Network World

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The hackers behind a sophisticated attack campaign that has recently targeted financial organizations around the world have intentionally inserted Russian words and commands into their malware in an attempt to throw investigators off.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Today's savvy bank robbers don't break into vaults looking for gold or diamonds: They're more likely to be hacking networks looking for access to the Swift payment system. Illusive Networks wants to catch them in the act.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

The FBI has determined that the intrusion into SPE’s network consisted of the deployment of destructive malware and the theft of proprietary information as well as employees’ personally identifiable information and confidential communications. After discovering the intrusion into its network, SPE requested the FBI’s assistance.

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Network World

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cybercriminal network responsible for malware-based attacks that have been harassing victims across the globe for years. Europol estimated the network has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages across the world.

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2016

Security researchers have found a sophisticated malware program that may have been used recently by a gang of hackers to steal more than US$350,000 from ATMs in Thailand. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

JANUARY 10, 2017

The malware, known as Shamoon or Disttrack, is part of a family of destructive programs known as disk wipers. and in 2013 against several banks and broadcasting organizations in South Korea. It spreads to other computers on a local network by using stolen credentials and activates its disk-wiping functionality on a preconfigured date.

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Network World

JUNE 23, 2016

banks to rogue websites in order to hijack their accounts. GozNym is a relatively new threat, first discovered in April , and is based on the Nymaim malware dropper and the Gozi banking Trojan. A hybrid Trojan program created for financial fraud has started redirecting users of four large U.S.

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Network World

JULY 14, 2016

A new Trojan that can steal your payment data will also try to stymie you from alerting your bank. malware family. The malware works by first scanning the phone for specific banking apps. Security vendor Symantec has noticed a “call-barring” function within newer versions of the Android.Fakebank.B

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

This would put criminals on pace to make nearly $1 billion from their use of the malware just last year. The most popular types of malcode we observed in 2016 were Android malware, banking Trojans, ransomware offerings and DDoS-as-a-service vendors. The malware was named Nuclear Bot, or NukeBot , at the time.

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Network World

APRIL 7, 2017

When the source code to a suspected Russian-made malware leaked online in 2013, guess who used it? On Friday, WikiLeaks released 27 documents that allegedly detail how the CIA customized its malware for Windows systems. A new release from WikiLeaks claims the U.S. CIA borrowed some of the code to bolster its own hacking operations.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A notorious cybercriminal gang is tricking businesses into installing malware by calling their customer services representatives and convincing them to open malicious email attachments. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Cybercriminals have unleashed a new banking Trojan program on the internet and it bears striking similarities to Dyre, a malware threat believed to have been dead for almost a year. The new Trojan is called TrickBot and first appeared in September, targeting users of banks in Australia.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data. Don’t log in to WiFi networks you don’t trust. Double check.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

A wave of attacks that have recently affected banks and other enterprises used open-source penetration testing tools loaded directly into memory instead of traditional malware, making their detection much harder.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

The source code for a new Trojan program that targets banking services has been published online, offering an easy way for unskilled cybercriminals to launch potent malware attacks against users. The Trojan is called Nuclear Bot and first appeared for sale on underground cybercrime forums in early December for $2,500.

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TechSpot

APRIL 26, 2023

The Gootloader malware originated from the Gootkit banking trojan, which has been active against European targets since 2010. The malicious operation allows third-party criminals to put their malware (especially ransomware) into a compromised network. Read Entire Article

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Network World

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Unfortunately, that makes you a high-risk candidate for a cyber attack at some point along the way, be it through malware , phishing , or hacking. Not to mention the sheer terror of knowing some hacker has complete and total access to virtually everything about you, including all of your banking and credit card information.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

A former CSO of the World Bank Treasury calls the SWIFT system outdated and open to malware attacks. Those vulnerabilities could lead to manipulation of financial transactions. SWIFT is the interbank financial messaging system for sending international money transfer instructions.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Attackers who were trying to turn the Ask.com Toolbar into a malware dispensary got caught early on when their scheme was picked up by security services that were looking for anomalies. Once installed, the dropper would bring in secondary malware including banking Trojans and other online-fraud code, says Keith McCammon, CSO of Red Canary.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

See the interview here: Tactics Not Malware Are the Story. Most corporate hacks we see are focused on either customer data (credit cards, medical records, social security numbers, passwords, bank account information, email addresses) or company proprietary documents. It is different because the networks were torched.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 4, 2014

client software,” said Arindam Bose, FVP & Information Security Officer, BBCN Bank. Improved support for Windows user profile persistence and roaming/network-based user profiles. Serve client software updates from Windows File Shares (SMB), Unix file systems via SAMBA, Amazon S3, and any URL-based content delivery network.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 1, 2024

One such company is a large Indian bank with more than 5 million customers who was repeatedly getting half a million issues in code despite adjustments and tweaking of configurations in a popular commercial SAST tool. It resulted in a major breach disclosing the driver and rider details of 57 million users.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The researchers looked at whether such apps use any of the available countermeasures that would make it hard for attackers to hijack them when the devices they're installed on are infected with malware. Other types of applications, such as banking apps, have such protections.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2023

By Leonard Kleinman, Field Chief Technology Officer (CTO) ) Cortex for Palo Alto Networks JAPAC Many things challenge how we practice cybersecurity these days. The MyDoom worm , one of the fastest-spreading pieces of malware on the internet, uses automation to propagate and is estimated to have caused around $38 billion in damage.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Security is a top priority at the Bank of Labor , but the financial institution updates its formal information security policy only once a year, maybe twice, regardless of what's happening in the ever-changing threat landscape.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 2, 2022

Mester , President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Cyber hygiene includes, but is not limited to, good password practices, robust vulnerability patching processes, timely detection, prevention, and remediation , putting protections in place to prevent and block malware, and ensuring robust access protocols.

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Network World

JANUARY 27, 2017

Hacking into ATMs to steal money is nothing new, and there are malware programs built specifically for such machines that allow criminals to withdraw money using hidden commands. Most of them had multiple citizenships and could travel easily between countries, the agency said Friday.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Crystal Lister. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2022

Those numbers represent the projected growth of chatbot interactions among banking customers between 2019 to 2023 and the cost savings from 862 hours less of work by support personnel, according to research by Juniper Research. One example is the ability to identify words or phrases used by malware bots.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware. Newly discovered stealer families include modules that specifically steal logs from MFA applications, like the Rhadamanthys malware. Examining the dark web reveals that infostealer malware has become increasingly widespread.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

million stolen from HSBC Bank A.S. The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Malware is intended to be quiet and hidden as it enters environments and is executed.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Anyone can use these tips, said Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks. The goal is often to trick a victim into wiring funds to the scammer’s bank account. We’re letting them (the scammers) give us all the information about themselves,” he said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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CTOvision

APRIL 15, 2015

1] Today, Invincea Advanced Endpoint Protection 5 becomes the first unified advanced threat protection solution to contain targeted attacks, identify existing compromises and re-establish control by eradicating malware – all with a single small-footprint integrated agent. The company is venture capital-backed and based in Fairfax, VA.

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Network World

OCTOBER 11, 2016

A second hacking group is also trying to rob banks by exploiting the SWIFT money transfer system, following a US$81 million heist in February that used a similar approach. The cyberattacks have been going on since January and have been targeting companies in the U.S., To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JUNE 23, 2021

Computing devices, too, are moving in and out of the company network, with employees bringing their laptops onto company networks and then taking them back home – where they’re much more exposed to hackers and can easily get infected with malware. Cyberattacks jumped 238% globally last year.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Cybercriminals are increasingly utilizing IoT botnets to disrupt telecom network services and critical infrastructure, making it a lucrative tool for profit-driven hacking collectives. One of the primary concerns highlighted in the report is the prevalence of bot malware that scans for vulnerable devices.

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