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Silence! Cybercrime's Pinky and the Brain have nicked $800k off banks
2018-09-05 11:47

One does dev, the other ops, and they're believed to be former white hats A pair of cybercrooks who may have started out as legit infosec pros have expanded their operations outside Russia and...

New Cobalt Campaign Targets Russian and Romanian Banks
2018-08-30 17:32

A new campaign by the Russia-based Cobalt hacking group was observed on August 13, 2018. Cobalt is best-known for targeting financial institutions, and this campaign is no different. Two targets...

Cobalt Group Targets Banks in Eastern Europe with Double-Threat Tactic
2018-08-30 15:27

The campaign uses double infection points and two command-and-control servers.

Hackers faked Cosmos backend to hoodwink bank out of $13.5m
2018-08-29 15:48

Researchers dissect methods behind Indian cyber-heist Security researchers have taken a deep dive into the cyber attack on the SWIFT/ATM infrastructure of Cosmos Bank, the recent victim of a...

Man Accused of Hacking Into Bank Account, Stealing $300,000
2018-08-28 15:50

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested a Connecticut man they allege hacked into someone's retirement account and stole more than $300,000. Hartford police say 36-year-old Kwadjo Osei-Wusu,...

Fiserv Flaw Exposed Customer Data at Hundreds of Banks
2018-08-28 13:27

Fiserv, Inc., a major provider of technology services to financial institutions, just fixed a glaring weakness in its Web platform that exposed personal and financial details of countless...

Bank of Spain Hit by DDoS Attack
2018-08-28 12:48

Website of Spain's Central Bank Was Temporarily OfflineSpain's central bank says its website was intermittently offline as it struggled to repel a distributed denial-of-service attack. The...

North Korea-linked Hackers Stole $13.5 Million From Cosmos Bank: Report
2018-08-27 16:09

The North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus is said to have stolen $13.5 million in a recent cyber-attack targeting SWIFT/ATM infrastructure of Cosmos Bank. read more

Necurs Campaign Targets Banks
2018-08-20 13:35

A recently observed spam campaign powered by the infamous read more

Indian Bank Hit in $13.5M Cyberheist After FBI ATM Cashout Warning
2018-08-17 19:27

On Sunday, Aug. 12, KrebsOnSecurity carried an exclusive: The FBI was warning banks about an imminent "ATM cashout" scheme about to unfold across the globe, thanks to a data breach at an unknown...