Tag: fintech
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Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack
Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/marquis-says-over-672000-people-had-personal-and-financial-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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As AI agents start making purchases, security teams must rethink risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Donald Kossmann, CTO at fintech company Chargebacks911, talks about the emerging security, fraud, and governance risks of >>agentic … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/05/donald-kossmann-chargebacks911-agentic-commerce-security-risks/
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Jack Dorsey’s fintech outfit Block announces 40% layoffs, blames AI, gets 23% stock bump
One massive round of firings is apparently better for morale than a drip-drip-drip of death First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/27/block_q4_2025_ai_layoffs/
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Marquis v. SonicWall Lawsuit Ups the Breach Blame Game
When a company gets breached through a third-party security vendor, who should bear responsibility? For one FinTech company, the answer is the firewall provider. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/marquis-sonicwall-lawsuit-breach-blame-game
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Marquis Accuses SonicWall of Security Lapses; Ties it to Ransomware Attack
A legal dispute is intensifying in Texas as fintech firm Marquis sues its firewall provider, SonicWall, alleging that security failures within the company’s cloud backup service directly contributed to a far-reaching ransomware attack. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/marquis-sues-sonicwall-ransomware/
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Marquis sues firewall provider SonicWall, alleges security failings with its firewall backup led to ransomware attack
Fintech giant Marquis is suing its firewall provider SonicWall, claiming that an earlier breach with SonicWall allowed hackers to deploy ransomware on Marquis’ network. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/marquis-sonicwall-lawsuit-ransomware-firewall-breach/
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PayPal Ties Small Data Breach and Fraud to App Coding Error
Fintech Giant Says Personal Data Exposed for About 100 Business Users of Loan App. Financial services firm PayPal said it discovered a data breach that lasted for six months, exposed some business customers’ personal information and led to fraudulent charges. The company said about 100 customers were affected, and that it has fully refunded them…
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Quality Assurance for Fintech Risk and Compliance Systems in the Age of AI
Fintech operates under constant regulatory pressure. At the same time, competitive pressure demands speed, innovation, and intelligent automation. Risk and compliance systems sit at the…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/quality-assurance-for-fintech-risk-and-compliance-systems-in-the-age-of-ai/
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Figure Breach Enters New Phase After Data Leak Claims
The data breach disclosed by fintech lender Figure Technology Solutions is moving beyond a contained security incident, as reports that stolen customer information is circulating online coincide with early legal investigations. The developments mark the point where an internal breach begins to create broader consumer risk and potential liability. Latest Developments Data associated with the……
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Data breach at fintech giant Figure affects close to a million customers
The Figure data breach allowed hackers to steal customer names, dates of birth, physical addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/data-breach-at-fintech-giant-figure-affects-close-to-a-million-customers/
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Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-fintech-firm-figure-affects-nearly-1-million-accounts/
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Riverty Group wählt Omada für skalierbare Identity Security
Das deutsche Fintech-Unternehmen beschleunigt seine Wachstumsstrategie mit der agilen Identity-Governance-Plattform von Omada Identity First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/riverty-group-waehlt-omada-fuer-skalierbare-identity-security/a43752/
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10 years later, Bangladesh Bank cyberheist still offers cyber-resiliency lessons
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, banking, ceo, cisco, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, fintech, firewall, framework, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malware, monitoring, network, north-korea, oracle, password, risk, service, software, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySecurity shortcomings: Adrian Cheek, senior cybercrime researcher at threat exposure management firm Flare, said the Bangladesh Bank heist was possible because of a number of security shortcomings, including a failure to air gap critical infrastructure.”The Bank of Bangladesh had four servers and the same number of desktops connected to SWIFT,” Cheek says. “This infrastructure, however,…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 563 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Tags: attack, breach, cisa, data, data-breach, email, fintech, flaw, international, phishing, WeeklyReviewA new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Fintech firm Figure disclosed data breach after employee phishing attack U.S. CISA adds a flaw in…
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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/
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Data breach at fintech firm Betterment exposes 1.4 million accounts
Hackers stole email addresses and other personal information from 1.4 million accounts after breaching the systems of automated investment platform Betterment in January. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-fintech-firm-betterment-exposes-14-million-accounts/
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10 Best B2B Fintech SSO Solutions in 2026
Discover the best B2B fintech SSO solutions for 2026. Compare SAML, SCIM, SOC2-ready identity providers built for enterprise fintech needs. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/10-best-b2b-fintech-sso-solutions-in-2026/
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Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach
The fintech giant said it plans to “seek recoupment of any expenses” from its firewall provider SonicWall after a 2025 data breach exposed customer firewall configurations. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/fintech-firm-marquis-blames-hack-at-firewall-provider-sonicwall-for-its-data-breach/
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Moltbot Personal Assistant Goes Viral”, And So Do Your Secrets
Early 2026, Moltbot a new AI personal assistant went viral. GitGuardian detected 200+ leaked secrets related to it, including from healthcare and fintech companies. Our contribution to Moltbot: a skill that turns secret scanning into a conversational prompt, letting users ask “is this safe?” First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/moltbot-personal-assistant-goes-viral-and-so-do-your-secrets/
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Advisor360 Gets a Handle on Shadow AI via Automation
With employees looking for the benefits of artificial intelligence, a FinTech company stepped up controls with automation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/advisor360-gets-handle-on-shadow-ai-via-automation
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Protecting Your Digital Wallet: What You Need to Know About Fintech Security
The world of finance has undergone a remarkable transformation with the rise of digital wallets and financial technology… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/protecting-digital-wallet-fintech-security/
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Complying with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Cloud Advisory: How Tenable Can Help
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, fintech, framework, google, governance, government, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe Monetary Authority of Singapore’s cloud advisory, part of its 2021 Technology Risk Management Guidelines, advises financial institutions to move beyond siloed monitoring to adopt a continuous, enterprise-wide approach. These firms must undergo annual audits. Here’s how Tenable can help. Key takeaways: High-stakes compliance: The MAS requires all financial institutions in Singapore to meet mandatory…
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700Credit data breach impacts 5.8 million vehicle dealership customers
700Credit, a U.S.-based financial services and fintech company, will start notifying more than 5.8 million people that their personal information has been exposed in a data breach incident. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/700credit-data-breach-impacts-58-million-vehicle-dealership-customers/
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Nearly 20 million affected by Prosper, 700Credit data breaches
Fintech company Prosper Marketplace and car dealership services provider 700Credit are the latest financial institutions to report data breaches affecting millions of Americans. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/data-breaches-affecting-20-million-prosper-700credit
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Nearly 20 million affected by Prosper, 700Credit data breaches
Fintech company Prosper Marketplace and car dealership services provider 700Credit are the latest financial institutions to report data breaches affecting millions of Americans. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/data-breaches-affecting-20-million-prosper-700credit