Security News

Crooks poison results for financial-related searches to deliver banking malware
2017-11-03 19:03

Cyber crooks are using a clever approach to deliver banking malware to the right victims: they are poisoning the search results for specific banking-related keywords. The attack “By targeting...

Lending industry faces higher fraud costs than e-commerce, retail and financial services
2017-10-26 13:30

Lenders face higher costs of fraud than other industries, including retail, e-commerce and financial services. For every dollar of fraud, lending companies incur $2.82 in costs, which includes...

Visa Makes Biometrics Easier for Financial Institutions
2017-10-20 15:42

The acceptance and adoption of biometrics as a primary or second factor in multi-factor authentication has been considerably slower than expected. There are signs now, however, that it is finally...

Digital transformation, regulations impacting data security decisions at financial organizations
2017-10-17 15:36

Almost half (49%) of global financial services organisations have experienced a data breach in the past, according to the 2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Edition. The report also reveals...

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...