Tag: banking
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Plugging the holes in open banking
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in SecurityNewsEnhancing API security for financial institutions First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/plugging_the_holes_in_open/
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Banking-Trojaner auf Android-Smartphones explodieren um 196 %
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in SecurityNewsKaspersky Security Network weist auf einen deutlichen Anstieg von Banking-Trojanern um 196 % im Jahr 2024 auf Android-Smartphones hin. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/online-betrug/banking-trojaner-auf-android-smartphones-explodieren-um-196-311126.html
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Banking-Trojaner boomen Angriffe haben sich verdreifacht
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in SecurityNewsMobile Geräte sind bei Cyberkriminellen heiß begehrt. Besonders im Fokus: Online-Banking. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/banking-trojaner-boomen
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Building cyber resilience in banking: Expert insights on strategy, risk, and regulation
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in SecurityNewsIn this Help Net Security interview, Matthew Darlage, CISO at Citizens, discusses key strategies for strengthening cyber resilience in banks. He underlines that adherence to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/04/matthew-darlage-citizens-banks-cyber-resilience/
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Cyberangriff auf eine Bank in Papua-Neuguinea
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in SecurityNewsThe Bank Of Papua New Guinea Confirms Recent Cyber Incident Identified and Contained With No Impact On Banking Systems First seen on bankpng.gov.pg Jump to article: www.bankpng.gov.pg/publications/media/bank-papua-new-guinea-confirms-recent-cyber-incident-identified-and-contained-no-impact-banking-systems
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Payday from hell as several British banks report major outages
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in SecurityNewsMany can’t access online banking although customers can keep tapping away in shops First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/payday_from_hell_as_several/
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CFPB nominee signals openness to continuing data-broker work
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in SecurityNewsJonathan McKernan spoke positively about Rohit Chopra’s rule-making targeting data brokers during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cfpb-nominee-jonathan-mckernan-data-brokers/
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Deutsche verlieren 267 Milliarden Euro durch Finanzkriminalität
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in SecurityNewsDie Finanzkriminalität nimmt in Deutschland weiter zu, wobei Phishing-E-Mails eine zentrale Rolle spielen. Dies geht aus der aktuellen Studie “Betrugstrends im Online-Banking in Deutschland 2025” des Unternehmens BioCatch hervor. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/267-milliarden-finanzkriminalitaet
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How an Attacker Drained $50M from a DeFi Protocol Through Role Escalation
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in SecurityNewsy: Dikla Barda, Roaman Zaikin & Oded Vanunu On February 24, Check Point Blockchain Threat Intel System observed a sophisticated attack on a DeFi protocol, Infini. Infini is a digital banking platform in the crypto space that offers its users savings yields and other financial services. The platform aims to make crypto assets more accessible…
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Stablecoin Bank Hit by Cyberattack, Loses $49.5M to Hackers
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in SecurityNewsThe cryptocurrency sector faced one of its most significant security breaches this year as stablecoin banking platform @0xinfini fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack. Hackers drained 49.5 million USD Coin ($USDC) from the platform’s reserves, triggering immediate market turbulence and raising urgent questions about the security infrastructure of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The stolen funds…
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Snake Keylogger slithers into Windows, evades detection with AutoIt-compiled payload
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in SecurityNewsBecause stealing your credentials, banking info, and IP just wasn’t enough First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/new_snake_keylogger_infects_windows/
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How Banks Can Adapt to the Rising Threat of Financial Crime
Banking fraud and financial crimes are growing more sophisticated every day. By understanding the threats and building strong collaborations, banks can protect themselves and their clients. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-banks-adapt-rising-threat-financial-crime
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FinStealer Malware Targets Leading Indian Bank’s Mobile Users, Stealing Login Credentials
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in SecurityNews
Tags: banking, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, india, login, malware, mobile, phishing, threatA new cybersecurity threat has emerged, targeting customers of a prominent Indian bank through fraudulent mobile applications. Dubbed >>FinStealer,
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Top 5 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems
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in SecurityNews
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, captcha, chatgpt, china, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, fraud, group, hacker, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, resilience, service, spam, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayFacilitating malware development: Artificial intelligence can also be used to generate more sophisticated or at least less labour-intensive malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s…
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Arvest Bank CISO on building a strong cybersecurity culture in banking
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in SecurityNewsIn this Help Net Security interview, Mike Calvi, CISO at Arvest Bank, discusses building a strong cybersecurity culture within the banking sector. He explains how leadership, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/11/mike-calvi-arvest-bank-banking-cybersecurity/
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India’s banking on the bank.in domain cleaning up its financial services sector
With over 2,000 banks in operation, a domain only they can access has clear potential to make life harder for fraudsters First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/india_bank_dotin_plan/
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India wants all banking to happen at dedicated bank.in domain
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in SecurityNewsWith over 2,000 banks in operation, the potential to make life harder for fraudsters is obvious First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/india_bank_dotin_plan/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 32
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in SecurityNewsSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Malicious packages deepseeek and deepseekai published in Python Package Index Coyote Banking Trojan: A Stealthy Attack via LNK Files The Mac Malware of 2024 Take My Money: OCR Crypto Wallet Thieves on Google Play and App…
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India’s RBI Introduces Exclusive “bank.in” Domain to Combat Digital Banking Fraud
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in SecurityNewsIndia’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said it’s introducing an exclusive “bank.in” internet domain for banks in the country to combat digital financial fraud.”This initiative aims to reduce cyber security threats and malicious activities like phishing; and, streamline secure financial services, thereby enhancing trust in digital banking and payment services,” the RBI…
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CIOs and CISOs grapple with DORA: Key challenges, compliance complexities
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in SecurityNews
Tags: access, automation, banking, business, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, jobs, law, monitoring, network, nis-2, penetration-testing, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn force since January, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has required considerable effort from CIOs and CISOs at 20 types of financial entities to achieve compliance. For many, the journey is not complete.”In the past months, financial entities targeted by DORA have been busy internally defining roles and responsibilities related to ICT security, identifying…
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India to launch new domain name for banks to fight digital fraud
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in SecurityNewsIndia’s central bank is introducing an exclusive >>.bank.in
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Basket of Bank Trojans Defraud Citizens of East India
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in SecurityNewsCheap banking scams are often easier to pull off in a country with older devices, fewer regulations, and experienced fraudsters. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/bank-trojans-defraud-citizens-east-india
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New Banking Attacking Users of Indian banks to Steal Aadhar, PAN, ATM Credit Card PINs
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in SecurityNewsA sophisticated malware campaign, dubbed >>FatBoyPanel,
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Mobile Malware Targeting Indian Banks Exposes 50,000 Users
Indian banking malware attack exposes 50,000 users, stealing financial data via SMS interception and phishing First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mobile-malware-indian-banks/
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Silent Lynx Using PowerShell, Golang, and C++ Loaders in Multi-Stage Cyberattacks
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in SecurityNewsA previously undocumented threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been linked to cyber attacks targeting various entities in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.”This threat group has previously targeted entities around Eastern Europe and Central Asian government think tanks involved in economic decision making and banking sector,” Seqrite Labs researcher Subhajeet Singha said in a technical report…
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Coyote Banking Trojan targets Brazilian users, stealing data from 70+ financial apps and websites
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in SecurityNewsCoyote Banking Trojan targets Brazilian users, stealing data from over 70 financial applications and websites. FortiGuard Labs researchers detected a campaign using LNK files executing PowerShell commands to deploy the Coyote Banking Trojan. Threat actors target Brazilian users by stealing financial data, the malware can harvest sensitive information from over 70 financial applications and numerous…
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The Stumbling Blocks of Open Banking
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in SecurityNewsUK Banks Face Adoption Challenges and Cybersecurity Concerns. Despite its promise of innovation and cost efficiency, banks in the United Kingdom continue to struggle with the adoption of open banking. Consumer awareness, security concerns and a lack of incentives remain hurdles as stakeholders push for broader integration. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/stumbling-blocks-open-banking-a-27433
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Coyote Malware Launches Stealthy Attack on Windows Systems via LNK Files
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in SecurityNewsFortiGuard Labs has issued a high-severity alert regarding the Coyote Banking Trojan, a sophisticated malware targeting Microsoft Windows users. Over the past month, researchers have identified malicious LNK files employing PowerShell commands to execute scripts and connect to remote servers, initiating a multi-stage attack. The primary objective of this Trojan is to harvest sensitive information…
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Coyote Banking Trojan: a Threat to Banking Institutions
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in SecurityNewsOver the past month, cybersecurity experts at FortiGuard Labs have identified a series of malicious Windows Shortcut (LNK) files containing PowerShell commands. These files serve as the initial stage of a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at delivering the Coyote Banking Trojan,… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/coyote-banking-trojan-a-threat-to-banking-institutions/