Nigerian court drops charges against detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan

Dina Temple-Raston and James Reddick report: A Nigerian court has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance and a prominent former IRS investigator, two people with knowledge of the case told The Record … Continue reading Nigerian court drops charges against detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan

SEC amends Reg S-P to require data breach notification within 30 days

Aaron Nicodemus reports: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will require broker-dealers and registered investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures for handling data breaches of customer data and notify affected customers with… Continue reading SEC amends Reg S-P to require data breach notification within 30 days

‘Got that boomer!’: How cybercriminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts

Here’s your “definitely want to read this one today” piece. Zack Whittaker reports: The incoming phone call flashes on a victim’s phone. It may only last a few seconds, but can end with the victim handing over codes that give cybercri… Continue reading ‘Got that boomer!’: How cybercriminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts

Treasury official: Small financial institutions have ‘growth to do’ in using AI against threats

AI-specific fraud and cyber risks in the financial sector are especially pronounced for small banks, the agency’s chief AI officer said.

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On Q Financial announces data breach, law firm feeding frenzy follows

On April 2, Arizona-based On Q Financial notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office of a breach the mortgage lender experienced. Within days, law firms announced investigations into the breach and sought potential class action members. Was ther… Continue reading On Q Financial announces data breach, law firm feeding frenzy follows

Too Speculative’: US Judge Throws Out Data Breach Suit Against Ally Financial

Jane Wester reports: U.S. District Judge Nelson Román of the Southern District of New York on Monday dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against Ally Financial, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish the injury suffered by a data breach i… Continue reading Too Speculative’: US Judge Throws Out Data Breach Suit Against Ally Financial

loanDepot notifying 17 million customers after ransomware attack in January

On February 16, BlackCat added loanDepot to their dark web leak site, but without any data as proof. At the time, they claimed that LoanDepot had shown up in the negotiation chat, and had offered $6 million for the data and a decryptor, but allegedly c… Continue reading loanDepot notifying 17 million customers after ransomware attack in January