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The source code for a new Trojan called Nuclear Bot has been leaked online, which may spark a rise in attacks against banking services. As it happens almost every time the source code for a malicious program lands online, it Read More …
The Necurs botnet is known as the largest spam botnet in the world, particularly for distributing Locky ransomware and Dridex. Now, it looks like Necurs is taking on a new role as someone tries to manipulate the stock market. The Read More …
March 1, 2017 marked the implementation of New York’s cybersecurity regulations, subjecting covered financial institutions to arguably the most burdensome cybersecurity regime yet. The regulations, promulgated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), require banks, insurance companies, Read More …
Security researchers have discovered a new variant of Dridex – one of the most nefarious banking Trojans actively targeting financial sector – with a new, sophisticated code injection technique and evasive capabilities called “AtomBombing.” On Tuesday, Magal Baz, security researcher Read More …
Most CFOs don’t expect to see cybersecurity on their due diligence checklist for mergers and acquisitions. Yet cybersecurity – or a lack thereof – has massive implications for any deal: after all, the average data breach now costs organisations in Read More …
Hackers involved in the attack on Polish banks seem to have faked some of the code lines, making it seem as if they were Russians. The truth is, however, the lines don’t make sense to native speakers and an online Read More …
Seventy-six popular apps in the Apple App Store are vulnerable to silent interception of TLS-protected data due to a poor implementation of the cryptographic protocol. According to researcher Will Strafach, who wrote on Medium, the apps are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle Read More …
Banks, telcos, and even governmental agencies in the United States, South America, Europe, and Africa are being targeted by hackers in a series of ongoing attacks that are extremely difficult to detect. According to a new Kaspersky Lab report, at Read More …
In what considered to be the largest system hack in the country’s history and a massive attack on the financial sector, several banks in Poland have been infected with malware. What’s surprising? The source of the malware infection is their Read More …
Banking malware Dridex is back and it’s worse, targeting British financial institutions with a new technique that has the capability of bypassing Windows User Account Control. Researchers at security firm Flashpoint detected small phishing and spear-phishing campaigns targeting specific recipients. Read More …
