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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CSO Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Announced in June 2022, the Cybercrime Atlas is an initiative from the World Economic Forum (WEF) to map activities of cybercriminals and create a database that can be used by law enforcement across the world to disrupt the cyber-criminal ecosystem. From this, 13 major known threat actors were the initial focus.

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The Hacker News

MAY 18, 2021

A financially motivated cybercrime gang has unleashed a previously undocumented banking trojan, which can steal credentials from customers of 70 banks located in various European and South American countries.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Brasileiro cybercrime has been on the rise. Now, one campaign targeting bank customers has reached beyond the Americas, into Europe.

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Banking Cybercrime 102

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Cisco confirms that data published by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was taken from the company DevHub environment. Cisco confirms that the data posted by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was stolen from its DevHub environment. The company has disabled public access to the site while we continue the investigation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2024

The Lockbit ransomware attack on Evolve Bank has compromised the personal information of over 7.6 At the end of June, the LockBit gang announced that it had breached the systems of the Federal Reserve of the United States and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data, including “Americans’ banking secrets.” million individuals.

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Banking Data breaches Retail Technology 103

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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

This post explores answers to those questions, as well as some of the ways Trickbot and other organized cybercrime gangs gradually recruit, groom and trust new programmers. Alla Witte’s personal website — allawitte[.]nl nl — circa October 2018. 6 in Miami, Fla. Image: DOJ.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 23, 2021

As Cybercrime against the Financial Sector Jumps by 238%, What Can Banks Do to Address the Risk? The rise of cybercrime in 2020 was widely reported, but did you realize how much of the threat was targeted at the financial sector? The post 5 Growing Trends to Watch in Banking Cybersecurity appeared first on CybeReady.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Mobile malware developers were busy bees in 2022, flooding the cybercrime landscape with twice the number of banking trojans than the year before.

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Banking Mobile Cybercrime Malware 97

Penetration Testing

APRIL 12, 2024

A potent new banking trojan dubbed “Coyote” is sweeping through Brazil’s financial sector, prompting urgent warnings from cybersecurity researchers.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2019

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today unsealed charges against 11 alleged members of the GozNym malware network, an international cybercriminal syndicate suspected of stealing $100 million from more than 41,000 victims with the help of a stealthy banking trojan by the same name. Source: DOJ. Vladimir Gorin , a.k.a

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 17, 2022

A new Android mobile malware dubbed Escobar has hit the cybercrime underground market. The post Escobar mobile malware targets 190 banking and financial apps, steals 2FA codes appeared first on TechRepublic. Read more about it and see how to protect yourself from this threat.

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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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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

JULY 5, 2023

Law enforcement has detained a suspect believed to be a key member of the OPERA1ER cybercrime group, which has targeted mobile banking services and financial institutions in malware, phishing, and Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaigns. [.]

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

Toyota has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor leaked 240GB of data stolen from its infrastructure on a cybercrime forum. Toyota disclosed a data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from its systems on a cybercrime forum, BleepingComputer reported.

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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. . ” reads the report published Resecurity.

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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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The Hacker News

JUNE 9, 2023

The threat actor known as Asylum Ambuscade has been observed straddling cybercrime and cyber espionage operations since at least early 2020. "It It is a crimeware group that targets bank customers and cryptocurrency traders in various regions, including North America and Europe," ESET said in an analysis published Thursday.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Cybercrime in Iran continues to escalate, posing a significant threat to the financial security of local citizens.

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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

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. Interestingly, we observed that ERMAC 2.0 “ERMAC 2.0

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Banking Malware Cybercrime Phishing 143

Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A threat actor named InTheBox is promoting on Russian cybercrime forums an inventory of 1,894 web injects (overlays of phishing windows) for stealing credentials and sensitive data from banking, cryptocurrency exchange, and e-commerce apps [.]

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Veracode Security

JULY 29, 2022

By November of this year, banks and other financial institutions must have in place a new process for payment systems that uses the ISO 20022 standard instead of SWIFT. This is a huge ask, made even greater by the increasing levels of instability, technological change, and cybercrime impacting the world’s nations.

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Banking Financial Services Cybercrime Technology 107

Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

1,894 web injects (overlays of phishing windows) are for sale on Russian cybercrime forums. The phishing windows are meant to steal credentials from banking, cryptocurrency exchange, and e-commerce apps imitating widely-used software, and they are compatible with various Android banking malware.

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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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Data breaches Banking Identity Theft Ransomware 114

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2022

The central bank of the Republic of Indonesia, Bank Indonesia, confirmed the ransomware attack that hit it in December. Bank Indonesia confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place last month. A bank spokesperson told Reuters that the ransomware attack did not impact services. GB worth of files.

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Banking Ransomware Cybercrime Malware 108

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In a recent cybersecurity development, a staggering 61 banks in Brazil have fallen victim to a sophisticated banking trojan known as Coyote Trojan. The post Alert: Coyote Trojan Strike Compromises 61 Brazilian Banks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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Quick Heal Antivirus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

SOVA is an Android banking Trojan with significant capabilities like credential theft, capturing keystrokes, taking screenshots, etc., The post Beware: SOVA Android Banking Trojan emerges more powerful with new capabilities appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2018

12, KrebsOnSecurity carried an exclusive : The FBI was warning banks about an imminent “ATM cashout” scheme about to unfold across the globe, thanks to a data breach at an unknown financial institution. The Blacksburg bank is now suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the loss. On Sunday, Aug.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested 1,003 individuals charged for several cybercrimes, including romance scams, investment frauds, and online money laundering. The authorities blocked 2,350 bank accounts linked to the illicit proceeds of online financial crime and intercepted over 27 million dollars. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cybercrime Scams Banking Malware 115

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

Experts spotted a new Unix rootkit, called Caketap, that was used to steal ATM banking data. Mandiant researchers discovered a new Unix rootkit named Caketap, which is used to steal ATM banking data, while investigating the activity of the LightBasin cybercrime group (aka UNC1945 ). ” concludes the report.

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Banking Telecommunications System Administration Hacking 132

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. The year 2016 saw banks in Russia hacked one after another.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2021

Cybercrime is on the rise across all levels of industry and government. Nowhere is that more apparent than in financial services, where firms like banks and credit unions experience attacks nearly 300x more often than other industries. The post Are Banks Spending Their Cybersecurity Budgets in the Right Place?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked as TA542. The infamous banking trojan was also used to deliver other malicious code, such as Trickbot and QBot trojans, or ransomware such as Conti , ProLock , Ryuk , and Egregor. ” concludes the analysis.

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