounting regulatory requirements
Research from Bridewell, a leading UK-based cyber security services provider, has found compliance with regulation as the chief challenge, as well as the main stimulus, for increasing cyber security maturity in the financial services sector. The study, entitled Cyber Security in Financial Services: 2025, also shows that response times to cyber threats like ransomware are…
-
Compliance Now Biggest Cyber Challenge for UK Financial Services
Regulatory compliance and data protection were the biggest cybersecurity challenges cited by UK financial organizations, according to a Bridewell survey First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/compliance-cyber-challenge-uk/
-
Justifying Investments in Advanced IAM Technologies
Why is IAM Technology Investment Crucial? A data breach can have devastating consequences, impacting customer trust and incurring heavy financial losses. Unlike traditional password protection, the innovative non-human identities (NHIs) and secrets management approach offers robust protection from such breaches. However, justifying investments in such avant-garde strategies, specifically Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies, is……
-
Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cloud, communications, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, iot, law, malicious, mfa, nis-2, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustTop Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure madhav Tue, 04/15/2025 – 06:43 TL;DR Increased efficiency = increased risk. Critical infrastructure organizations are using nearly 100 SaaS apps on average and 60% of their most sensitive data is stored in the cloud. Threat actors aren’t naive to this, leading to a whopping 93% of…
-
Hackers Use Microsoft Teams Chats to Deliver Malware to Windows PCs
A sophisticated cyberattack campaign has emerged, leveraging Microsoft Teams chats to infiltrate Windows PCs with malware, according to a recent report by cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest. The attack, which began surfacing in March 2025 and primarily targets the finance and professional services sectors, signals a dramatic evolution in tactics used by threat actors linked to the…
-
Fraud in Your Inbox: Email Is Still the Weakest Link
At-Bay Cyber Insurance Claims Report Finds 83% of Financial Fraud Starts With Email. Financial fraud remains the leading driver of cyberinsurance claims, with 83% of cases traced back to email-based attacks. Common tactics used to deceive employees include wiring funds to fraudulent accounts, generative AI-crafted emails, executive and vendor impersonation and BEC scams. First seen…
-
Kritik an OpenAI: Experten warnen vor verkürzten Sicherheitstests
OpenAI hat offenbar seine Sicherheitstests verkürzt.OpenAI ist bekannt für seine KI-Projekte wie der GPT-Reihe, Codec, DALL-E und Whisper. Experten befürchten nun, dass das KI-Forschungsunternehmen seine KI-Angebote ohne angemessenen Schutz bereitstellen könnte.Laut einem Bericht der Financial Times (FT) gibt der Hersteller von ChatGPT seinen Mitarbeitenden und externen Gruppen nur noch wenige Tage Zeit, um die Risiken…
-
Malicious NPM packages target PayPal users
Threat actors deploy malicious NPM packages to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. Fortinet researchers discovered multiple malicious NPM packages that are used to target PayPal users. The packages were uploaded to the repository in early March by a threat actor known as tommyboy_h1 and tommyboy_h2, and were used to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. >>Using PayPal-related…
-
Hackers using AI-produced audio to impersonate tax preparers, IRS
Artificial Intelligence has supercharged an array of tax-season scams this year, with fraudsters using deepfake audio and other techniques to trick taxpayers into sending them money and financial documents. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-use-ai-audio-to-impersonate-irs-tax-scams
-
Smishing Campaign Hits Toll Road Users with $5 Payment Scam
Cybersecurity researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a large-scale smishing campaign targeting toll road users across the United States. The campaign, which has been active since October 2024, impersonates toll road payment services, luring unsuspecting victims into revealing their personal and financial information through fraudulent payment requests. The Scam Unveiled The smishing campaign revolves around…
-
Malicious NPM Packages Target Cryptocurrency, PayPal Users
Threat actors are publishing malicious NPM packages to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. The post Malicious NPM Packages Target Cryptocurrency, PayPal Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/malicious-npm-packages-target-cryptocurrency-paypal-users/
-
DoJ Launches Critical National Security Program to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Data
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a landmark initiative to block foreign adversaries”, including China, Russia, and Iran”, from exploiting commercial channels to access sensitive American data. The Data Security Program (DSP), enacted under Executive Order 14117, establishes stringent controls over transactions involving U.S. government-related data and bulk personal information such as genomic, financial,…
-
Unbefugter Zugriff bei einer Bank in Sri Lanka
Market Announcement First seen on cdn.cse.lk Jump to article: cdn.cse.lk/cmt/announcement_portal_prod/21.3.25%20-%20Market%20Announcement_16351678337461252.pdf
-
Sector by sector: How data breaches are wrecking bottom lines
Data breaches are rising across industries, hitting healthcare, finance, and retail especially hard. The damage goes beyond lost data, as it’s financial, operational, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/14/data-breaches-costs/
-
Hackers accessed 150,000 emails of 100 US bank regulators at OCC
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/hackers-accessed-150000-emails-of-100-us-bank-regulators-at-occ
-
Spirit of openness helps banks get serious about stopping scams
Recent announcements show that banks, financial services firms and IT companies are increasing efforts to curb online scams First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622166/Spirit-of-openness-helps-banks-get-serious-about-stopping-scams
-
Unraveling the U.S. toll road smishing scams
Cisco Talos has observed a widespread and ongoing financial theft SMS phishing (smishing) campaign since October 2024 that targets toll road users in the United States of America. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/unraveling-the-us-toll-road-smishing-scams/
-
PCI DSS Tokenization vs Encryption: Key Differences to Protect Payment Data
If your organization handles sensitive financial information, you must implement security measures that fulfill the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements. The most commonly used methods for securing cardholder data are tokenization and encryption. These techniques aim to protect sensitive payment information, but they work in fundamentally different ways. This blog will……
-
Someone compromised US bank watchdog to access sensitive financial files
OCC mum on who broke into email, but Treasury fingered China in similar hack months ago First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/occ_bank_email_hack/
-
Sensitive financial files feared stolen from US bank watchdog
OCC mum on who broke into email, but Treasury fingered China in similar hack months ago First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/occ_bank_email_hack/