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Report: Malware-Wielding Hackers Hit Taiwanese Bank
2017-10-09 11:48

Using SWIFT, Attackers Routed $60 Million to Sri Lanka, Cambodia, United StatesMalware-wielding attackers reportedly hacked into a Taiwanese bank last week and transferred nearly $60 million via...

Sri Lanka Arrests Two Men over Taiwan Bank Hacking
2017-10-08 17:00

Sri Lankan police have arrested two men for allegedly helping international criminals who  hacked into computers at a Taiwan bank and stole millions of dollars, an official said Sunday. read more

Europol Warns Banks ATM Cyber Attacks on the Rise
2017-09-26 17:35

Cyber criminals are increasingly accessing ATM machines through the banks' networks, with squads of money mules standing by ready to pick up the stolen cash, Europe's policing agency warned...

US Sanctions Iranian Nationals Over DDoS Bank Attacks
2017-09-15 13:48

7 Iranians Already Indicted by Justice Department Over US Banking DisruptionsThe U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against 11 individuals and organizations linked to Iran, some of...

European banks at mercy of US regulators
2017-09-12 12:55

European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, of the $38.4bn levied in economic crime fines worldwide, 97 percent of all fines have come from US...

Ukraine Central Bank Detects Massive Attack Preparation (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-21 11:33

Banks in Ukraine Alerted to Attack Spread via Malicious Word DocsUkraine's central bank has warned state-owned and private banks that a new malware campaign, targeting financial services firms...

Spam Domains Imitating Popular Banks Spreading Trickbot Banking Trojan (Threatpost)
2017-08-15 14:36

Researchers at My Online Security and the SANS Internet Storm Center have analyzed spam campaigns utilizing plausible imitations of legitimate banking domains to spread the Trickbot banking malware.

FDIC: Sun Security Bank, Ellington, Mo., Closes (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 18:48

Sun Security Bank, Ellington, Mo., was closed by the Missouri Division of Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.

Bank Robbery Tactic (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-14 11:03

This video purports to be a bank robbery in Kiev. He first threatens a teller, who basically ignores him because she's behind bullet-proof glass. But then the robber threatens one of her...

UK Security Researcher 'Hero' Accused of Creating Bank Malware (Security Week)
2017-08-03 20:21

A British computer security researcher hailed as a hero for thwarting the "WannaCry" ransomware onslaught was in US custody on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating malware to...