Unravelling Retirement Banking Scams and How To Protect Yourself

By Uzair Amir
In the labyrinth of financial scams, one of the most insidious is the retirement banking scam. Imagine a…
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PIN-Stealing Android Malware

This is an old piece of malware—the Chameleon Android banking Trojan—that now disables biometric authentication in order to steal the PIN:

The second notable new feature is the ability to interrupt biometric operations on the device, like fingerprint and face unlock, by using the Accessibility service to force a fallback to PIN or password authentication.

The malware captures any PINs and passwords the victim enters to unlock their device and can later use them to unlock the device at will to perform malicious activities hidden from view.

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Prison for man who wiped bank’s data after being fired for accessing porn in the office

A man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after being found guilty of hacking into his former employer’s network, and causing substantial damage.

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Sekoia: Latest in the Financial Sector Cyber Threat Landscape

Phishing, infostealer malware, ransomware, supply chain attacks, data breaches and crypto-related attacks are among the top evolving threats in the financial sector, says Sekoia. Continue reading Sekoia: Latest in the Financial Sector Cyber Threat Landscape

World’s biggest bank hit by ransomware, forced to trade via USB stick

The US trading arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been hit by a ransomware attack that reportedly forced it to handle trades via messengers carrying USB thumb drives across Manhattan.

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New York Increases Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Companies

Another example of a large and influential state doing things the federal government won’t:

Boards of directors, or other senior committees, are charged with overseeing cybersecurity risk management, and must retain an appropriate level of expertise to understand cyber issues, the rules say. Directors must sign off on cybersecurity programs, and ensure that any security program has “sufficient resources” to function.

In a new addition, companies now face significant requirements related to ransom payments. Regulated firms must now report any payment made to hackers within 24 hours of that payment…

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Australia’s Financial Technology Startups Are Changing How Banks and Financial Institutions Procure New Tech

Australia’s Fintech ecosystem is now seen as a critical source of technology innovation by banks and financial institutions, as they seek to offer products and services faster, more cheaply and more scalably in the fast-changing business and cloud envi… Continue reading Australia’s Financial Technology Startups Are Changing How Banks and Financial Institutions Procure New Tech