Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2019

On May 24, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that First American had just fixed a weakness in its Web site that exposed approximately 885 million documents — many of them with Social Security and bank account numbers — going back at least 16 years. No authentication was needed to access the digitized records. ” .”

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Data Breach Today

MAY 1, 2020

Top Victims Include Financial Services and Law Firms, Group-IB Warns A sophisticated, highly targeted phishing campaign has hit high-level executives at more than 150 businesses, stealing confidential documents and contact lists, says security firm Group-IB.

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Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This reality has made data security increasingly important, requiring a sea change in the way companies handle their documents. We have decades of experience in the safe storage, scanning, and shredding of our clients’ important documents. What paperwork do I need to keep: How do you know which documents to keep or shred?

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Related: The case for augmented reality training Because of this, cybersecurity investments and regulatory oversight are increasing at an astounding rate , especially for those in the financial services industry, bringing an overwhelming feeling to chief compliance officers without dedicated security teams. The list goes on.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Security experts from vpnMentor have discovered two corporate finance companies that leak half a million legal and financial documents online. vpnMentor experts uncovered a database exposed online on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is leaking a huge amount of sensitive legal and financial documents.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. NYSE:FAF ] was leaking more than 800 million documents — many containing sensitive financial data — related to real estate transactions dating back 16 years. First American Financial Corp.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 9, 2022

515 , making Vermont the twenty-first state to enact legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Insurance Data Security Model Law (“MDL-668”). Information Security Program Requirements. Instead, licensees are bound by the notification requirements of the Vermont Security Breach Notice Act, 9 V.S.A.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2024

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. Attackers increasingly exploit vulnerabilities, frequently targeting API business logic to bypass traditional security measures.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Melissa was hidden in a weaponized Word document that arrived as an email attachment. This gives you an idea of the steady flow of weaponized email attacks against companies of all sizes and in all sectors, with certain verticals, namely financial services, healthcare companies and tech firms bearing the brunt.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

As first reported here last year , First American’s website exposed 16 years worth of digitized mortgage title insurance records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images. In the days that followed, the DFS and U.S.

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AIIM

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Also known as “capture,” this capability is characterized by the ability to scan paper documents to store and use them in digital form instead of paper. First developed over 30 years ago, capture systems have evolved from simple solutions for basic scanning into sophisticated and expensive systems for enterprise-wide document automation.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The bank was hit by AVOS Locker Ransomware operators who claim to have stolen sensitive documents from the financial institution. The cybercriminals defined the security implemented by the bank terrible. “Pacific City Bank provides outstanding banking and financial services for businesses and consumers. (but

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The company refused to pay the ransom and the ransomware gang threatened to leak the alleged stolen documents, including project data, clients’ and partners’ info, and NDAs. Nissan already notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 3, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services announced a consent order with GGT, where GGT agreed to pay NYDFS $8 million and to surrender its BitLicense (for cryptocurrency trading), due to alleged violations of NYDFS’ cybersecurity and its virtual currency regulations.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Related: Preserving the privacy of the elderly As more traders and investors engage in these investment avenues, it is crucial to adopt robust security measures to safeguard sensitive and regulated information. This includes scanning all materials, such as investor onboarding documents and communication.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2023

Australian loan giant Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) revealed that a data breach its has suffered impacted 14 million customers. The data breach suffered by Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) is much more serious than initially estimated. Latitude reported the security breach to the Australian Federal Police.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 12, 2021

On June 30, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS,” the “Department”) issued guidance to all New York state regulated entities on ransomware (the “Guidance”), identifying controls it expects regulated companies to implement whenever possible.

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Collibra

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The AI Bill of Rights serves as a foundational document, acknowledging the importance of upholding human rights in an AI-driven world. Security: Instituting a cybersecurity framework or program that will help develop AI safely, and work towards identifying and resolving issues within AI programs.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

The reader who shared this story (and copious documentation to go with it) asked to have his real name omitted to avoid encouraging further attacks against his identity. ” According to the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), a trade group in Washington, D.C. So we’ll just call him “Jim.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

The popular security expert Kevin Beaumont was one of the first researchers to report that the LockFile operators are using the Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell and the Windows PetitPotam vulnerabilities to take over Windows domains. Instead, LockFile encrypts every other 16 bytes of a document. LOCKFILE-README-[hostname]-[id].hta’)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

The recent campaign exclusively aims at organizations that deal with tax preparation, financial services, CPA and accounting firms, and professional service firms dealing in bookkeeping and tax. Crooks use lures masquerading as tax documentation sent by a client. LNK) files.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Chaos malware includes capabilities previously documented in the original Kaiji Linux botnet. The experts were able to enumerate the C2s and targets of multiple distinct Chaos clusters, some of which were employed in recent DDoS attacks against the gaming, financial services and technology, and media and entertainment industries.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2021

Recently Cyber researchers for Cyble investigated an attack suffered by on May 30, 2021, by Nucleus Software, an India-based IT company in the Banking and Financial Services sector. The company reported the security breach to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSEI). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank leaked millions of records with sensitive data, including financial information and personal documents of the bank’s clients. In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They’re particularly dangerous because it’s difficult for security or development teams to see an XSS vulnerability, and it’s also hard to see the effects of an attack until the ensuing breach is well underway. XSS attacks have multiple security and business risks, including credential theft and damaged company reputation.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 12, 2023

For years, the bank has been part of IBM’s growing ecosystem of financial institutions and technology partners leveraging IBM Cloud for Financial Services to help deliver more improved customer services and products better tailored to each individual customer’s financial needs.

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AIIM

MARCH 19, 2019

This can be expensive as resources on storing, protecting, and securing information are costly. Knowledge and documentation metadata? To achieve this, your data cannot be fragmented, redundant, obsolete, or inaccessible. Most organizations are currently dealing with more information than they can handle. Is your data an asset?

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 22, 2021

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. A threat actor gained access to an employee’s document management system account. NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation. The second incident occurred in March of 2019.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The security breach was first reported by BleepingComputer that also shared a copy of the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted customers.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The company that handled that process for MyPayrollHR is a California firm called Cachet Financial Services. On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on the state’s Department of Financial Services to investigate the company’s “sudden and disturbing shutdown.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Financial services are the main target for cybercriminals, so the threat for the organizations and their customers is severe. IDKit verifies users by linking their faces to their identity documents. While financial services are the main target for cybercriminals, the threat to the organizations and their customers is severe.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. When the site was first set up on Dec.

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