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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...

Unique Malspam Campaign Uses MS Publisher to Drop a RAT on Banks
2018-08-17 18:47

A new email campaign includes a Microsoft Office Publisher file with malicious URLs leading to the FlawedAmmyy RAT.

India's Cosmos bank raided for $13m by hackers
2018-08-15 20:05

Report points finger at North Korea for cyber-heist Cosmos Bank in India says that hackers made off with $13.4m in stolen funds over the weekend.…

FBI warns banks that crooks are planning choreographed ATM drainage
2018-08-15 11:09

This type of multinational ATM cashout could drain cash machines of millions within the span of hours.

Bank on it: It's either legal to port-scan someone without consent or it's not, fumes researcher
2018-08-07 11:27

Halifax issue could clarify one rule for banks, another for us, says white hat Halifax Bank scans the machines of surfers that land on its login page whether or not they are customers, it has emerged.…