Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The vulnerabilities are exploited remotely through Microsoft Exchange’s Client Access Service (CAS) running on port 443 in IIS. The vulnerabilities were discovered by security Researcher Tsai orange from Devcore, the issues were awarded $ 200,000 during the April 2021 Pwn2Own hacking contest. — 0patch (@0patch) August 19, 2021.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

Firmware is becoming a privileged target of threat actors because it usually holds sensitive information like credentials and encryption keys. The lack of investments focused on firmware protection, such as Kernel data protection (KDP), or memory encryption, is one of the most worrisome data emerged from the report. UK, and Japan.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Cryptographic splitting has to do with encrypting data, splitting this encrypted data into smaller, random chunks, and then distributing those smaller chunks to several storage locations. At each storage location, yet another layer of encryption is added. And we keep the data encrypted all time.

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Encryption Data breaches Digital transformation Banking 159

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Security experts from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe. Researchers from Cybereason Nocturnus team discovered a new piece of Android malware dubbed EventBot that targets banks, financial services across Europe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Nevada Personal Information Data Privacy Encryption Law NRS 603A. New York State Department of Financial Services, Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (23 NYCRR 500). New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The message published by the gang on its leak site emphasizes that they didn’t encrypt data to avoid causing malfunctions to the hospital’s medical equipment. The cybercrime group claims to have stolen 1 TB of data from the hospital and threatens to leak it. Expect for the updates and keep your privacy in your own hands."

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The breach reportedly occurred after IMS was hacked in November 2023. According to breach notification letters , the exposed customer data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account details. At least 57,028 Bank of America customers were directly impacted.

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Banking Financial Services Data breaches Threat Detection 116

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million unique email addresses, NordLocker found, for an array of different apps and services. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. SecurityAffairs – hacking, custom malware).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. ransomware and phishing scams).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 15, 2021

Morgan Stanley, a leading company offering Financial Services in America, had made it official that some hackers infiltration into its database and accessed sensitive information related to its customers. But somehow the threat actors infiltrated the database by re-exploiting the FTA vulnerability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 11, 2022

A Financial service offering company to healthcare industry has admitted that a ransomware attack on its data firm could have led to a data breach affecting over 600 healthcare establishments. Information is out that cyber criminals stole details such as names, addresses, account balances and details related to payments.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia. It is designed to load malicious DLLs and encrypt payloads.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Budworm APT). The group also targeted a hospital in South East Asia. ” reads the report published by the experts.

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Penetration Testing Financial Services Surveillance Manufacturing 145

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. Thus, it can be difficult for even small enterprises to keep up with information security and data privacy compliance.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

The FBI is inviting victims of LockBit ransomware to come forward because it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that could allow them to recover their encrypted data for free. The NCA reached out to victims based in the UK providing support to help them recover encrypted data. on January 5, 2020.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Encryption Financial Services 138

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, data and financial services. “Pitney Bowes was affected by a malware attack that encrypted information on some systems and disrupted customer access to some of our services. ” . .

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Ransomware eCommerce Advertising Financial Services 107

Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2021

Were it not illegal, ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) would be an exemplary business model. . Prepare to Be Hacked. . As John Chambers has been quoted saying, “There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those who don't know they have been hacked.”. Secure Environments by Protecting Runtime.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Like other ransomware gangs, Cuba used ‘double extortion’ techniques which means that it exfiltrates data from the target systems before encrypting them and demanding a ransom payment, threatening to publicly release it if payment is not made. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA). ” reads the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection. SSLs ensure all data is encrypted. A green or gray padlock icon in your browser’s address bar also indicates that information, like credit card numbers, is encrypted when transmitted. Look for the lock.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

defense contractors , financial services firms, and a national data center in Central Asia. The hackers used the Windows drive encryption tool BitLocker to lock the servers. “Earlier this year, Security Joes and Profero responded to an incident involving ransomware and the encryption of several core servers.

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Ransomware Malware Encryption Financial Services 136

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The new variant is being spread via spam emails that pose as tax-incentive notification purporting to be from the financial services company Deloitte. SecurityAffairs – Trickbot malware, hacking). The new strain of the Trickbot banking trojan that a updated info-stealing module. Trend Micro experts explained.

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Banking Malware Advertising Financial Services 105

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The incident, which unfolded on November 8, 2023, has sent ripples through the global financial community, emphasizing the escalating cyber threats faced by even the most robust institutions. arm, ICBC Financial Services, experienced a ransomware attack resulting in the disruption of certain systems. was released in 2021.

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Banking Ransomware Financial Services Marketing 109

Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Chances are youve received at least one of these letters, which means you have been put at risk for identity theft and major financial losses. Data breaches occur when sensitive, protected, or confidential data is hacked or leaked from a company or organization. What are data breaches and how do they happen?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

It's slightly different from a standard ransomware attack—encrypting a user's files is a secondary concern. Essentially, leakware attacks demand victims pay a ransom to accomplish two things: recover their encrypted data and prevent confidential, sensitive information from being disseminated. Adopt cloud services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. Through our close collaboration, we have hacked the hackers; taken control of their infrastructure, seized their source code, and obtained keys that will help victims decrypt their systems.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware) It’s unclear which version of the ransomware is targeted by the decryptor.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

One of the first hacks to ever get widespread public attention occurred on the night of April 27, 1986. RELATED: Original HBO Hack ]. To some, the ability to hack a satellite broadcast was unsettling. Damages: charges from the New York State Department Financial Services (NYDFS). To others, it was amusing.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cybercrime in this report includes the creation and spread of malware, hacking to steal sensitive personal or industry data, denial of service attacks to cause financial and/or reputational damage, and other criminal activities. Of course, we’re interested from a cybercrime point of view. So let’s dig in. Cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

Initially, the service popped up in the Dark Web around 22 nd March 2021, and has been significantly upgraded since then. The last update of the service was registered May 1, 2022. Frappo” grants cybercriminals the ability to work with stolen data anonymously and in an encrypted format. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Frappo).

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The gang has scored a series of resonant attacks on oil companies, financial services , government agencies and healthcare providers. As with most cyberextortionists lately, the Cuba gang encrypts victims’ files and demands a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. DDoS attacks in that case are not necessary.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware DDOS 144

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

How better key management can close cloud security gaps troubling US government madhav Thu, 02/29/2024 - 05:38 In my first blog on this topic I noted a Treasury Department report released last year listed six cloud security challenges financial sector firms face. This hack included US Government networks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguards like encryption and access controls. Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) addresses unauthorized access to computer systems and data, criminalizing hacking, identity theft, and fraud.

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Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Cyber threats Healthcare 120

Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2018

Credit cards that are saved to your profile are encrypted and stored in compliance with security standards set by the payment card industry or PCI standards. Securi ty Affairs – Air Canada data breach, hacking). . “Your credit card information is protected. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

These challenges are intensified in industries that handle large volumes of sensitive data under stringent regulations , such as financial services, healthcare, and government sectors. At its core, DDR emphasizes the protection and control of data itself, regardless of its physical location or the infrastructure supporting it.

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