Security News

Social engineering scams sweep through financial institutions
2024-11-13 04:00

North American financial institutions fielded 10 times more reports of social engineering scams in 2024 than they did a year ago, according to BioCatch. The data shows scams now represent 23% of...

Financial institutions told to get their house in order before the next CrowdStrike strikes
2024-11-02 09:30

Calls for improvements will soon turn into demands when new rules come into force The UK's finance regulator is urging all institutions under its remit to better prepare for IT meltdowns like that...

50% of financial orgs have high-severity security flaws in their apps
2024-11-01 06:00

Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 76% of organizations in the financial services sector, with 50% of organizations carrying...

Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Hit Gambling Sector for Financial Gain
2024-10-21 13:08

The prolific Chinese nation-state actor known as APT41 (aka Brass Typhoon, Earth Baku, Wicked Panda, or Winnti) has been attributed to a sophisticated cyber attack targeting the gambling and...

AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India's Reserve Bank boss
2024-10-15 03:42

Who also worries misinformation on social media could threaten liquidity The governor of India's Reserve Bank, Shri Shaktikanta Das, yesterday warned that AI – and the platforms that provide it –...

Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations
2024-10-02 10:00

Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. "While the...

UK government's bank data sharing plan slammed as 'financial snoopers' charter'
2024-09-26 08:31

Access to account info needed to tackle benefit fraud, latest bill claims Privacy campaigners are criticizing UK proposals to force banks to share data from the accounts of government benefit...

New Android Malware 'Ajina.Banker' Steals Financial Data and Bypasses 2FA via Telegram
2024-09-12 16:12

Bank customers in the Central Asia region have been targeted by a new strain of Android malware codenamed Ajina.Banker since at least November 2024 with the goal of harvesting financial...

Quick Glossary: Financial Crime
2024-08-14 16:00

As financial technology offers advancements and innovations, it also brings along new risks for financial crimes. Recognizing terms and ideas related to financial crime can help businesses enforce...

New Android Trojan "BlankBot" Targets Turkish Users' Financial Data
2024-08-05 04:54

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan called BlankBot targeting Turkish users with an aim to steal financial information. Discovered on July 24, 2024, BlankBot is said to be undergoing active development, with the malware abusing Android's accessibility services permissions to obtain full control over the infected devices.