Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2025

However, as important as PCI may be, United States financial services organizations operate in one of the worlds most stringent and complex compliance landscapes. Understanding the US FinServ Compliance Landscape The US financial services industry is subject to a vast number of laws and regulations.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

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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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2025

.” 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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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 24, 2021

a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that it has named Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Most recently a consulting Practice Manager and Executive Security Strategist at NTT Ltd., Most recently a consulting Practice Manager and Executive Security Strategist at NTT Ltd.,

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Ransomware was again the top attack type in 2021, with manufacturing replacing financial services as the top industry in a Brooks. Jon Hocut, director of information security for Brooks To read this article in full, please click here

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The Hacker News

MAY 5, 2022

An ElasticSearch server instance that was left open on the Internet without a password contained sensitive financial information about loans from Indian and African financial services. Those records included personal information like name,

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

Kerissa Varma is Group Chief Information Security Officer of Old Mutual Limited, one of the largest financial services organizations on the African continent.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Microsoft states that phishing heavily targets financial services, risking losses like life savings. Multiple threat actors purchased the kits developed by Nady and used them in widespread phishing campaigns to steal credentials of Microsoft customer accounts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. It offers a wide range of banking and financial services for corporate and retail customers. The bank has a network of 6000 branches, and 17000 ATMs across India and has a presence in 17 countries.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

In December 2023, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) warned customers it had suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and financial data. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is the finance arm of the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Nevada Personal Information Data Privacy Encryption Law NRS 603A. New Jersey — An ACT concerning disclosure of breaches of security and amending P.L.2005, New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act. NERC) standards.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm disclosed a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July. The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm revealed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2024

I had the chance to visit with , senior scientist at NTT Research’s Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) Lab , to learn more about the progress being made on a promising concept called “privacy preserving aggregate statistics.” Rising data privacy regulations underscores the need for such a capability, Boyle told me.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Theyve targeted high-profile brands, possibly to boost notoriety, and often shift focus by sector, such as financial services and food industries. After 2024 arrests [ 1 , 2 , 3 ], their activity dropped, but ties to other threat actors may aid a comeback. companies, shifting their focus across the Atlantic.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

According to the Reuters , the banking industry had successfully completed a massive cross-industry cyber security drill to test the response to a ransomware attack that threatens to disrupt a range of financial services. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, U.S.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 27, 2021

More and more organisations are making information security a priority. At the same time, many companies are increasingly asking organisations they work with to show they handle all data securely. But how can organisations be confident in the security measures they put in place? Keep confidential data secure.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot is a financial services company that primarily operates as a mortgage lender. The company provides a range of mortgage and non-mortgage loan products and services. million individuals. million individuals.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The cybercriminals defined the security implemented by the bank terrible. “Pacific City Bank provides outstanding banking and financial services for businesses and consumers. but they have horrible security)” reads the message published on the leak site.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The majority of intercepted credentials by Agent Tesla related to financial services, online-retailers, e-government systems and personal and business e-mail accounts. . Researchers found active instances of Agent Tesla and developed a mechanism to enumerate the affected clients and extract compromised data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

. “Historically, approximately 10% to 15% of the DDoS attacks observed by Akamai have been aimed at customers in the financial services industry.” In fact, over the past four quarters, more than 30% of the DDoS attacks have been aimed at financial services companies.” ” concludes Akamai.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Prior to Mastercard, Abdullah was the chief information security officer at Xerox, where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House. She is also the host of the Mastering Cyber podcast.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2025

Whether through offensive operations or scanning activity, Unit 29155 cyber actors are known to target critical infrastructure and key resource sectors, including the government services, financial services, transportation systems, energy, and healthcare sectors of NATO members, the EU, Central American, and Asian countries.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Not only can the financial costs be high, but the disruption to critical sectors, including financial services and healthcare, as well as the exposure of confidential information, can cause severe damage.” “The G7 is committed to working with our financial sectors to combat ransomware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Treasury market and impacted some fixed income and equities transactions “The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association first told members on Wednesday that ICBC Financial Services had been hit by ransomware software, which paralyses computer systems unless a payment is made, several people familiar with the discussions said.”

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Meet the instructors Larry Wilson , CISSP, CISA, was formerly the Chief Information Security Officer for Sumitomo Pharma Americas, Inc., In the CISO role, Larry was responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing compliance with the SMPA / WPI / UMass Information Security Policy and Written Information Security Plan (WISP).

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Centraleyes

MARCH 13, 2025

If you’re part of the financial services ecosystem hereor interact with businesses regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Servicesyouve likely come across the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation. New York, the city that never sleeps, is also the city that takes cybersecurity very seriously.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 27, 2021

This is particularly important for high-risk vendors who process sensitive data, intellectual property or other sensitive information. This means due diligence is required to determine the overall suitability of third-parties for their given task and increasingly, whether they can keep information secure.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Hospitals will be required to implement comprehensive cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability assessments, access controls, and security awareness training for their employees. I view it as a welcomed step in helping security teams secure the funding and support they need to keep our heads above water. .

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Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2025

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, introduced in 2017, was groundbreaking, setting a high bar for financial institutions. Similarly, the states Information Security Breach and Notification Act (2005) was one of the earliest breach notification laws in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The experts called it ‘prepositioning’ to analyze the response from financial organizations globally and the reaction of the market. LockBit specifically targeted ICBC Financial Services (ICBC FS), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the state-owned lender, which plays a critical role in the world of international finance.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The company has offices in more than 42 countries and more than 60,000 employees, it has clients in multiple industries. . ” reads the letter.

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2023

“As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident. Nissan is working with its global incident response team and relevant stakeholders to investigate the extent of the incident and whether any personal information has been accessed.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

During its initial phase, DarkCasino primarily conducted operations in Mediterranean countries and various other Asian nations, utilizing online financial services Recently the group changed phishing methods and aimed at users of cryptocurrencies worldwide, even including non-English-speaking Asian countries such as South Korea and Vietnam.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) unit spotted the BianLian , White Rabbit , and Mario ransomware gangs collaborating in a joint extortion campaign targeting publicly-traded financial services firms.

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