Security News

Banks planning further integration of regulatory data
2018-06-13 11:30

Most global banks are planning to integrate their regulatory workflow data. But keeping up to date with the fast pace of regulatory change, as well as staying compliant with changing regulations...

Hackers target payment transfer system at Chile's biggest bank
2018-06-11 14:51

SWIFT-linked system was the target, claim infosec types Banco de Chile has become the latest victim in a string of cyber attacks targeting the payment transfer systems of banks.…

UK bank IT nightmare that locked out 1.9M customers is exactly what shouldn't happen
2018-06-07 13:51

What should have been a simple IT upgrade led to 1,300 people getting money stolen from their TSB Bank accounts.

A Spectre solution, a (very) brief Cloudflare outage, a bank heist in Canada, and more
2018-06-02 00:24

Also, the SEC takes aim at another shady ICO Roundup While we were busy chasing SpamCannibals, jailing Yahoo hackers, and blaming North Korea for everything else, there was some interesting...

A Spectre solution, a (very) brief Cloudflare outage, and a bank heist in Canada
2018-06-02 00:24

Also, the SEC takes aim at another shady ICO Roundup While we were busy chasing SpamCannibals, jailing Yahoo hackers, and blaming North Korea for everything else, there was some interesting...

Brit bank TSB facepalms at critical mass as users report receiving letters meant for other people
2018-06-01 15:43

Plus: SIM-swapping scam costs customer thousands TSB customers have reported receiving letters from the bank containing other people's details in the embattled firm's latest cock-up.…

Hackers Demand $770,000 Ransom From Canadian Banks
2018-06-01 12:33

Cybercrime: FBI Says Ransomware, Extortion Continue to DominateHackers have reportedly demanded a ransom from Bank of Montreal and Simplii Financial in exchange for not dumping 90,000 customers'...

Two Canadian Banks Probe Alleged Exposure of Customer Data
2018-05-30 17:18

Fraudsters Claim Breach of 90,000 Bank of Montreal and Simplii AccountsTwo of Canada's biggest banks are investigating claims by "fraudsters" that they accessed their customers' data. At risk:...

Fraudsters Claim To Hack Two Canadian Banks
2018-05-29 21:15

Two Canadian banks reported that they may be targets of a hack after fraudsters claimed that they electronically accessed personal and account information.

BackSwap Trojan exploits standard browser features to empty bank accounts
2018-05-29 17:03

Creating effective and stealthy banking malware is becoming increasingly difficult, forcing malware authors to come up with innovative methods. The latest creative burst in this malware segment...