Tag: fintech
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RBI Cybersecurity Compliance Checklist for Fintech Organizations
Tags: compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, fintech, framework, india, resilience, service, threatThe financial services ecosystem in India is undergoing rapid digital transformation, and fintech organizations sit at the center of this evolution. With increasing cyber threats targeting digital payments, lending platforms, and financial data, regulatory oversight has intensified. The Reserve Bank of India mandates a strong RBI cybersecurity framework that fintechs must follow to ensure resilience,……
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How Agentic AI is Transforming PCI-DSS Testing: Faster QA, Smarter Compliance, and Scalable Releases
What if the very systems designed to protect your business are quietly slowing it down? Every CEO, CTO, and product leader in fintech faces this…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/how-agentic-ai-is-transforming-pci-dss-testing-faster-qa-smarter-compliance-and-scalable-releases/
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Why Financial Services Leaders Are Re-Evaluating Open Source for Database Change Management
OSS can be too risky for banks and FinTechs working to meet security, governance, and compliance demands. Know the risks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/why-financial-services-leaders-are-re-evaluating-open-source-for-database-change-management/
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French Fintech Accounts Used to Launder Stolen Funds Before Detection
Cybercriminals are turning French freelancer fintech accounts into high-speed money laundering channels, moving stolen funds within minutes often before banks or victims realise anything is wrong. Fintech platforms like Revolut, Wise and N26 allow fast, remote account opening, light-touch digital KYC, and access to SEPA instant transfers, invoicing, cards, and sometimes crypto all packaged for…
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13.5M Device Botnet Drives 2 Tbps DDoS Attacks on FinTech, Qrator Finds
A new Qrator Labs report reveals that the largest DDoS botnet has grown to 13.5 million devices, and… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/botnet-device-drives-2-tbps-ddos-attacks-fintech/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Silent Network Authentication: The Invisible Layer Replacing SMS OTP in 2026
Silent Network Authentication verifies users in 1-4 seconds using SIM cryptography without any user action. Learn how SNA works, why it beats SMS OTP on security and UX, and how to implement it for mobile-first banking, fintech, and e-commerce. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/silent-network-authentication-the-invisible-layer-replacing-sms-otp-in-2026/
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Bank Negara Malaysia RMiT Update: New Authentication Rules for Fintech and Banks
Bank Negara Malaysia’s updated RMiT framework introduces stricter authentication rules for banks and fintech apps. Learn how passkeys, adaptive MFA, device binding, and risk-based authentication help meet compliance. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/bank-negara-malaysia-rmit-update-new-authentication-rules-for-fintech-and-banks/
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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…