Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

BingoMod is a new Android malware that can wipe devices after stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts. Researchers at Cleafy discovered a new Android malware, called ‘BingoMod,’ that can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukraine's cyber police arrested a 31-year-old for running a cybercrime operation that gained access to bank accounts of American and Canadian users and sold it on the dark web. [.]

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Smishing messages usually include a link to a site that spoofs a popular bank and tries to siphon personal information. But increasingly, phishers are turning to a hybrid form of smishing — blasting out linkless text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 4, 2023

An unknown cybercrime threat actor has been observed targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims to compromise online banking accounts in Mexico, Peru, and Portugal.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2024

A new Grandoreiro banking trojan campaign has been ongoing since March 2024, following the disruption by law enforcement in January. IBM X-Force warns of a new Grandoreiro banking trojan campaign that has been ongoing since March 2024. The banking Trojan is likely operated as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 2, 2024

This malware attempts to access device-based bank accounts and transfer the deposits. After completing the theft, it wipes the affected... The post BingoMod Malware: Android Banking Trojan Empties Accounts, Wipes Devices appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 17, 2020

The bank's master PIN key was stolen, forcing it to cancel and replace 12 million bank cards. The breach resulted from the printing of the bank's encrypted master key in plain, unencrypted digital language at the Postbank's old data centre in the Pretoria city centre. The bank lost $3.2

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 26, 2023

When a consumer opens a bank account, the bank goes through a procedure called bank account verification. It enables all required checks to be made on the account user and the source of their income, successfully stopping illegal activities like money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Cyber security in banking has become the frontline defense against an ever-growing wave of digital threats. With billions of dollars and sensitive data at risk, banks are under constant pressure to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals. Table of Contents Toggle What is Cyber Security in Banking?

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 4, 2022

Email scammers sent an Uber to the home of an 80-year-old woman who responded to a well-timed email scam, in a bid to make sure she went to the bank and wired money to the fraudsters. ” “They took control of her screen and said they had accidentally transferred $160,000 into her account,” Hardaway said.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Online account opening is one of the most crucial functions for banks today. It is one of the key ways banks can grow. It can be a real cost saver to a bank as […] The post What Can Go Wrong with Bank Online Account Opening? And customers don’t have to take the time to visit a branch to become a customer.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2024

Ukraine launched a massive cyber operation that shut down the ATM services of the biggest Russian banks on July 27, reported the Kyiv Post. Ukraine has launched a massive cyberattack against ATMs of Russian banks, the cyber operation began on July 23. reported the KyivPost. reported the KyivPost.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 17, 2024

The rapid adoption of mobile banking has revolutionized how we manage our finances. Related: Deepfakes aimed at mobile banking apps With millions of users worldwide relying on mobile apps for their banking needs, the convenience is undeniable. Alarmingly, 85% of banks are predicted to be at risk from rising cyber threats.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 9, 2023

JP Morgan Chase aka JPMorgan, one of the top banking services of America, has hit the news headlines early this year for failing to protect the account of Essilor from hackers who stole around $272m. It is unclear whether the stolen money was from one account or multiple accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2024

Fintech firms Wise and Affirm confirmed they were both impacted by the recent data breach suffered by Evolve Bank. Fintech companies Wise and Affirm have confirmed that they were both affected by the recent data breach at Evolve Bank. Despote Wise is no longer collaborating with Evolve, the bank was still storing some Wise data.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It apparently targets crypto and banking services from the U.S., The post SharkBot Android Trojan Steals Banking and Crypto Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Security experts have revealed the emergence of the SharkBot Android trojan. Characteristics of SharkBot Android Trojan According […].

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Heimadal Security

JULY 15, 2021

When it comes to banking malware and all the variants of credentials-stealing Trojans, we agree that there are simply too many out there that you need to pay attention to, so we organized a list of the most dangerous. What you’ll find below is a short presentation for some of the most advanced banking Trojans […].

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2024

On Wednesday June 12, 2024, a well-known dark web data broker and cybercriminal acting under the name “Sp1d3r” offered a significant amount of data allegedly stolen from Truist Bank for sale. Truist is a US bank holding company and operates 2,781 branches in 15 states and Washington DC. Take your time.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2021

First Horizon Bank of United States witnessed a cyber attack on a few of its customers resulting in fund loss of $1 million in total. The banking firm reported the same in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing and stated that the attack could have taken place after the hacker/s stole customer credentials.

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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. Image: Hold Security.

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Robin Banks phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform is back in action with infrastructure hosted by a Russian internet company that offers protection against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. [.].

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The Hacker News

JULY 15, 2024

Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when signing into online accounts to mitigate the risk of phishing attacks. Customers who have activated their digital

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spanish National Police has arrested eight alleged members of a crime organization who were able to steal money from the bank accounts of the victims through SIM swapping attacks. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

An active malware campaign targeting Latin America is dispensing a new variant of a banking trojan called BBTok, particularly users in Brazil and Mexico.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

Outside of giants JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and U.S. firms are comprised of community banks and regional credit unions. These smaller institutions, much like the giants, are hustling to expand mobile banking services. This is the new space that allows for combining these channels in banking.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Two newly discovered malicious Android applications on Google Play Store have been used to target users of Brazil's instant payment ecosystem in a likely attempt to lure victims into fraudulently transferring their entire account balances into another bank account under cybercriminals' control.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Account takeovers and online banking fraud are two types of attacks on the rise against financial institutions and their customers, says Feedzai.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Financial account takeover is a form of identity fraud where fraudsters use stolen credentials to break into digital financial accounts of genuine customers. The post Why Preventing Financial Account Takeover Attacks is Important for Banks and Fintechs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Some banking malware targets mobile devices and can quickly steal money from banking accounts. Meet Xenomorph, a new malware targeting Android and more than 50 banking and financial applications.

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We Live Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The post ‘My bank account was in a shambles’: The ordeal of an identity theft victim appeared first on WeLiveSecurity. A victim of identity theft tells us how criminals used his identity to commit fraud and what it took to put his life back in order.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The post Enable Pay by Account for a Digital-First Experience Directly From Your Banking App appeared first on Entrust Blog. The post Enable Pay by Account for a Digital-First Experience Directly From Your Banking App appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

MAY 29, 2024

Brazilian banking institutions are the target of a new campaign that distributes a custom variant of the Windows-based AllaKore remote access trojan (RAT) called AllaSenha.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 18, 2024

The banking trojan "Grandoreiro" is spreading in a large-scale phishing campaign in over 60 countries, targeting customer accounts of roughly 1,500 banks. [.]

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers on Monday took the wraps off a new Android trojan that takes advantage of accessibility features on the devices to siphon credentials from banking and cryptocurrency services in Italy, the U.K., and the U.S. as well as five

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2024

Related: How weak service accounts factored into SolarWinds hack By comparison, almost nothing has been done to strengthen service accounts – the user IDs and passwords set up to authenticate all the backend, machine-to-machine connections of our digital world. LW provides consulting services to the vendors we cover.)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2024

Resecurity uncovered a cybercriminal group that is providing a sophisticated phishing kit, named V3B, to target banking customers in the EU. “Currently, it is estimated that hundreds of cybercriminals are using this kit to commit fraud, leaving victims with empty bank accounts. .

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