Collaborate Disseminate
Theta Lake announced its latest partnership enhancements with Webex by Cisco. Theta Lake is expanding its already robust suite of compliance and security capabilities for Webex to include capture of Webex Meeting electronic communications, including fu… Continue reading Theta Lake expands compliance and security capabilities for Cisco Webex
Over the past few weeks, the federal government has sent clear signals that it’s ready to work with vendors on infrastructure and cybersecurity. In the wake of the Executive Order on Cybersecurity and a $1 trillion infrastructure spending package, huge… Continue reading FileCloud Compliance Center automates data protection across federal agency standards
A new phishing campaign is targeting members of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with emails purporting to be from FINRA officers. The goal is to obtain the members’ user names and passwords for Microsoft Office or SharePoint. Hac… Continue reading Phishing Campaign Targets FINRA in Search for Microsoft Office or SharePoint Credentials
Investment brokers are the target of a new wave of socially engineered phishing attacks, warns FINRA. Continue reading Attackers Claim Identity of Financial NGO to Steal Sharepoint, Office Credentials
An influential financial oversight organization is urging U.S. brokerage firms and securities organizations to be on the lookout for an ongoing email scam that aims to steal usernames and passwords. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, an industry-run organization overseeing brokers and exchange markets, published an alert Monday about an “ongoing” phishing campaign in which attackers are posing as FINRA executives. The messages typically include the name of the target organization in the subject line, and encourage recipients to download an attachment that requires “immediate attention.” In fact, the attachment may direct a user to a website that prompts them to enter their credentials for Microsoft Office or SharePoint, a corporate collaboration software. The notice did not cite any specific security incidents that may have inspired the bulletin. “FINRA reminds firms to verify the legitimacy of any suspicious email prior to responding to it, opening any attachments or clicking on any embedded links,” the advisory […]
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warned that digital fraudsters are impersonating it in an ongoing phishing email campaign. In a regulatory notice published on its website, FINRA revealed that malicious actors had sent out fraudulent… Continue reading Digital Fraudsters Masquerading as FINRA in Phishing Emails
Phishers are trying to trick investment brokers into sharing their Microsoft Office or SharePoint login credentials by impersonating FINRA, a non-governmental organization that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets. Phishers target inve… Continue reading Phishers target investment brokers, aim for Office, SharePoint login credentials