Tag: finance

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep’s clothing

January 22, 2021

ESET researchers published today another installment in their ongoing series of Latin American banking trojans. Since 2018 they have investigated Vadokrist, a trojan that is specifically focused on Brazil. The malware utilizes backdoor functionality and is distributed via malicious spam emails targeting financial institutions. Unlike most other Latin American banking trojans, Vadokrist does not collect … More Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep’s clothing

Two men charged with hacking into SEC in stock-trading scheme

January 21, 2019

The hacking duo is believed to have exploited a software flaw and compromised several SEC workstations with malware in order to take early peeks at financial disclosures. Two Ukrainian men are facing charges over their roles in an international stock-trading scheme that began with the pair’s breaking into the computer systems of the US Securities … More Two men charged with hacking into SEC in stock-trading scheme

Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

September 20, 2018

Cybercrooks use bogus apps to phish six online banks and a cryptocurrency exchange. Another set of fake finance apps has found its way into the official Google Play store. This time, the apps have impersonated six banks from New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Poland, and the Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda. Using bogus … More Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

Young cybercriminals ‘more motivated by peer respect than financial gain’

April 25, 2017

An increasing number of young cybercriminals are motivated by a sense of notoriety and popularity with their peers rather than financial gain. That is the main finding from a new report published by the UK government’s National Crime Agency (NCA), which found that many young offenders are turning to cybercrime as a way of chasing … More Young cybercriminals ‘more motivated by peer respect than financial gain’

Financial cybersecurity ‘needs to be a key agenda item at G20’

September 5, 2016

Improving financial cybersecurity at an international level must be a key agenda item at the G20 Summit in China this month (September 4th-5th). This is according to a group of prominent US senators, who have urged president Barack Obama to raise this critical issue at the event. In a letter to the White House, Gary … More Financial cybersecurity ‘needs to be a key agenda item at G20’