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An ongoing Qbot campaign targeted customers of tens of US banks

Security Affairs

Security researchers at F5 Labs have spotted ongoing attacks using Qbot malware payloads to steal credentials from customers of dozens of US financial institutions. Qbot , aka Qakbot , is a data stealer worm with backdoor capabilities that was first detected by Symantec back in 2009. The campaign targets 36 different U.S.

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Lazarus malware delivered to South Korean users via supply chain attacks

Security Affairs

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The WIZVERA VeraPort integration installation program is used to manage additional security software (e.g.,

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SAP Security Patch Day for May 2019 fixes many missing authorization checks

Security Affairs

Five Security Notes included in SAP Security Patch Day for May 2019 addressed missing authorization checks in SAP products, including Treasury and Risk Management, Solution Manager and ABAP managed systems, dbpool administration, and Enterprise Financial Services. . Two flaws received a CVSS score of 6.3,

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Billions of FBS Records Exposed in Online Trading Broker Data Leak

Security Affairs

Forex trading may be dominated by banks and global financial services but, thanks to the Internet, the average person can today dabble directly in forex, securities and commodities trading. User information on online trading platforms should be well secured to prevent similar data leaks. Who is FBS.

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White House Releases Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal

Hunton Privacy

The heaviest impacts are likely to be felt by the financial services, energy and IT/communication sectors. On May 12, 2011, the White House released the long-expected cybersecurity legislative proposal in response to the need to protect Americans from cyber threats.

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Security in the finance sector: Whose role is it anyway?

CGI

All of this leads one to ask: In the midst of these heightened risks, increasing regulations and digital innovation, whose role is it to make sure that financial and personal data is kept safe? The answer is easy—all key players in the finance sector, including consumers, financial services providers and systems integrators.

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Observations on the Cybersecurity Executive Order and Presidential Policy Directive

Hunton Privacy

On May 29, 2009, the President promised to avoid security regulations even though he acknowledged that “the vast majority of our critical information infrastructure in the United States is owned and operated by the private sector.”