Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

consumers have their online bank accounts hijacked and plundered by hackers, U.S. But new data released this week suggests that for some of the nation’s largest banks, reimbursing account takeover victims has become more the exception than the rule. Bank , and Wells Fargo. ” Sen.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2025

Introduction Zanubis is a banking Trojan for Android that emerged in mid-2022. Since its inception, it has targeted banks and financial entities in Peru, before expanding its objectives to virtual cards and crypto wallets. The malware operated as an overlay-based banking Trojan that abused Android’s accessibility service.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 18, 2025

In the latest example of this type of scam, we found tech support scammers hijacking the results of people looking for 24/7 support for Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal. We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2025

California Cryobank (CCB) is a sperm donation and cryopreservation firm and one of the US top sperm banks. The information potentially involved varies by customer but includes names and one or more of the following: Drivers license numbers Bank account and routing numbers.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This approach, known as “separation of duties,” isn’t just bureaucratic red tape; it’s a fundamental security principle as old as banking itself. When your local bank processes a large transfer, it requires two different employees to verify the transaction.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 23, 2025

Not every risk looks like an attack. Some problems start as small glitches, strange logs, or quiet delays that don’t seem urgent—until they are. What if your environment is already being tested, just not in ways you expected? Some of the most dangerous moves are hidden in plain sight.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 19, 2025

Bank Sepah, one of Iran's oldest and most strategically essential banks, suffered major outages across its ATMs and online services on June 17th. The alerts urge CISOs to elevate monitoring and reinforce incident response protocols in light of heightened geopolitical risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2025

Whether you’re a bank, a mining company, or an airline, this is a soft, underlying hygiene problem, says Tim Eades , CEO of Anetac. At RSAC 2025, Eades unveiled Human Link Pro , a new product aimed at closing the loop between non-human and human credential risks. That gap is likely even wider in cloud-intensive environments.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 4, 2025

These breachesaffecting Cartier, Main Street Bank, and The North Faceunderscore the rising threat landscape facing luxury and everyday consumer brands. While no operational impact was reported, the bank terminated its relationship with the vendor. The reputational damage could be immense."

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

However, with every partnership comes potential risk. As networks expand to include third, fourth, and even fifth parties, the complexities of managing these risks multiply. For CCEOs and senior leaders, effective third-party risk management (TPRM) is not just a necessity—it’s a strategic imperative.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

SpyCloud , the leading identity threat protection company, today released its 2025 SpyCloud Annual Identity Exposure Report , highlighting the rise of darknet-exposed identity data as the primary cyber risk facing enterprises today. It requires organizations to rethink the risks posed by employees, consumers, partners and suppliers.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2025

The recent ransomware breach tied to ICICI Bankclaimed by the LockBit grouphas raised fresh concerns about the fragility of digital ecosystems and third-party risk. The post ICICI Bank Ransomware Breach: A Stark Reminder of Supply Chain Risk and the Need for Real-Time Cyber Vigilance appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 20, 2022

Another important reason why we must address quantum-supremacy risks well in advance has to do with the nature of data. NIST has already begun to narrow down its list of recommended ways to address quantum’s risks to encryption – and products have already hit the market already that enable businesses to begin such transitions.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2025

A new report from Oasis Security reveals a critical security flaw in Microsoft's OneDrive File Picker, exposing users to significant data privacy and access control risks. This creates a window of risk not just for the file shared, but for everything stored in the user's drive. Older versions of the OneDrive File Picker (6.0

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

What follows is a set of basic security hygiene steps that will significantly reduce your risk online. For your most important accounts—such as those controlling your email account, your bank, and your mobile phone account—you should enable two-factor authentication. So, I decided to update the advice myself.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2025

As geopolitical instability, supply chain disruption, and cyber threats continue to escalate, third-party risk management (TPRM) is evolving from a compliance function to a strategic business imperative. According to the EY survey , 87% of organizations have experienced a third-party risk incident in the past three years.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest —there’s a sneaky cyberthreat that can empty out a person’s bank accounts to fill the illicit coffers of cybercriminals. What are Android banking trojans? Take the SharkBot banking trojan, which Malwarebytes detects and stops.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Related: The convergence of network, application security For example, vulnerabilities in banking applications can lead to financial data leaks, and errors in medical systems can threaten the health of patients. Such incidents not only harm users but also undermine trust in technology in general, and pose reputational risks to companies.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 22, 2023

Related: Why ‘attack surface management’ has become crucial The resultant benefits-vs-risks gap has not surprisingly attracted the full attention of cyber criminals who now routinely leverage API weaknesses in all phases of sophisticated, multi-stage network attacks.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The cybersecurity world has been abuzz with news of a new Linux variant of FASTCash, a sophisticated malware targeting the banking sector. FASTCash has gained notoriety for its ability to bypass banking security protocols, enabling cybercriminals to withdraw massive amounts of cash from ATMs.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2025

Plus, the EUs DORA cyber rules for banks go into effect. The latest guidance for adopting AI securely comes from the World Economic Forum, whose new Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Balancing Risks and Rewards report seeks to explain how organizations can benefit from AI while reducing their cybersecurity risks.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 15, 2021

Major American banks and various other parties serving them are each spending $1 Billion per year on cybersecurity, according to Bank of America’s CEO, Brian Moynihan.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. “Members don’t have to request to use Zelle.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2020

But you probably didn’t know that these fraudsters also can use caller ID spoofing to trick your bank into giving up information about recent transactions on your account — data that can then be abused to make their phone scams more believable and expose you to additional forms of identity theft.

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Zero Day

JUNE 12, 2025

PT Anker/ZDNET The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  has issued a new recall for the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank, model number A1263. "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions" caused by its faulty power bank. You have two methods to get rid of your power bank.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account. With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2025

Related: PKI and the IoT cloud One quiet but consequential development now taking root in the financial sector could prove pivotal: the emergence of a dedicated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) framework, tailored to banks and payment networks, guided by the Accredited Standards Committee X9 (ASC X9), and being rolled out by DigiCert.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 8, 2021

Ironically, while many larger enterprises purchase insurance to protect themselves against catastrophic levels of hacker-inflicted damages, smaller businesses – whose cyber-risks are far greater than those of their larger counterparts – rarely have adequate (or even any) coverage.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2025

15, 2025, CyberNewswire — Quantum computing is set to revolutionize technology, but it also presents a significant security risk for financial institutions. This investment allows us to develop next-generation solutions and deepen our presence in key banking markets that recognize the urgency of post-quantum threats.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 27, 2025

central banking system. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – Regulates and supervises national banks and federal savings associations. Issuing Guidelines: Publishing regulatory guidelines to address emerging risks and promote best practices. Cybersecurity: Mitigating risks associated with digital threats.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2025

Godfather Android trojan uses virtualization to hijack banking and crypto apps, stealing user funds, warns mobile security firm Zimperium. Zimperium zLabs has uncovered a major evolution of the GodFather Android trojan, which uses on-device virtualization to hijack real banking and crypto apps.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

With access to your email account, a cybercriminal can find a lot of useful information about you, such as where you bank, your account numbers, your favorite shops, and more. Is convenience worth the risk in this situation? We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2024

Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam. The post Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

TechCrunch has been tracking the fallout from victim organizations , which range from banks and insurance providers to universities and healthcare entities. MOVEit parent Progress Software has since released security updates to address the weakness, but Cl0p claims to have already used it to compromise hundreds of victim organizations.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Plus, Europol offers best practices for banks to adopt quantum-resistant cryptography. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called buffer overflow vulnerabilities unforgivable defects that put national and economic security at risk.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

They can also steal personal data, banking details, cryptocurrency info, emails, and passwords by scraping the files the users upload. The FBI Denver Field Office advises staying cautious online, being aware of potential risks, and keeping antivirus software updated to scan files before opening them. The FBI urges reporting to IC3.gov.

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