Prudential reveals it was hit by data breach

Hackers were able to break into one of the largest life insurance companies in the United States and stole sensitive employee and contractor data. Prudential Financial has filed an 8-K form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailing Read More …

State of Emergency: How Minnesota hospitals, state officials prepare for cyber attacks

The State of Minnesota stores and protects data on some six million residents, and that’s only one cache of sensitive information under the close watch of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT). “It’s everything from highways and highway traffic control systems, we Read More …

Bank Of America Warns Customers Of Data Breach Following 2023 Hack

A November 2023 breach at IT consulting and service provider Infosys McCamish Systems has now been confirmed to have led to a data breach impacting Bank of America customers. The number of Bank of America customers impacted by the breach, Read More …

Coyote: A multi-stage banking Trojan abusing the Squirrel installer

The developers of banking Trojan malware are constantly looking for inventive ways to distribute theirs implants and infect victims. In a recent investigation, Kaspersky researchers encountered a new malware that specifically targets users of more than 60 banking institutions, mainly Read More …

Every tenth Russian faced cybercriminals in 2023 – Bank of Russia

Every tenth Russian respondent experienced cybercrime, with losses not exceeding 20,000 rubles (around $220), according to the published results of a survey conducted by the Bank of Russia in 2023. “Last year, there were more people who faced cybercriminals, with Read More …

The dangers of unused bank accounts and how to close them

If you’re like most people, you’ve likely got at least a few unused bank accounts floating around. However, there may be financial and security dangers associated with keeping these unused bank accounts active. Security risks of unused bank accounts Fraud Read More …

Billion-dollar financial giant EquiLend hit by cyberattack

EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics firm, suffered a cyberattack – possibly ransomware – that forced parts of its digital infrastructure offline. In a press release, EquiLend said that on January 22, 2024, its technicians identified a “technical Read More …

Mexican Banks and Cryptocurrency Platforms Targeted With AllaKore RAT

A financially motivated threat actor is targeting Mexican banks and cryptocurrency trading entities with custom packaged installers delivering a modified version of AllaKore RAT – an open-source remote access tool. Lures use Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) naming schemas and Read More …

Australia: Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov has been sanctioned over the Medibank data breach

The Australian government has used Magnitsky-style sanctions for the first time to punish Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what it says is his role in the 2022 Medibank Private data breach. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil Read More …