Security News

After Cyber Heist, Bangladesh Bank Sues to Recover Funds
2019-02-04 12:33

New York Fed Provides Technical Assistance Aimed at Recovering Lost $81 MillionBangladesh Bank, supported by the New York Fed, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court to try and recover $81...

State Bank of India Leaves Millions of Customer Messages Exposed
2019-01-31 17:59

The State Bank of India is the latest large organization to leave a database full of personal information exposed and accessible on the internet. read more

Bangladesh to Sue Philippine Bank Over $81M Cyber Heist
2019-01-30 16:03

Bangladesh will Wednesday file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over its involvement in one of the biggest-ever cyber heists, the country's central bank governor said. read more

Attackers used a LinkedIn job ad and Skype call to breach bank’s defences
2019-01-21 13:05

A Chilean Senator has taken to Twitter with alarming news – the company running the country’s ATM network suffered a serious cyberattack.

Hackers Wield Commoditized Tools to Pop West African Banks
2019-01-21 12:33

Attackers Combine Off-the-Shelf Hacking Tools With Legitimate Admin UtilitiesBanks in West Africa have been targeted by at least four hacking campaigns since mid-2017, with online attackers...

RBS reissues punters with new bank cards after Ticketmaster breach
2019-01-14 16:46

Fresh plastic comes six months after ticket flogger fessed up to Magecart malware infection The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest have issued customers with replacement cards as a result of last...

Former rave kingpin back in jail for bizarre bank heist
2018-12-17 11:20

A former acid house rave kingpin has been sentenced to 20 months for using a bizarre home-built machine to pilfer £500,000 from banking customers.

Eastern European Bank Hackers Wield Malicious Hardware
2018-12-10 13:18

'DarkVishnya' Heists Stole Tens of Millions of Dollars, Kaspersky Lab SaysHackers have been plugging inexpensive hardware into banks' local area networks to help perpetrate heists that have stolen...

Banks Attacked through Malicious Hardware Connected to the Local Network
2018-12-07 16:50

Kaspersky is reporting on a series of bank hacks -- called DarkVishnya -- perpetrated through malicious hardware being surreptitiously installed into the target network: In 2017-2018, Kaspersky...

Google Maps scammers put their own phone numbers onto bank listings
2018-11-27 12:39

Once they get victims on the phone, the crooks get their account PINs and CVV numbers for debit/credit cards and then drain their accounts.