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Evolve Bank says data breach impacts 7.6 million Americans
2024-07-09 14:01

Evolve Bank & Trust (Evolve) is sending notices of a data breach to 7.6 million Americans whose data was stolen during a recent LockBit ransomware attack. [...]

Evolve Bank & Trust confirms LockBit stole 7.6 million people's data
2024-07-09 13:52

Evolve Bank & Trust says the data of more than 7.6 million customers was stolen during the LockBit break-in in late May, per a fresh filing with Maine's attorney general. It's the first time Evolve has confirmed the scale of the data theft - which affected at least three of its major partners, past and present - and it expects the number to rise as its investigations continue.

Affirm says cardholders impacted by Evolve Bank data breach
2024-07-02 15:57

Buy now, pay later loan company Affirm is warning that holders of its payment cards had their personal information exposed due to a data breach at its third-party issuer, Evolve Bank & Trust. After researchers analyzed the data, it was determined that it had been stolen from Evolve Bank & Trust, which confirmed to BleepingComputer that the data belonged to them.

Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank
2024-07-02 13:16

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LockBit lied: Stolen data is from a bank, not US Federal Reserve
2024-06-26 18:20

Recently-disrupted LockBit ransomware group, in what appears to be a desperate attempt to make a comeback, claimed this week that it had hit US Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. The tall claim was followed up with LockBit stating it had stolen 33 terabytes of sensitive banking information belonging to Americans and that negotiations were ongoing.

Truist Bank confirms breach after stolen data shows up on hacking forum
2024-06-13 23:17

Leading U.S. commercial bank Truist confirmed its systems were breached in an October 2023 cyberattack after a threat actor posted some of the company's data for sale on a hacking forum. While BleepingComputer could not independently verify these claims, the data also allegedly contains bank transactions with names, account numbers, balances, and IVR funds transfer source code.

New V3B phishing kit targets customers of 54 European banks
2024-06-04 18:53

Cybercriminals are promoting a new phishing kit named 'V3B' on Telegram, which currently targets customers of 54 major financial institutes in Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, and Italy. The phishing kit, priced between $130-$450 per month depending on what is purchased, features advanced obfuscation, localization options, OTP/TAN/2FA support, live chat with victims, and various evasion mechanisms.

Brazilian Banks Targeted by New AllaKore RAT Variant Called AllaSenha
2024-05-29 14:58

Brazilian banking institutions are the target of a new campaign that distributes a custom variant of the Windows-based AllaKore remote access trojan (RAT) called AllaSenha. The malware is...

IBM X-Force Report: Grandoreiro Malware Targets More Than 1,500 Banks in 60 Countries
2024-05-23 18:34

A new report from IBM X-Force exposes changes in the Grandoreiro malware landscape. The banking trojan is now capable of targeting more than 1,500 global banks in more than 60 countries, and it has been updated with new features.

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Targeting Over 1,500 Banks Worldwide
2024-05-19 07:59

The threat actors behind the Windows-based Grandoreiro banking trojan have returned in a global campaign since March 2024 following a law enforcement takedown in January. The large-scale phishing...