Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank reveals it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. State-owned VTB Bank, the second-largest financial institution in Russia, says it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. ” Source USnews.com.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

An initial access broker claims to have hacked Deutsche Bank and is offering access to its systems for sale on Telegram. A threat actor ( 0x_dump ) claims to have hacked the multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank and is offering access to its network for sale online. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Deutsche Bank).

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 23, 2021

A vulnerability in the Accellion file-transfer program is being used by criminal groups to hack networks worldwide. 20, Accellion did not notify the bank in time to prevent its appliance from being breached five days later, the bank said. Despite having a patch available on Dec. CISA alert.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2024

Bank breaches and the banking world are now a front line in cybersecurity, where hidden networks thrive in the shadows of the dark web and encrypted chats. As technology advances, the dangers of bank hacks grow, transforming old-school bank robbers into modern cyber thieves who operate from behind screens worldwide.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Flagstar Bank announced a data breach suffered by a third-party service provider exposed the personal information of over 800,000 US customers. Flagstar Bank is warning 837,390 US customers that their personal information was exposed after threat actors breached the third-party service provider Fiserv. million customers of Flagstar.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 8, 2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) took down all email systems after their Microsoft Exchange Servers were hacked as part of the ongoing attacks targeting organizations worldwide. [.].

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing investigations, said the attackers used computer infrastructure and hacking tools previously deployed by state-backed Chinese cyberspies. […]. In other words, the same sloppy and corrupt practices that allowed this massive cybersecurity hack made Bravo a billionaire.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

hacking group called 'Hotarus Corp' has hacked Ecuador's Ministry of Finance and the country's largest bank, Banco Pichincha, where they claim to have stolen internal data. [.].

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Android banking trojan Anatsa resurged expanding its operation to new countries, including Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia. In November 2023, researchers from ThreatFabric observed a resurgence of the Anatsa banking Trojan, aka TeaBot and Toddler. ” concludes the report. ” concludes the report. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2022

OpRussia continues, less than a week after my last update Anonymous has hacked other Russian companies and leaked their data via DDoSecrets. PSCB Petersburg Social Commercial Bank is one of the top 100 Russian banks in terms of net assets. JUST IN: #Anonymous has hacked 1.23 The collective has released a 1.7

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Bank of America revealed that the personal information of some customers was stolen in a data breach affecting a third-party services provider. Bank of America began notifying some customers following a data breach at the third-party services provider Infosys McCamish System (IMS). Bank of America’s systems were not compromised.”

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Hacking is as old as humanity. To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activity. After hacking humanity, AI systems will then hack other AI systems, and humans will be little more than collateral damage. Most of these hacks don’t even require major research breakthroughs in AI. Not for long.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Researchers analyzed a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco that spreads through fake Google Play Store pages. “_lTAU_SINC/sincronizador Android malware targets the Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco’s users and tries to perform fraudulent financial transactions without the victim’s knowledge.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

banking regulators have approved a new rule that orders banks to notify federal regulators of significant cybersecurity incidents within 36 hours. banking regulators this week approved a rule that obliges banks to report any major cybersecurity incidents to the government within 36 hours of discovery. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 9, 2021

The post European Banking Authority Reveals Microsoft Exchange Hack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The attack affected thousands of on-premises email customers, small businesses, enterprises, and government organizations around the world. It is […].

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 30, 2021

Bank holding company First Horizon Corporation disclosed the some of its customers had their online banking accounts breached by unknown attackers earlier this month. [.].

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Bank of America is notifying customers that their personal information was compromised in a data breach impacting Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), a third-party vendor. The breach reportedly occurred after IMS was hacked in November 2023. At least 57,028 Bank of America customers were directly impacted.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

DDoS extortionists are blackmailing Australian banks asking for payments of large sums in Monero cryptocurrency threatening DDoS attacks. Cybercriminals are threatening Australian banks of DDoS attacks if they will not pay large sums in Monero cryptocurrency. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

North Korea's BeagleBoyz Robbing Banks.". Working with U.S. government partners, CISA, Treasury, FBI, and USCYBERCOM identified malware and indicators of compromise (IOCs) used by the North Korean government in an automated teller machine (ATM) cash-out scheme­ -- referred to by the U.S. Government as "FASTCash 2.0:

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2019

If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 2, 2023

Fintech banking platform Hatch Bank has reported a data breach after hackers stole the personal information of almost 140,000 customers from the company's Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing platform. [.]

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2023

As European nations such as Germany, France and Britain are offering a helping hand to Ukraine on recommendation by the Biden led nation, 3 notorious hacking groups -Killnet, Anonymous Sudan and REvil have taken a pledge to conduct a digital assault on the US and European Banking Systems.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

Anonymous announced that the affiliate group Black Rabbit World has leaked 28 GB of data stolen from the Central Bank of Russia. This week the Anonymous hacker collective claims to have hacked the Central Bank of Russia and stole accessed 35,000 documents. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Central Bank of Russia).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

A new variant of a banking trojan, called BBTok, targets users of over 40 banks in Latin America, particularly Brazil and Mexico. Check Point researchers warn of a new variant of a banking trojan, called BBTok, that is targeting users of over 40 banks in Latin America. ” reads the report published by Check Point.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a. According to recent figures from the managed security firm Reliaquest , QakBot is by far the most prevalent malware “loader” — malicious software used to secure access to a hacked network and help drop additional malware payloads.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Hackers stole tens of millions of dollars from Eastern European banks in a campaign called “DarkVishnya.” There were several steps to the hack. The first step involved planting in the target banks a device. No hacking group has yet publicly taken credit for the campaign. Raspberry Pis are easy to hide (they measure 2.5”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank leaked millions of records with sensitive data, including financial information and personal documents of the bank’s clients. ICICI Bank, an Indian multinational valued at more than $76 billion, has more than 5,000 branches across India and is present in at least another 15 countries worldwide.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2023

Checkmark researchers have uncovered the first known targeted OSS supply chain attacks against the banking sector. In the first half of 2023, Checkmarx researchers detected multiple open-source software supply chain attacks aimed at the banking sector. ” reads the report published by Checkmarx. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted trades in the US Treasury market. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) announced it has contained a ransomware attack that disrupted the U.S. ” reported the Financial Times. ” reported the Financial Times.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

A new version of the ERMAC Android banking trojan is able to target an increased number of apps. The ERMAC Android banking trojan version 2.0 ERMAC was first spotted by researchers from Threatfabric in July 2021, it is based on the popular banking trojan Cerberus. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ERMAC 2.0). “ERMAC 2.0

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Malware researchers from Cleafy warn of a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Europe. The researchers detected on 29th March 2021, for the first time the inclusion of injections against Italian banks, and in May the malware targeted Belgium and Netherlands banks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Pacific City Bank was hit by AVOS Locker Ransomware operators, the gang claims to have stolen sensitive file from the company and threatens to leak it. Pacific City Bank is an American community bank that focuses on the Korean-American community based in California and offers commercial banking services.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Twitter was hacked this week. We will almost certainly learn about security lapses at Twitter that enabled the hack, possibly including a SIM-swapping attack that targeted an employee's cellular service provider, or maybe even a bribed insider. The security regulations for banks are complex and detailed.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Allow me to be controversial for a moment: arbitrary password restrictions on banks such as short max lengths and disallowed characters don't matter. Also, allow me to argue with myself for a moment: banks shouldn't have these restrictions in place anyway. for my *online banking*. 6 characters.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2023

Play ransomware group claims responsibility for a ransomware attack that hit Globalcaja, one of the major banks in Spain. Globalcaja is a financial institution in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, it has more than 300 offices across Spain and provides banking services to more than half a million clients.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Xenomorph Android trojan has been observed distributed via the official Google Play Store targeting 56 European banks. Researchers from ThreatFabric have spotted a new Android banking trojan, dubbed Xenomorph , distributed via the official Google Play Store that has over 50,000 installations. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Xenomorph).

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), recognized as the world's largest commercial bank, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The bank, in response to the incident, promptly disconnected and isolated affected systems to contain the breach. Despite the disruption, ICBC successfully cleared U.S.

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