A third of UK fintechs put customers data at risk of cyber attack

UK fintechs are putting thousands of customers in jeopardy by leaving themselves vulnerable to a cyber attack, shocking new research reveals. Nearly 800 firms’ digital presence was analysed by the ethical hacking platform Ethiack as it scrutinised their cybersecurity. Four Read More …

FBI: Infrastructure Used to Manage Domains Related to Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scams between October 2023 and April 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this FLASH to disseminate indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with malicious cyber activities linked to Funnull Technology Inc. (Funnull). Funnull is a Philippines-based company which provides computer infrastructure for thousands of websites Read More …

Zanubis in motion: Tracing the active evolution of the Android banking malware

Zanubis is a banking Trojan for Android that emerged in mid-2022. Since its inception, it has targeted banks and financial entities in Peru, before expanding its objectives to virtual cards and crypto wallets. The main infection vector of Zanubis is Read More …

Scattered Spider snared financial orgs before targeting shops in Britain, America

Scattered Spider snared financial services organizations in its web before its recent spate of retail attacks in the UK and US, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. “We saw several instances in the financial services space, and now we’re Read More …

Ransomware Is Changing Financial Services – Are You Ready?

Whenever cybercriminals successfully target financial services (FinServ), we’re reminded all too well that money makes the world go round. A fruitful attack can lock customers out of their bank accounts, expose sensitive data and fuel theft, fraud and a worrying Read More …

Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. The Hague-based court’s American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. Some non-governmental organizations Read More …

Coinbase warns of $400m hit after data breach

Crypto exchange Coinbase has disclosed a significant cyber attack that could cost the company between $180m (£135m) and $400m (£300m), after hackers breached account data belonging to a “small subset” of its users. The news sent shares down three per Read More …

Russia: Damage from phone scammers in Russia exceeded $2.1 bln in 2024

More than 640,000 cases of remote fraud were reported in Russia in 2024, while the damage they caused exceeded 170 billion rubles ($2.1 bln), the Public Relations Center of the Federal Security Service (FSB), reported. According to the FSB, “the Read More …

Lampion Is Back With ClickFix Lures

Unit 42 researchers recently uncovered a highly focused malicious campaign targeting dozens of Portuguese organizations, particularly in the government, finance and transportation sectors. This campaign was orchestrated by the threat actors behind Lampion malware, an infostealer that focuses on sensitive Read More …

A major power outage is reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals

A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines. It is rare to have such a widespread outage there. Spanish generator Red Eléctrica said it Read More …