ToI reports: Pune: In one of the biggest card replacements in Indian banking, State Bank of India has said that it will re-issue around six lakh debit cards to customers, which have been blocked following a malware-related security breach in a non-SBI ATM network. “It’s a security breach, but not in our banks’ systems. Many other banks also have this…
Category: Financial Sector
NV: About 1,000 Members Victimized In Skimming Breach
CU Today reports that approximately 1,000 members of One Nevada CU have been victimized by an ATM skimmer. Barnes would not disclose which office’s ATM the skimming device was attached to, but news reports stated the device was found at its office located near Blue Diamond Road and Decatur Boulevard. Barnes said the device has been removed….
New York State Proposes Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Services Institutions
Micaela McMurrough, Ashden Fein and Catlin Meade write: On September 13, 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposed regulation that would require financial service institutions to develop and implement cybersecurity programs to prevent and mitigate cyber-attacks. The proposed regulation will be subject to a 45-day comment period once it is published in the New York State…
BDSwiss Employee Data Allegedly Stolen, Investigations Pending
Victor Golovtchenko reports: According to sources with knowledge of the matter, who have been in contact with Finance Magnates, data files of an employee of forex and binary options brokerage BDSwiss have been accessed via his stolen laptop. The contents of the information have purportedly not been related to the company’s database and the information…
Turkish hacker group targets Austrian National Bank
The Local reports: A Turkish hacker group has allegedly tried hacking into the National Bank of Austria after reportedly being behind an attempted cyber attack at Vienna airport two weeks ago. The hackers’ collective, which goes under the name of Aslan Neferler, said the cyber attacks on Austrian institutions are revenge for Austria’s “anti-Turkish political…
SWIFT discloses more cyber thefts, pressures banks on security
Jim Finkle reports: SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, on Tuesday disclosed new hacking attacks on its member banks as it pressured them to comply with security procedures instituted after February’s high-profile $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank. In a private letter to clients, SWIFT said that new cyber-theft attempts – some of them successful…