Sweden's Riksbank Takes Legal Action After Ransomware Attack on Tietoevry IT Systems
The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, has taken legal action by filing a police report following a ransomware assault on Tietoevry, a software company.
SEC Cybersecurity Crisis: Hacked Account Posts False Bitcoin ETF Approval
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acknowledges Hacking of Official Account in a Cybersecurity Breach
JPMorgan Chase Faces Surge in Cyber Threats as Hacking Attempts Double in a Year
JPMorgan Chase has experienced a significant surge in hacking attempts on its systems over the past year, according to Mary Callahan Erdoes, the chief executive of the bank's asset and wealth management division. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Erdoes highlighted the escalating threat posed by increasingly sophisticated and rapid cyberattacks.
European Central Bank Initiates Cyber Resilience Stress Tests on Banking Sector
The European Central Bank is set to conduct its inaugural thematic stress tests focused on evaluating the cyber resilience of individual banks. These tests, involving 109 supervised banks, will simulate a scenario where a cyberattack successfully disrupts the daily business operations of each bank.
Kroll Reveals Further Details on August Data Breach
Kroll, a prominent risk and financial advisory company, has provided additional insights into the data breach that occurred in August, exposing the personal information of FTX bankruptcy claimants. The breach, previously reported, compromised sensitive details, including coin holdings and balances, potentially enabling malicious actors to identify and target individuals heavily invested in cryptocurrency markets.
Cleafy revamps banking security to deal with pressing malware threats
Source: Cleafy
In the ever-evolving landscape of banking and financial security, new malware variants poses a significant and imminent challenge.
Cybersecurity Breach Impacts Dozens of US Credit Unions
On November 26, an isolated cybersecurity incident struck Ongoing Operations, a unit of Trellance, impacting the operations of approximately 60 credit unions that are clients of the firm. In response to the incident, the vendor, Ongoing Operations, promptly took action and initiated an investigation. The company also informed federal law enforcement about the cyber attack.
Sophisticated Hotel Booking Scam Targets Booking.com Users
Scammers have devised a sophisticated hotel booking scam by hijacking Booking.com accounts, prompting guests to share their payment card information. Researchers from Secureworks warned that customers received deceptive emails or in-app messages, appearing to be from hotel owners, requesting payment details for upcoming stays.
