article thumbnail

After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine draws on, consequences are being felt by many parts of the technology sector, including open-source software development. The use of such software can lead to malware infection of personal and corporate computers, as well as IT infrastructure. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

Banking 98
article thumbnail

Sekoia: Latest in the Financial Sector Cyber Threat Landscape

Tech Republic Security

Phishing, infostealer malware, ransomware, supply chain attacks, data breaches and crypto-related attacks are among the top evolving threats in the financial sector, says Sekoia.

Financial 192
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Hard-to-detect fileless attacks target banks, other organizations

Network World

A wave of attacks that have recently affected banks and other enterprises used open-source penetration testing tools loaded directly into memory instead of traditional malware, making their detection much harder.

Banking 60
article thumbnail

Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half

SecureWorld News

The new Beep malware is top of mind for organizations and individuals. We are continuing to observe an unyielding surge in the volume of cyberthreats, including advanced malware, botnets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and more," said Callie Guenther, Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Research at Critical Start, in a press release.

Trends 65
article thumbnail

Driving Customer Loyalty with Secure and Modern Apps

CIO Business Intelligence

And out of these, my favourite app is a local banking app. It’s completely intuitive, allows me to perform most tasks in less than 3 clicks, has all the functions that I need to perform banking on-the-go, is constantly updated with new features, comes with great performance and stability and most of all is very secure.

article thumbnail

Technology Short Take 132

Scott Lowe

I think a fair number of folks may not be aware that the Nginx ingress controller for Kubernetes—both the community version and the Nginx-maintained open source version—do suffer from timeouts and errors resulting from changes in the back-end application’s list of endpoints (think pods being added or removed).

article thumbnail

Data Security and its Importance on the Internet

Galido

Hacking and data breaches are a common thing today, especially with the rise of open source platforms and electronic transactions. Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft. A common way for malware to attack is for it to find exploits and vulnerabilities in a system. Keep Systems Updated.