There’s an update to the situation with Banco Estado, noted previously on this site. Catalin Cimpanu reports: BancoEstado, one of Chile’s three biggest banks, was forced to shut down all branches on Monday following a ransomware attack that took place over the weekend. “Our branches will not be operational and will remain closed today,” the…
Category: Financial Sector
Banco Estado detected malicious software on its systems that would have affected its platforms
The following is a Google translation of an article that appears at biobiochile.cl. DataBreaches.net was tipped to the breach by @ chum1ng0. The Banco Estado published a press release this Sunday in which it acknowledges that it detected malicious software in its operating systems, a problem that the entity’s cybersecurity teams detected and that have already…
CNN-News18 allegedly hacked to deny PayTM hack claims
What a weird story about the lengths some folks will go to to deny that they were responsible for a hack. Ax Sharma reports: A hacker group that goes by the names “John Wick” and “Korean Hackers” have provided BleepingComputer with information on the hacking of the Indian Prime Minister’s Twitter account and the online systems of popular Indian news…
RCMP charge 2 Montreal men in cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, BMO and Simplii
CBC reports: The RCMP have laid charges against two Montrealers after an investigation into high-profile cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, Bank of Montreal and Simplii a few years ago. The RCMP said in a press release Thursday that Jacob Costanzo-Peterson and Félix Costanzo-Peterson have been charged with unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and possession of a device…
North Korean hacking gang targets banks worldwide, US Government warns
Graham Cluley writes: The US government has issued an alert about an active hacking team that has used malware to help them steal millions of dollars from banks around the world. A North Korean government-backed hacking group, known as the BeagleBoyz, are named as the group responsible for the attacks which are estimated to have attempted to…
Morgan Stanley Is Sued Over Data Breaches Tied to Missing Equipment
Melanie Waddell reports: Morgan Stanley is embroiled in a class-action lawsuit over two separate data breaches involving missing equipment that exposed clients’ personal identifiable information — including Social Security and account numbers — to third parties. The case, brought by a retirement account client and filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York…