Collaborate Disseminate
The Sofia Globe reports: Bulgaria’s commission for personal data protection said on August 28 that it had fined Banka DSK, the country’s second-largest lender by assets, one million leva (about 511 300 euro) for the “illegal disclosure” of the personal… Continue reading Bulgarian lender Banka DSK fined 1M leva for data breach
Fort Knox is no longer the gold standard when it comes to financial security. And with passwords becoming increasingly passé (not to mention an absolute nuisance), a new wave of security solutions is rising to help the industry from the newer, more v… Continue reading Using Biometrics, Intelligent Security To Keep Finances Safe
On 29 July 2019, Capital One disclosed a digital security incident in which an outside individual gained unauthorized access to its systems. That party then leveraged their access to obtain the personal and financial information of Capital One car… Continue reading Canada’s Recommendations for Upholding Digital Security in the Financial Sector
Alex Chapman reports: Tens of thousands of Australians have had their personal information hacked by fraudsters. Details, including phone numbers, names, BSB and account details linked to PayID was breached in recent days. Read more on 7News. Continue reading Hackers successfully breach tens of thousands of Australian banking accounts
Catalin Cimpanu reports that Paige Thompson, the suspect arrested on accusations of hacking Capital One, will have to remain in jail while awaiting trial. The judge ruled that Thompson was a flight risk, and a threat to herself and others, and should r… Continue reading Capital One hacker denied release, will remain in jail
Gene Johnson of AP reports: Lawyers for a transgender woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One want her released from federal custody, saying that for her to remain jailed with men is a serious threat to her mental health. Paige Thompson, … Continue reading Suspect in Capital One data breach seeks release from jail
Ry Crozier reports: Banks have started warning customers of a fresh data breach involving PayID records that was reported to new payments platform overseer NPP Australia late Friday. NPP Australia said that an undisclosed number of PayID records “and a… Continue reading Aussie banks warn customers after fresh PayID data breach
Carolynn Look and Nicholas Comfort report: The European Central Bank said one of its websites was hacked by unauthorized people who may have stolen private information including contact data. According to an emailed statement, hackers installed malware… Continue reading European Central Bank Says One of Its Websites Was Hacked, Data Possibly Captured
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Paige A. Thompson, the hacker accused of breaching US bank Capital One, is also believed to have stolen data from more than 30 other companies, US prosecutors said in new court documents filed today and obtained by ZDNet. ̶… Continue reading Capital One hacker took data from more than 30 companies, new court docs reveal
Brinkwire reports: ONLINE banking company Monzo has advised 450,000 of its British customers to change their pins following a major security breach. Almost half a million customers affected by the security breach have been told to change their pins aft… Continue reading At least 480,000 Brit bank customers told to change pins Monzo discovers data storage error