Tag: finance
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Financial Software Firm Finastra Investigating Data Breach
Finastra is investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed the theft of information from an internal file-transfer application. The post Financial Software Firm Finastra Investigating Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/financial-software-firm-finastra-investigating-data-breach/
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North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology consulting businesses in order to further their financial objectives as part of a broader information technology (IT) worker scheme.”Front companies, often based in China, Russia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, play a key role in masking the workers’…
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>>Ghost Tap<< Emerges: Cybercriminals Exploit NFC Relay for Contactless Cash-Outs
ThreatFabric reveals a new tactic allowing fraudsters to anonymously drain stolen credit cards linked to mobile wallets. A new and concerning trend in financial cybercrime has surfaced, dubbed >>Ghost Tap
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Fintech Finastra Confirms Data Theft; Investigation Underway
Company Probing Customers Affected After Attacker Claims 400 Gigabyte Data Theft. Financial technology firm Finastra is warning customers that it suffered a breach of a secure file transfer system that it uses to relay information to some customers, leading to an unknown quantity of data being exfiltrated by an attacker. The company is still identifying…
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Rekoobe Backdoor In Open Directories Possibly Attacking TradingView Users
APT31, using the Rekoobe backdoor, has been observed targeting TradingView, a popular financial platform, as researchers discovered malicious domains mimicking TradingView, suggesting a potential interest in compromising the platform’s user community. By analyzing shared SSH keys, investigators identified additional infrastructure linked to this campaign and another open directory, highlighting the evolving tactics employed by APT31…
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Fintech giant Finastra confirms it’s investigating a data breach
An incident disclosure shared with Finastra’s banking and financial customers confirms a hacker stole files from a company system. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/11/20/fintech-giant-finastra-confirms-its-investigating-a-data-breach/
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5-Star Fraud: The FTC’s Ban on Fake Reviews
The FTC’s new rule takes aim at the rising threat of fake reviews, especially those generated by bots, which can manipulate consumer trust and distort competition. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/11/5-star-fraud-the-ftcs-ban-on-fake-reviews/
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AWS, Sheltered Harbor partner for financial sector cyber resilience
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/aws-sheltered-harbor-partner-for-financial-sector-cyber-resilience
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Fraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, business, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crime, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, international, mfa, mobile, office, PCI, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityFraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters madhav Tue, 11/19/2024 – 05:28 International Fraud Awareness Week (November 17-23) is a critical time to consider the significant risks that fraud poses to individuals and organizations. Thanks to AI, fraud attempts and successful attacks are alarmingly common and more advanced, with many…
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The Stealthy Success of Passkeys
It’s interesting to note that many people will happily unlock their phone by just looking at it and have no problem tapping their bank card against a store’s point of sale terminal, but if the term password security is presented to them, they have a blank expression, or worse, shrink away. Why are some technologies…
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FTC Records 50% Drop in Nuisance Calls Since 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission is celebrating a halving of unwanted telemarketing and scam calls since 2021 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ftc-records-50-drop-nuisance-calls/
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Increased GDPR Enforcement Highlights the Need for Data Security
GDPR protects sensitive data like health and financial details, and its enforcement underscores the growing need for stronger data security measures. GDPR: The landscape of data privacy and protection has never been more critical. With regulators around the world intensifying scrutiny, companies are facing increasing pressure to comply with stringent data protection laws. The latest…
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Clever PayPal-based Attack
Do not call that number! This attack is brilliant. It uses a legitimate PayPal email message about a bogus payment to trick you into phoning a bogus PayPal phone number. I have received several of them this week with various names for the company sending the money request. Different emails contain different subjects and different……
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FTC reports 50% drop in unwanted call complaints since 2021
On Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing phone calls has dropped over 50% since 2021, continuing a trend that started three years ago. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-reports-50-percent-drop-in-unwanted-call-complaints-since-2021/
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Vietnamese Hacker Group Deploys New PXA Stealer Targeting Europe and Asia
A Vietnamese-speaking threat actor has been linked to an information-stealing campaign targeting government and education entities in Europe and Asia with a new Python-based malware called PXA Stealer.The malware “targets victims’ sensitive information, including credentials for various online accounts, VPN and FTP clients, financial information, browser cookies, and data from gaming software,” First seen on…
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What is Digital Lending Application (DLA) Audit?
Digital lending has emerged as a game-changer, reshaping the borrowing experience with unprecedented speed, convenience, and accessibility. Gone are the days of endless paperwork and prolonged waiting times”, now, individuals can secure loans within minutes from the comfort of their homes. However, as financial transactions shift to digital platforms, the importance of adhering to compliance…
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Critical vulnerabilities persist in high-risk sectors
Finance and insurance sectors found to have the highest number of critical vulnerabilities, according to Black Duck. Finance and insurance industry faces highest … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/15/finance-industry-vulnerabilities/
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The Magic ITAM Formula for Navigating Oracle Java Licensing
IT asset managers have their hands full when they’re trying to strike the best path forward for their companies’ use of Java. Finance leaders at many companies are turning to ITAM professionals and asking them to reduce the cost of Java with a magic ITAM formula. Azul Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales Simon Taylor……
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Bank of England U-turns on Vulnerability Disclosure Rules
The UK’s financial regulators have discarded plans to force critical suppliers to disclose new vulnerabilities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bank-england-uturns-vulnerability/
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Yorozu Corporation Faces Cyberattack, Delays Financial Report Submission Amid Data Breaches
Yorozu Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of automotive components, announced that it would apply for an extension to the submission deadline for its semi-annual securities report due to the impact of a ransomware attack on its systems. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/yorozu-corporation-cyberattack/
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Neue Phishing-Mail in Umlauf: Paypal-Konto angeblich gesperrt
First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/bezahldienst-phisher-drohen-paypal-kunden-mit-gesperrten-konten-2410-190354.html
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FTC orders Marriott to pay $52M and enhance security practices
The Federal Trade Commission said an investigation revealed that poor security practices led to three data breaches at Marriott and Starwood hotels be… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366613513/FTC-orders-Marriott-to-pay-52M-and-enhance-security-practices
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Ransomware attack leaks social security numbers of over 230,000 Comcast customers
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a debt collection agency previously used by Comcast, was the subject of a ransomware attack in Febru… First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-attack-leaks-social-security-numbers-of-over-230-000-comcast-customers/
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Android Botnet ‘ToxicPanda’ Bashes Banks Across Europe, Latin America
Chinese-speaking adversaries are using a fresh Android banking Trojan to take over devices and initiate fraudulent money transfers from financial inst… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/android-botnet-toxicpanda-bashes-banks-europe-latin-america
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Ria Aiken: Championing inclusion, opportunity
Tags: financeFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/federal-reserve-bank-of-atlantas-ria-aiken-championing-inclusion-opportunity-in-cybersecurity
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How the Trump Administration May Reshape Security, Privacy
Attorney Lisa Sotto on Anticipated Changes in Regulatory Focus at FTC and CISA. Donald Trump’s return to the White House with a renewed focus on deregulation may shift the priorities of federal agencies in enforcing data privacy and cybersecurity policy, said Lisa Sotto, partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth and chairperson of the DHS Data Privacy…