Security News

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...

Trickbot Malware Now Targets US Banks (Threatpost)
2017-07-21 17:50

Researchers with IBM and Flashpoint warn the Trickbot Trojan is growing more potent and now targeting U.S. banks.

PSD2 and Open Banking Brings Problems and Opportunities for Global Banks (Security Week)
2017-07-12 11:29

Global Banks Should Not Ignore Europe's Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) read more

'Dok' Mac Malware Used to Target Swiss Banks (Security Week)
2017-07-10 13:46

The cybercriminals behind the campaign known as Operation Emmental have apparently started targeting the customers of Swiss banks using a variant of the Mac OS X malware tracked as Dok. read more

South Korean banks threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000 (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 17:07

South Korean banks are being threatened with crippling DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000 in bitcoin. The attackers threatening them identified themselves as the Armada Collective. According to...