Undisclosed North American hospitality merchant
September 30, 2020
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Visa reveals that two North American hospitality merchants were hacked and had their system infected with point-of-sale (POS) malware earlier this year (May and June 2020).
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
September 26, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
International insurance brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has confirmed that it was the target of a ransomware attack on September 26th.
KuCoin
September 25, 2020
•[ financial, finance ]
The Singapore-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin said that it detected large withdrawals of bitcoin and ethereum from its hot wallets.
OTP Bank
September 24, 2020
•[ hack, finance ]
A powerful cyberattack has targeted Hungarian banking institutions. OTP Bank is one of the victims.
Three unknown individuals in Hungary
September 22, 2020
•[ social, financial, phishing ]
A mix of social engineering, SIM-swapping, and the use of AnyDesk remote desktop software allows a scammer to empty the bank accounts of at least three victims, stealing the equivalent of $350,000.
Pepperstone
September 16, 2020
•[ hack, finance ]
Melbourne-based global derivatives broker Pepperstone is hit by cybercriminals for a second time this year with the personal data of an as-yet-unknown number of customers compromised.
CU Collections
September 12, 2020
•[ hack, finance ]
CU Collecions was the victim of a cyber attack, enabling unauthorized parties to access personal information and financial information.
ETERBASE
September 10, 2020
•[ financial, finance ]
Bitcoin, Ether, ALGO, Ripple, Tezos, and TRON assets are stolen from ETERBASE, a Slovak-based cryptocurrency exchange, totalling some $5.4 million.
SegurCaixa Adeslas
September 10, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
SegurCaixa Adeslas has activated its contigency plan after suffering a ransomware attack.
Unnamed Philippine bank
September 9, 2020
•[ hack, financial, finance ]
The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation has arrested four Nigerian nationals for alleged involvement in a syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks. The fraudsters' were found after hacking into a Philippine banks and transferring P100 million to a different account.
BancoEstado
September 5, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
BancoEstado, one of Chile's three biggest banks, was forced to shut down all branches following a ransomware attack.
Steve Fisher
September 4, 2020
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
An Australian homebuyer, Steve Fisher, had a $90,000 house payment intercepted by hackers and transferred to a different account.
PayTM Group
August 30, 2020
•[ hack, finance ]
PayTM Group suffers a breach after hackers from John Wick access its internal database.
Venmo
August 27, 2020
•[ financial, ddos, finance ]
Venmo is the victim of a Ddos attack. The attackers are demanding a Bitcoin payment to stop the attacks.
MoneyGram
August 27, 2020
•[ ransomware, ddos, finance ]
MoneyGram is the victim of a Ddos attack. The attackers are demanding a Bitcoin payment to stop the attacks.
PayPal
August 27, 2020
•[ ransomware, ddos, finance ]
PayPal is the victim of a Ddos attack. The attackers are demanding a Bitcoin payment to stop the attacks.
Two unnamed cryptocurrency exchanges
August 27, 2020
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
The U.S. Justice Department today filed a civil forfeiture complaint aiming to seize control of 280 Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) accounts containing funds allegedly stolen by North Korean hackers in attacks against two unnamed cryptocurrency exchanges.
New Zealand's stock exchange
August 26, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
New Zealand's stock exchange (NZX) has been impacted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack during the last two days, forcing it to shut down trading until the connectivity issues were resolved.
PayPal
August 26, 2020
•[ hack, finance ]
A 15-year old Merseyside boy has been arrested under the suspicion of hacking into a number of PayPal accounts earlier this year.
Santander
August 19, 2020
•[ financial, misconfiguration, finance ]
Tens of suspects have been arrested for exploiting a glitch in the software of Santander ATMs to cash-out more money than was stored on cards.
