Two major Canadian banks blackmailed after alleged data breach

While the US was celebrating Memorial Day on Monday, Canada was dealing with an unusual data breach affecting two popular financial institutions: Simplii Financial and Bank of Montreal BMO. The CBC broke the story and updated it throughout the day to mention that some 90,000 customers were possib...

by.bizin.eu XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-624251 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| by.bizin.eu Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Hackers demand $1m ransom after stealing data from 2 Canadian banks

By Uzair Amir Hackers have stolen financial data of thousands of customers - This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers demand $1m ransom after stealing data from 2 Canadian banks...

thebankcodes.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-615464 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| thebankcodes.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Police Shut Down World's Biggest 'DDoS-for-Hire' Service–Admins Arrested

In a major hit against international cybercriminals, the Dutch police have taken down the world's biggest DDoS-for-hire service that helped cyber criminals launch over 4 million attacks and arrested its administrators. An operation led by the UK's National Crime Agency NCA and the Dutch Police,...

micr.india-banks-info.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-598469 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| micr.india-banks-info.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Leader of Hacking Group Who Stole $1 Billion From Banks Arrested In Spain

Spanish Police has arrested the alleged leader of an organised Russian cybercrime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks, which stole over a billion euros from banks worldwide since 2013. In a coordinated operation with law enforcement agencies across the globe, including the FBI and...

Lazarus Group is back, targeting Banks & Bitcoin users with phishing scam

By Waqas The IT security researchers at McAfee have discovered that the Lazarus This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lazarus Group is back, targeting Banks & Bitcoin users with phishing scam...

homegenerator.website XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-558898 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| homegenerator.website Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

banks-canada.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-556564 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| banks-canada.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

This Week in Security News: Meltdowns and Hijacks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, we saw discussions on the vulnerabilities of chat bots and AI programs, and the types of software that may not be safe from malware and...

us-banks-info.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-453878 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| us-banks-info.com Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Remediation Guide:| OWASP XSS Prevention Cheat...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

New IcedID Trojan Targets US Banks

Researchers are warning users about a wave of recent attacks targeting U.S. financial institutions that leverage a new banking Trojan dubbed IcedID. The IcedID Trojan was spotted in September by researchers at IBM’s X-Force Research team. They said the Trojan has several standout techniques and...

AutoIt Scripting Used By Overlay Malware to Bypass AV Detection

IBM’s X-Force Research team reports hackers attacking Brazilian banks are using the Windows scripting tool called AutoIt to install a remote access Trojan RAT capable of hijacking browser-based banking sessions. The use of AutoIt, researchers said, reduces the likelihood of antivirus detection...

Deliver secure digital experiences using Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform - Part 2

In the first part of this blog series, we discussed how you can leverage Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform, the world's largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform, to achieve the scalability, availability, reliability and performance needed to deliver superior digital experiences and maximize...

Banking Trojan Attempts To Steal Brazillion$

This post was authored by Warren Mercer, Paul Rascagneres and Vanja SvajcerIntroductionBanking trojans are among some of the biggest threats to everyday users as they directly impact the user in terms of financial loss. Talos recently observed a new campaign specific to South America, namely...

Spam Domains Imitating Popular Banks Spreading Trickbot Banking Trojan

Santander Bank customers should be aware of an effective spam campaign spreading the Trickbot banking Trojan that is coming from domains similar to those used by the financial institution. Researchers at My Online Security and the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center say that Santander is not t...

Trickbot Trojan Malware Morphs, Now Targets U.S. Banks

The Trickbot banking Trojan is now targeting U.S. banks in new spam campaigns fueled by the prolific Necurs botnet. The malware has grown more potent with the introduction of a customized redirection method as part of its attacks. IBM X-Force and Flashpoint both recently spotted new Trickbot...

The NukeBot banking Trojan: from rough drafts to real threats

This spring, the author of the NukeBot banking Trojan published the source code of his creation. He most probably did so to restore his reputation on a number of hacker forums: earlier, he had been promoting his development so aggressively and behaving so erratically that he was eventually...