Data Breach News, Finance, Malware Ransomware
November 18, 2023
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And Then There Were Three: Two More Financial Firms Attacked by LockBit3.0

Bloomberg reports: The criminal ransomware gang behind the recent attack on the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. has claimed responsibility for two more hacks on US financial firms. The Lockbit gang added the Chicago Trading Company and Alphadyne Asset Management this week to a list of victims on its darkweb page. The gang has given them deadlines to make […]

Data Breach News, Finance, Malware Ransomware
November 14, 2023
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Hacking Gang Behind Attack on Largest Global Lender Says It Got Ransom Payment

Bloomberg reports: The hacking group behind a recent ransomware attack on the largest global lender, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., said it received a ransom payment. A representative for the group, called LockBit, confirmed the payment on Monday but declined to provide further details. Bloomberg News wasn’t able to verify the gang’s claim, and […]

Finance, Legal News, News
November 02, 2023
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NY Financial Regulator Rolls Out Updated Cybersecurity Standards

Bloomberg reports: New York regulators assigned heightened cybersecurity requirements to banks, insurers, and financial services providers based in the state with the release of finalized rule amendments Wednesday. Covered entities will have to use multifactor authentication, expand cybersecurity governance duties, and conduct consistent threat testing under the regulation updated by the New York Department of Financial Services. […]

Data Breach News, Finance
October 09, 2023
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Flagstar Bank third-party breach affects more than 800,000 customers

Bleeping Computer reports Flagstar Bank in Michigan is notifying 837,390 customers whose personal information, including Social Security numbers, was acquired by the Clop hacking gang in May. The breach was not of Flagstar’s systems but at FISERV, a vendor they use for payment processing and mobile banking services. FISERV was one of thousands of entities […]