- LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack
January 19, 2024
LoanDepot customers say they have been unable to make mortgage payments or access their online accounts following a suspected ransomware attack on the company last week. The mortgage and loan giant said on January 8 that it was working to “restore normal business operations as quickly as possible” following a security incident that involved the “encryption ...
- JPMorgan spends $15 billion a year on technology, given the risk of a data breach
January 17, 2024
JPMorgan Chase’s banking systems are attacked by hackers 45 billion a day, double what it saw a year earlier. The nation’s largest bank spends $15 billion a year on technology, given the risk of a data breach and the potentially devastating consequences of a successful cyber attack, Mary Callahan Erdoes, chief executive of the bank’s Asset ...
- Financial Fraud APK Campaign
January 12, 2024
During Unit 42 ivestigation discovering threats in legitimate network traffic, activity generated by a certain type of Android Package Kit (APK) files kept hitting their radar. The research revealed a family of malicious APKs targeting Chinese users that steals victim information and conducts financial fraud. To do this, the threat actor masquerades as a law enforcement ...
- Australia: The Iconic denies responsibility for data breach
January 10, 2024
The Iconic has denied responsibility for a series of data breaches that saw Aussies’ bank balances drained of thousands of dollars after their accounts with the retailer were compromised. Earlier this week, news.com.au revealed customers at Australia’s largest online retailer had reported a large number of hacking attempts and security breaches, with bad actors successfully compromising ...
- Fidelity National Financial says hackers stole data on 1.3 million customers
January 9, 2024
Real estate services giant Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed hackers stole data on 1.3 million of its customers during a November cyberattack that knocked the company offline for a week. FNF said in a filing Tuesday with federal regulators: “We determined that an unauthorized third-party accessed certain FNF systems, deployed a type of malware that ...
- ECB to conduct mock cyber attacks at 109 banks
January 3, 2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) will stress test 109 banks over the next twelve months to see if they are adequately prepared for cyber attacks. The banks’ response and recovery capabilities will be prioritized, not the potential to prevent incidents. The 109 banks in question are all under the direct supervision of the ECB. The stress ...
- ‘Lazy’ broadband engineers blamed for exposing hospitals and banks to cyber attacks
January 2, 2024
Hospitals and banks are more exposed to cyber attacks because “lazy” broadband engineers are failing to fill in crucial forms, it has been alleged. Industry sources warned of a “Wild West” among contractors who are not handing over information about when and where they are working on BT’s network. Read more… Source: MSN News
- Another top US mortgage firm reveals a major data breach, over a million customers affected
December 28, 2023
LoanCare suffered a data breach last month, which resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data, the insurance service company has confirmed. Roughly 1.3 million people were affected by the breach, the company further explained, as hackers stole people’s full names, physical addresses, Social Security Numbers (SSN), and loan numbers. Read more… Source: MSN News
- Hackers stole $2 billion in crypto in 2023, data shows
December 26, 2023
For yet another year, hackers stole billions of dollars in crypto. But for the first time since 2020, the trend is downwards, according to crypto security firms. This year, hackers stole around $2 billion dollars in crypto across dozens of cyberattacks and thefts, according to De.FI, the web3 security firm that runs the REKT database. The ...
- Former Chelsea player Rati Aleksidze arrested in Germany for ‘gang-related investment fraud’
December 20, 2023
A former Chelsea striker played a possible minor role in a global investment crime gang, according to prosecutors investigating a cyber scam worth “billions”. Rati Aleksidze was temporarily held under a European arrest warrant in March. German prosecutors told Telegraph Sport he is suspected of playing “at most” a minor role in the Tbilisi-based conspiracy accused of ...
- Operation HAECHI IV: USD 300 million seized and 3,500 suspects arrested in international financial crime operation
December 19, 2023
LYON, FRANCE – A transcontinental police operation against online financial crime has concluded with almost 3,500 arrests and seizures of USD 300 million (approx. EUR 273 million) worth of assets across 34 countries. The six-month Operation HAECHI IV (July-December 2023) targeted seven types of cyber-enabled scams: voice phishing, romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, money laundering ...
- Mr. Cooper leaks personal data of 14 million loan and mortgage customers
December 19, 2023
A major mortgage and loan company based in Dallas, working under the name Mr. Cooper Group Inc. has released more information on a recent breach. In a data breach notification, the company didn’t say what type of cyberattack caused the compromise of customer data, calling it a rather non-descriptive “External system breach (hacking).” For those unfamiliar ...
- MongoDB, North Face owner VF Corp and Mr. Cooper fall victim to cyberattacks
December 18, 2023
It has been a busy few days on the cybersecurity front as three notable companies confirmed hacks over the last two days: MongoDB Inc., North Face and Vans owner VF Corp., and mortgage broker Mr. Cooper Group Inc. The first hack, that of MongoDB, was confirmed over the weekend and involved its corporate systems being breached ...
- Russian diplomat accuses West of patronizing Ukrainian IT army that commits cybercrime
December 12, 2023
The US-led West supervises Ukraine’s so-called IT army that may be responsible for cybercrime, Russia’s representative Irina Tyazhlova said on Monday. Addressing a meeting of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs), she said: “Other numerous malicious activities with the use of ICTs were ...
- Nissan probing possible cyberattack and data breach
December 7, 2023
Japanese car manufacturing giant Nissan is investigating a possible data breach, and is warning customers to be wary of potential scam emails and messages delivering malware. In a brief notification published on the Nissan Oceania websites, it was said that the Australian and New Zealand Corporation and Financial Services suffered a “cyber incident”. This division handles distribution, ...
- Hacker claims to have hit General Electric and stolen company data
November 27, 2023
A hacker with the alias IntelBroker claims to have breached General Electric and stolen plenty of sensitive data from the company’s systems. The company operates in different fields, including aerospace, renewable energy, power, venture capital, and more. The hacker posted a new thread on an underground forum, selling access to the company’s “development and software pipelines” ...
- Ransomware ‘catastrophe’ at Fidelity National Financial causes panic with homeowners and buyers
November 27, 2023
Last Tuesday, Fidelity National Financial, or FNF, a real estate services company that bills itself as the “leading provider of title insurance and escrow services, and North America’s largest title insurance company,” announced that it had experienced a cyberattack. Since then, homeowners who have mortgages and prospective buyers who are purchasing properties with FNF or one ...
- The Rug Pull: A Million-Dollar Scam With A Fake Token Factory
November 21, 2023
In the dynamic realm of cryptocurrency, recent events have highlighted the ever-present threat of Rug Pulls—deceptive maneuvers that leave investors empty-handed. Threat Intel Blockchain system, developed by Check Point, recently sounded the alarm on a sophisticated scheme that managed to pilfer nearly $1 million. Let’s delve into the details of this elaborate crypto con and understand ...
- Social engineering attacks lure Indian users to install Android banking trojans
November 20, 2023
Microsoft has observed ongoing activity from mobile banking trojan campaigns targeting users in India with social media messages designed to steal users’ information for financial fraud. Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to lure users into installing a malicious app on their mobile device by impersonating legitimate organizations, such ...
- ‘I employ a lot of hackers’: how a stock exchange chief deters cyber-attacks
November 18, 2023
Six Group counts its profit in millions, but the financial pipework it controls moves billions. Its operations, which include the Spanish and Swiss stock exchanges, count as critical national infrastructure and this gives it a close relationship with governments and regulators in Madrid and Zurich. Those relationships are critical in an age where digital warfare makes ...