SecureWorld News

JUNE 4, 2025

In a matter of days, three major cybersecurity incidents have hit the retail and financial services sectors, drawing renewed attention to supply chain vulnerabilities, credential-based attacks, and the increasing value of non-financial customer data. The reputational damage could be immense."

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The Putin led nation also issued an informal alert to Europe and United States that if they support Ukraine, then they should be ready to face economic chaos as all of their financial institutions will be disrupted through a cyber attack within no time.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

An analysis by the Risk Based Security data related to millions of customers might have accessed by hackers from a MySQL Databases exposing around 91 sensitive database, accounting to 22GB. Such credentials can also break into the consumer’s bank accounts, email accounts, or corporate networks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 7, 2022

user accounts related to 17 companies was reportedly compromised in a Credential Stuffing Cyber Attack. To those unaware of such attacks, here’s a gist. Reuse of the same password on multiple accounts will also avoid a person in committing a password mistake. The post Data of 1.1m

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The National Crime Agency(NCA) of United States that launched a probe in the incident last month found that an eight member gang of criminals hacked many phone lines of musicians, their families, and some sports and movie stars to steal personal information such as the banking details and content posted on various social media platforms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

London based Giant Group has confirmed that its IT infrastructure was suffering repercussions gained through a cyber attack on September 24th,2021 and all its phone, email and other payroll related servers were facing digital disruption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

CommScope, an American company that is in the business of providing network infrastructure, was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack. German-based company Rheinmetall has become a victim of a cyber attack recently, and hackers fraudulently accessed data related to industrial customers, largely from the automobile sector.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2025

Now the Iranian government has confirmed that it ordered the shutdown to prevent damage resulting from cyber attacks carried out by Israel. The blackout follows several cyberattacks on Iranian institutions, including the major bank Iran’s Bank Sepah. ” states the Iranian website CHN. reported CNN World. “In

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Guardian’s Australian staff were targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack that led to the leak of personal information of 140 current and former staff members. As the email servers of the Guardian are corrupted, the staff are using temporarily email accounts to communicate official matters.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

HSBC Bank USA notified customers of a data breach that has happened between Oct 4 and Oct 14, unknown attackers were able to access their online accounts. HSBC Bank sent a letter to its customers to notify the incident. ” reads the letter sent by the bank to the customers. Obtain Credit Reports.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As most of the UK populace have decided to stay home and shop safely online ( because of the rise in Omicron Covid variant cases) security experts are expecting a two-fold rise in credentials stuffing cyber attacks in this year. As most of the web traffic will be busy in buying gifts and luxuries for their loved ones.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2022

Reset passwords, applying for a credit monitoring service from their banks, and keeping a tab on card transactions made is being advised by security specialists in such situations. Note 1- What’s interesting about the incident is hackers showed special interest in redeeming the reward points assigned to customers by hijacking their accounts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Firstmac Limited, one of the largest non-bank lenders in Australia, disclosed a data breach. We already have robust security processes in place for any account access changes, which will require you to confirm your identity using either Biometrics or Two Factor Authentication.” ” continues the notice.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Metro Bank has become the first major bank to disclose SS7 attacks against its customers, but experts believe it isn’t an isolated case. Attackers exploited the flaw in the SS7 protocol to defeat the 2FA authentication used by Metro Bank to protect its customers. ” said the Bank spokesman. .”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

NOTE- Using a strong and unique 14–18-character password, and keeping a tab on bank and financial details can help in curbing data breaches to a large extent. The post Cyber Attack leads to serious data breach at UK Eurocell appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company did not disclose details of the attack, however the decision to shut down the IT systems suggests it was the victim of a ransomware attack. This isn’t the first time that the company was the victim of a cyber attack. In 2016, alleged Asian threat actors targeted ThyssenKrupp to steal company secrets.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Moscow Stock Exchange and a few of the Russian TV Channels were cyber attacked by a hackers group claiming to be working for Ukraine and as expected the digital services were pulled down in retaliation for the ongoing Ukraine war crisis.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Australian Police authorities have released a press statement on Optus Cyber Attack and confirmed that they are going to protect the details of 10,000 affected customers from leaking online. The post Affected Optus cyber attack customers to get police protection appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In August, Gunnebo said it had successfully thwarted a ransomware attack, but this week it emerged that the intruders stole and published online tens of thousands of sensitive documents — including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2020

“Netsential confirmed that this compromise was likely the result of a threat actor who leveraged a compromised Netsential customer user account and the web platform’s upload feature to introduce malicious content, allowing for the exfiltration of other Netsential customer data.”

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Targeted attacks on banks: Active groups and withdrawal methods.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) disclosed a cyberattack that resulted in the hack of its Microsoft Exchange email system. The European Banking Authority announced that it was the victim of a cyber attack against its email system that exploited recently disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Although, the security firm highlighted in its report that the economy of Africa was vulnerable to hackers, it also issued an alert to the e-wallet serving companies and users on a specific note that their business can be hit by a cyber attack at any moment.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

According to the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach. Almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach, the shocking news was confirmed by the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

P&N Bank discloses data breach, customer account information, balances exposed. The Australian P&N Bank is notifying its customers a data breach that has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive account data. The bank hired external experts to help it in investigating the incident.

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Adam Levin

JULY 19, 2019

The introduction of a security certificate will help in the protection of information systems and data, as well as in identifying hacker cyber attacks of Internet fraudsters on the country’s information space systems, private, including the banking sector, before they can cause damage.”.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Attackers then used their illegal access to read up on inside information contained in these emails. And they turned their reading into profits: the hackers acted like representatives of the company and authorized millions of dollars in transfers to foreign banks accounts. million to a specified account. This time $2.5

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Limited company information accessed and stolen related to some of our business partners include bank account data and, for U.S. The post Belden discloses data breach as a result of a cyber attack appeared first on Security Affairs. partners, their taxpayer ID numbers. ” continues the statement. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In what is known to our Cybersecurity Insiders, hackers steal sensitive details like names, phone numbers, addresses and online account passwords of individuals to commit banking related frauds later. The post US Military families targeted by Phishing Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

According to the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach. 13 was amounted to 177,878 : there were 150,632 dumps of Pakistani banks, 16,227 cards of other regions’ banks and 11,019 dumps of undefined banks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The July 2024 ransomware attack that hit the City of Columbus, Ohio, exposed the personal and financial data of 500,000 individuals. On July 18, 2024, the City of Columbus, Ohio, suffered a cyber attack that impacted the City’s services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested six individuals in the United Kingdom because they are accused to be involved in a cyber-heist of a Malta bank and money laundering operation. The individuals are accused to be involved in the attack against the Bank of Valletta that took place in February 2019.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

who put a freeze on his credit files last year at Experian, Equifax and TransUnion after thieves tried to open multiple new payment accounts in his name using an address in Washington state that was tied to a vacant home for sale. Banks can check your file if you apply for credit or loans. and $24.99 and $24.99

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

was hit by a new cyber attack that may have caused the leakage of information related to its business partners. 20 said they were checking the 8,653 accounts of those it has business transactions with to determine if information related to bank accounts of the other parties as well as other information leaked.”

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