Security News

BA Scrambles to Address Theft of Passenger Bank Details
2018-09-07 12:23

British Airways will financially compensate customers whose data were stolen in a "sophisticated" and "malicious" hack, chief executive Alex Cruz said Friday as he apologised for the fiasco. read more

Scrappy 'Silence' Cybercrime Gang Refines Its Bank Attacks
2018-09-05 13:18

Two-Person Gang Is Picking Up After Decline in Cobalt Attacks, Researchers WarnA cybercrime gang called "Silence," which appears to have just two members, has been tied to attacks that have so far...

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