Security News

XPCTRA financial malware leaves no stone unturned
2017-09-26 16:58

A Trojan that has previously been only stealing users’ banking credentials has been modified to do much more than that. This new variant, dubbed XPCTRA, can also steal users credentials for...

US Financial Regulator Launches Unit to Police Cyber-threats
2017-09-26 11:44

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it is setting up a special unit dedicated to identifying cyber-related misconduct. read more

Hack of U.S. Regulator a Blow to Confidence in Financial System
2017-09-21 16:52

The hack disclosed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission deals a fresh blow to confidence in the security of the financial system weeks after news of a potentially catastrophic breach at...

Nuance the Latest NotPetya Victim to Report Financial Impact (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-21 20:18

Medical Transcription Software Vendor Still Recovering From AttackMedical transcription software vendor Nuance is the latest company to acknowledge that it's still struggling to recover from the...

Russian Financial Cybercriminal Gets Over 9 Years In U.S. Prison (The Hackers News)
2017-07-11 10:01

A 29-year-old Russian-born, Los Angeles resident has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for running botnets of half a million computers and stealing and trafficking tens of thousands of...

Weak DevOps cryptographic policies increase financial services cyber risk (Help Net Security)
2017-06-02 12:30

Cryptographic security risks are amplified in DevOps settings, where compromises in development or test environments can spread to production systems and applications. This is a particular issue...