Researchers with Gigamon have spotted a new campaign by the financially motivated hacking group FIN8 that relies on a new type of reverse shell dubbed BADHATCH. The BADHATCH malware is designed to …
Big Banks Vulnerable to Web, Mobile Attacks
ImmuniWeb researchers have found vulnerabilities in the web applications, APIs and/or mobile apps of 97 of the 100 largest financial organizations in the world, which are located across 22 countries. …
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Cyber Attacks Biggest Threat to Financial Sector
A new Wandera report looks at the mobile threats targeting financial services firms. It shows that phishing accounts for the majority (57%) of attacks, which is significantly higher than the average …
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Silence Group Likely Behind Recent $3M Bangladesh Bank Heist
Group-IB researchers believe that the Silence hacking group is behind a recent string of cyberattacks targeting banks in Bangladesh. In May of this year, hackers were able to steal around $3 million …
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Majority of CISOs plan to ask for an increase in cybersecurity investment
New research by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) shows that in the face of growing cyber threats, almost 3 in 4 (73%) CISOs in the finance sector will request …
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What differentiates the strongest cybersecurity programs from the rest
New research by Deloitte and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) highlights three key traits of successful cybersecurity programs, namely: Support and …
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There are tens of thousands of cyber criminals in the world, says kaspersky
According to new research by Kaspersky Lab, "there are several tens of thousands of hackers in the world who must be constantly trained." If hackers don't keep up with the latest technological …
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Dark Web-leaked banking credentials leap 129 percent
IntSights has released a new report on the threat landscape for the financial sector. It shows that the number of compromised banking credentials surged last year, and the same is true for stolen …
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EU adds Saudi Arabia, Panama to dirty-money blacklist: 23 countries now included
The European Commission maintains a list of countries that do not meet minimum thresholds for oversight against terrorism financing and money laundering. This list and its accompanying policies …