Security News

Financial Services Sector Rife with Hidden Tunnels
2018-06-21 18:36

Attackers use the approach to look like legitimate traffic and hide data exfiltration in plain sight.

Hacker Who Sold Financial Data Receives 10-Year Sentence
2018-05-28 13:03

Grant West a 'One Man Cybercrime Wave,' Judge Says; Bitcoins Still MissingCalling Grant West "a one man cybercrime wave," a British judge sentenced him to serve more than 10 years in prison after...

Hackers Steal '$15.3 Million' From Mexico Financial System
2018-05-17 09:59

Hackers who targeted Mexico's interbank payment system made off with more than $15 million in the past several weeks, the Bank of Mexico said Wednesday. The amount of funds involved in the...

GDPR Phishing Scam Targets Apple Accounts, Financial Data
2018-05-14 19:19

A phishing scam fooled victims by claiming to be Apple and scooping up personal details – including financial information and Apple account information.

Most financial firms still unprepared for GDPR
2018-05-10 11:30

With only a few weeks until implementation, more than 50% of investment firms globally are unlikely to be ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018. This is according...

The Power of Identity in Financial Services
2018-04-11 19:18

Technology, regulations and customer expectations all have evolved. What does this mean for how organizations secure identities? Baber Amin of the Office of the CTO of Ping Identity offers...

Mirai Variant Targets Financial Sector With IoT DDoS Attacks
2018-04-06 19:24

Researchers said a Mirai botnet variant, possibly linked to the IoTroop or Reaper botnet, was leveraged in attacks against the financial sector.

Financial Services DDoS Attacks Tied to Reaper Botnet
2018-04-05 16:59

Recorded Future's "Insikt" threat intelligence research group has linked the Mirai variant IoTroop (aka Reaper) botnet with attacks on the Netherlands financial sector in January 2018. The...