Cybercrime alert: In March, 93 percent of all phishing emails studied contained ransomware designed to forcibly encrypt PCs, says PhishMe chief operating officer Jim Hansen. In an interview, he offers insights on how to respond.
The data breach notification service LeakedSource claims we're nowhere near the end of big-name, big-number data breaches, such as those at LinkedIn and MySpace, with "bigger fish" to come.
This ISMG Security Report features a discussion of the impact on the global financial services industry of the SWIFT-related theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank and similar thefts. You'll also hear reports on making IT systems more trustable and national governments' spending on cybersecurity.
TeamViewer is strengthening the security of its remote access application after an uptick in account takeovers that the company says is the result of hackers reusing account credentials from recent data breaches.
Will a federal appellate court ruling in favor of a Minnesota bank that sued its insurer for coverage of costs associated with a fraudulent wire transfer have a big impact on similar cases? Experts offer an analysis.
Asking how many different technologies consumers will tolerate when it comes to paying for their goods and services is a bit like asking how many more superheroes moviegoers will countenance in the latest "Avengers" film.
Is SWIFT now playing good cop/bad cop? While it initially promised to not police the financial services industry, it's now considering training auditors and suspending banks found to have poor information security practices.
Russian police have arrested 50 people in connection with an investigation into a hacker group suspected of unleashing a five-year series of malware-enabled hack attacks on major Russian financial institutions and stealing $25 million.
A House committee is seeking answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York about the $81 million theft from the central bank of Bangladesh and its implications for U.S. financial services firms.
Since the theft of $81 million from the central bank of Bangladesh came to light in February, investigators have continued to probe similar SWIFT-related attacks against four other financial services firms, dating back to at least 2013.
MySpace has confirmed it is resetting millions of accounts affected by the release of 360 million usernames, email addresses and passwords. According to one expert, more of these types of big breach announcements may be coming.
Before moving to faster payments, U.S. banks should scrutinize the security gaps exploited in the SWIFT-related bank heists and build effective risk-mitigation strategies that include stronger layers of authentication, financial fraud experts say.
A Bangladesh probe says that an insider may have assisted attackers in perpetrating the $81 million cyber heist against Bangladesh Bank. SWIFT has unveiled new security measures to help other banks, but security experts say more will be needed.
Financial fraud expert Avivah Litan, a Gartner analyst, says the SWIFT-related heists, which have defrauded banks out of millions of dollars in recent weeks, are not cause for "the sky is falling" alarm. She recommends key security steps to prevent further such incidents.
ISMG editors, in a special report, examine the status of data breach notification laws in a number of regions, including the European Union, which this past week implemented the General Data Protection Regulation, although enforcement won't take place for two years.
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