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Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs

Krebs on Security

Initially spotted in May 2018 by researchers at the email security firm Proofpoint , DanaBot is a malware-as-a-service platform that specializes in credential theft and banking fraud. Image: welivesecurity.com. Today, the U.S. It’s not unheard of for financially-oriented malicious software to be repurposed for espionage.

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North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz targets banks

Security Affairs

Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz was very active since February 2020 targeting banks across the world. This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems.

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Researchers Decrypted Qakbot Banking Trojan’s Encrypted Registry Keys

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have decoded the mechanism by which the versatile Qakbot banking trojan handles the insertion of encrypted configuration data into the Windows Registry. Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, has been observed in the wild since 2007.

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Estonia's Volunteer Cyber Militia

Schneier on Security

The volunteers, who've inspired a handful of similar operations around the world, are readying themselves to defend against the kind of sustained digital attack that could cause mass service outages at hospitals, banks, and military bases, and with other critical operations, including voting systems.

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Cyber News Rundown: Italian Banks Hit with Ursnif

Webroot

Italy targeted by Ursnif banking Trojan. Over 100 banks in Italy have fallen victim to the Ursnif banking trojan, which has stolen thousands of login credentials since it was first discovered in 2007. The post Cyber News Rundown: Italian Banks Hit with Ursnif appeared first on Webroot Blog.

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Lazarus APT stole $1.5B from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever

Security Affairs

Security researchers discovered that the North Korean Lazarus APT group was behindmultiple attacks against banks end cryptocurrency exchanges. This threat actor was involved in cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities to destroy data and disrupt systems.

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The Biggest Blocker to Open Banking Success? Slow, Risky Data

Security Boulevard

The Biggest Blocker to Open Banking Success? New Pulse Q&A research shows less than 5% of European banks are fully prepared for open banking. Consumers have come to expect fast, accessible, convenient payments using online and mobile platforms, and traditional banking is falling to the wayside in favor of open banking.

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