Computer Weekly

JUNE 2, 2017

While ransomware continues to make the headlines, particularly in the wake of WannaCry, research has revealed that financial threats are 2.5 times more prevalent

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Computer Weekly

AUGUST 12, 2016

Financial malware attacks increased 16% in the second quarter of the year, driven by collaboration between the developers of two banking Trojans in the top the financial malware threats, says Kaspersky Lab

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2023

As consumers embrace ecommerce, digital banking, and online payment applications, the risk of fraud and other financial crimes has increased dramatically. The stakes for financial organizations are growing as well. Every new portal and mobile app expand the attack surface and give hackers new opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Malware continues to plague organizations and individuals alike and one of the more insidious strains in recent times is the Raspberry Robin malware. Malware – malicious software crafted with harmful intent – acts as their weapon of choice.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The trend will carry from the past 12 months when more than a third of executives polled by Deloitte said that cyberattacks targeted their financial and accounting data. The post C-suite execs expect cyberattacks targeting financial data to increase this year appeared first on TechRepublic.

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TechSpot

APRIL 26, 2024

Attacks have been observed on a bank in Senegal, a financial services company in Chile, a tax firm in Colombia, and a government economic agency in Argentina using strains of malware that were later used in Europe and North America, writes cybersecurity firm Performanta (via Ars Technica). Read Entire Article

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Visitors to the more than 15,000 websites are being redirected to low-quality bogus Q&A sites thanks to malware infecting the WordPress sites. Many of them have cryptocurrency and financial themes.".

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The Verge

MARCH 14, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new type of destructive wiper malware affecting computers in Ukraine, making it at least the third strain of wiper to have hit Ukrainian systems since the Russian invasion began. According to the researchers, the malware erases user data and partition information from any drives attached to a compromised machine.

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Network World

APRIL 27, 2017

The financial services industry is the target of a whopping 65% more targeted cyber-attacks than the average business, according to security watchers at IBM’s X Force. The number of financial services records breached skyrocketed 937% in 2016 to more than 200 million.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The Top Financial Services Cyber Security Trends for 2015: Third-party risk moves to the top of the list. Like other sectors, the financial services industry is a huge mesh of intertwined capabilities. and European-based multinationals, hacktivism will become a major threat to financial services institutions in the Middle East.

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Forrester IT

MAY 10, 2022

The culprit appears to not be malicious malware but rather financial circumstances that have caused the company to cease operations. […]. Last month, smart home provider Insteon appears to have shut down, rendering the Insteon hubs inoperable.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2022

Chatbots are just one application of natural language processing (NLP), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that is already having a major impact in financial services, among other industries. . The Financial Services industry is projected to be a major source of this spending. by 2025, according to IDC. NLP will account for $35.1

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice has charged a Latvian woman for her role in allegedly developing the Trickbot malware, which was responsible for infecting millions of computers, targeting schools, hospitals, public utilities, and governments, the agency said in a news release. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 3, 2020

Financial and banking information. Computer malware. billion in intended losses, and more than $568 million in actual losses, on a wide swath of financial institutions, merchants, and private individuals, and would have continued to do so for the foreseeable future if left unchecked.". Compromised debit and credit cards.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 29, 2023

The significance of this achievement cannot be overstated, as Qakbot has been responsible for a myriad of cybercrimes, including ransomware attacks and financial fraud, causing massive losses to individuals and businesses for more than a decade. Over the years, Qakbot has left a trail of financial destruction in its wake.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 3, 2020

Drug cartels are using cryptocurrency and partnering with hackers to scam Latin American banks.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

But the GRU members being charged in this case started with other strains of malware and a narrow target: Ukraine's power grid. In what is commonly referred to as the most destructive and costly cyber attack ever, the conspirators unleashed the 'NotPetya' malware. The GRU's Olympic Destroyer malware. and a large U.S.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Malware means a malicious or intrusive software application that is coded for executing on the targeted device without notifying its user or the owner. Affecting a mobile phone, a computer, a laptop, or a network server, malware interrupts computing operations, hijacks networks, or access systems. Update your browser.

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Network World

APRIL 7, 2017

When the source code to a suspected Russian-made malware leaked online in 2013, guess who used it? On Friday, WikiLeaks released 27 documents that allegedly detail how the CIA customized its malware for Windows systems. A new release from WikiLeaks claims the U.S. CIA borrowed some of the code to bolster its own hacking operations.

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Network World

JUNE 27, 2016

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to be able to predict what form malware will morph to so it can plan how to block it when it becomes reality. 500,000 to develop the technology, known as Predictive Malware Defense (PMD). The models will look at features of families of malware and predict how they might evolve.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Ransomware might not be the most common or financially lucrative type of malware, but with cybercriminals targeting local governments and hospitals, it has the potential to be the most dangerous.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Malware distribution The opportunistic nature of website spoofing allows attackers to distribute malware to users’ devices. Malware distribution The opportunistic nature of website spoofing allows attackers to distribute malware to users’ devices.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Capital One mega breach in March 2019 was the third worst data loss ever.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 6, 2016

Security researchers uncover a cyber crime operating model that provides financial self-sufficiency, which they fear will enable larger and more sophisticated campaigns in the future

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Network World

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The discovery of malware on computers and servers of several Polish banks has put the country's financial sector on alert over potential compromises. It's not clear what the malware's end goal is, but in at least one case it was used to exfiltrate data from a bank's computer to an external server.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The malware behind last month's massive internet disruption in the U.S. is targeting Liberia with financially devastating results. This week, a botnet powered by the Mirai malware has been launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on IP addresses in the African country, according to security researchers.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Malware attacks that recently put the Polish banking sector on alert were part of a larger campaign that targeted financial organizations from more than 30 countries. There are also similarities to tools previously used by a group of attackers known in the security industry as Lazarus.

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The Verge

APRIL 12, 2022

Filed March 4th in the famously patentholder-friendly Western District of Texas court, the four lawsuits claim that techniques fundamental to modern malware detection are based on patented technology — and that the company’s competitors are infringing on intellectual property rights with their implementation of network security software.

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Network World

JANUARY 20, 2017

Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer suspected of developing the Neverquest banking Trojan, a malware targeting financial institutions across the world. Once it infects a PC, the malware can do this by injecting fake online forms into legitimate banking websites to log any information typed in.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The financial toll of such incidents escalated dramatically in 2023, reaching an estimated global cost of 8 trillion USD, encompassing data breaches and hostile account seizures. The integration of AI technology is poised to exacerbate this financial burden, with forecasts suggesting an 11% surge to 10.5 trillion USD this year.

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Network World

MAY 17, 2016

Security researchers have found a new version of a malware program called Skimer that's designed to infect Windows-based ATMs and can be used to steal money and payment card details. Upon installation, the malware checks if the file system is FAT32 or NTFS. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Malware is the top threat to IoT/OT With so many vulnerabilities plaguing IoT devices, these devices are attractive and relatively easy entry points into corporate networks for attackers. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks.

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HID Global

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

An Old Threat Enters a New Era of Financial Crime

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Galido

MARCH 2, 2017

Around the world, millions of people are suffering from financial loss due to online hackers who are experts in stealing your personal information from the sites you visit, through the mobile apps you use. Check secure websites for financial transaction. The economy has always been a worldwide issue. Use official banking apps.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2023

Structured telemetry and analytics cybersecurity firm Uptycs has discovered a new macOS malware stealer it is calling MacStealer. It joins three Windows-based malware families using Telegram in 2023, including Titan Stealer, Parallax RAT, and HookSpoofer, all of which exploit stealer command and control (C2). "

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

When Microsoft made it possible for enterprises to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions, it didn't intend to help malware authors as well. Yet, this feature is now abused by cybercriminals for stealthy and persistent malware infections.

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