(Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) Brazilian hackers target Portuguese financial institutions The sophisticated hacking effort is the latest in a long line of financially motivated malware campaigns emanating from Brazil. May 25, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A French ATM. (FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images) French-speaking cybercriminals continue attacks on African banks Researchers reveal new details about a highly successful cybercrime group thought to have stolen millions over the last few years. Jan 5, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Jack Cable (center) speaks at a HackerOne conference in 2019 (courtesy of HackerOne). Stanford student finds glitch in ransomware payment system to save victims $27,000 Sometimes the good guys win. Apr 22, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to speak during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response in the Rayburn House Office Building on December 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo -Pool/Getty Images) Fed chair deems cyber threat top risk to financial sector He said he's more concerned about a cyberattack than he is of another global financial crisis. Apr 12, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
SAP headquarters in Germany (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images) Crooks are getting smarter about exploiting SAP software, study finds A critical bug in SAP software could be a ticket for a criminal to steal a paycheck or employees’ personally identifiable information. Apr 6, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Canada-based Sierra Wireless is one of the victims (Flickr/Sierra Wireless Developer Program (T Cantegrel). Ransomware attacks hit event-management, wireless technology firms It's a reminder of a digital scourge that costs U.S. businesses many millions of dollars a year. Mar 23, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Two Infraud members sentenced for role in $568 million crime gang, US says A third suspect is still at large. Mar 19, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) FIN8 cybercrime group resurges with improved hacking tool The financial scammers seem to be back from a hiatus. Mar 10, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
New York Stock Exchange. (Alan Kotok/Flickr) NYSE to remove 3 Chinese telecoms from market The reversal is bound to cause some whiplash. Jan 6, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
Browser extensions are grist for the fraud mill. (Getty Images). Scammers use Chrome, Firefox extensions in widespread ad fraud campaign Malicious browser extensions aren't new. But this one's different. Dec 10, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas