Latitude Financial refuses to pay cyber-attack ransom demands

Finance company Latitude Financial says it will not give in to ransom demands by cyber criminals behind one of Australia’s largest cyber-attacks. Almost 8 million driver’s licenses of Australian and New Zealand customers have been stolen including more than 6 Read More …

8th Edition Connected Banking Summit Southern Africa – Formerly Africa Digital Banking Summit-Innovation and Excellence Awards

Accelerating Digital Inclusion and Sustainable Transformation The 8th Edition of the Connected Banking Summit Southern Africa is set to take place on May 24, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together top executives, experts, and leaders from the banking and Read More …

Bee-Ware of Trigona, An Emerging Ransomware Strain

Trigona ransomware is a relatively new strain that security researchers first discovered in late October 2022. By analyzing Trigona ransomware binaries and ransom notes obtained from VirusTotal, as well as information from Unit 42 incident response, we determined that Trigona Read More …

7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2023 Concludes with Resounding Success

The Summit brought together the best and brightest minds in the banking, financial services, fintechs and techfin sectors. The event, which took place on 7th March 2023, featured insightful speakers, award-winning companies, and top-notch sponsors. Attendees were treated to a Read More …

ECB: The Quick and the Dead – building up cyber resilience in the financial sector

The proliferation of cyber threat actors combined with an increase in remote working and greater digital interconnectedness is raising the risk, frequency and severity of cyberattacks.[1] Increasingly, cyber criminals are launching ransomware attacks and demanding payment in crypto. Cyberattacks related to Read More …

TgToxic Malware’s Automated Framework Targets Southeast Asia Android Users

Trend Micro researchers analyzed an ongoing campaign that has been targeting Android users in Southeast Asia since July 2022. Its goal is to steal victims’ assets from finance and banking applications (such as cryptocurrency wallets, credentials for official bank apps Read More …