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Japan ’s FSA warns of unauthorized trades via stolen credentials from fake security firms’ sites

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Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warns of hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades linked to hacked brokerage accounts. Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) reported that the damage caused by unauthorized access to and transactions on internet trading services is increasing.

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Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service

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Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and naming an Egyptian man as the operator behind the operation. Microsoft announced the disruption of the ONNX phishing service, another success against cybercrime which led to the seizure of 240 sites. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Threat actor says Interbank refused to pay the ransom after a two-week negotiation

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Peruvian Interbank confirmed a data breach after threat actors accessed its systems and leaked stolen information online. Interbank , formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a leading Peruvian provider of financial services has over 2 million customers.

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DMM Bitcoin halts operations six months after a $300 million cyber heist

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At the time, cryptocurrency security firm Elliptic reported that this incident would be the eighth-largest crypto heist of all time, and the largest since the $477 million hack suffered by FTX, in November 2022. Elliptic also confirmed it has identified the wallets involved in the attack.

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Shields up US retailers. Scattered Spider threat actors can target them

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Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider , 0ktapus ) is known for social engineering and extortion. companies, shifting their focus across the Atlantic.

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A cyber attack briefly disrupted South African Airways operations

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.” In April 2025, the South African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group Limited disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers personal information, it added that the incident did not impact the core network, billing systems and financial services infrastructure.

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Coyote malware is first-ever malware abusing Windows UI Automation

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Like any other banking trojan, Coyote is hunting banking information, but what sets Coyote apart is the way it obtains this information, which involves the (ab)use of UIA.” The Coyote malware collects system details and focuses on identifying victims’ financial services. ” reads the report published by Akamai.