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Another day another PayPal scam — This time, it’s highly sophisticated and comes from a genuine PayPal email address! PayPal like other financial institutions is a favorite target of scammers, crooks and cyber criminals. Recently there has been an increase in PayPal related phishing scams but now researchers have also identified criminal elements using PayPal’s legitimate emails to spread […]
The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was hacked between 2010 to 2013 and the usual suspect is China! The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has published a report according to which China used a backdoor malware to hack the computer system at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation between 2010 to 2013. In total 12 computers and […]
According to a TV report, two Chinese citizens were caught installing ATM skimmer device in a Karachi-based bank! ATM related crimes are growing with scammers using malicious software and skimmers to steal bug bucks but did you see someone installing an actually ATM skimmer knowing the fact that they are being recorded on CCTV cameras? It […]
Anonymous hacktivists conducted DDoS attacks on the Bilderberg Group website when the group was having a meeting in Germany! It seems like the online hacktivist Anonymous has moved its focus from banks to even bigger fishes as this time the group has conducted a powerful cyber attack on the official website of Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg conference, Bilderberg […]
What goes around comes around and for these cyber criminals it came too fast! Around fifty cybercriminals have been arrested by Russian authorities on charges of stealing 1.7billion roubles. This roughly accumulated to $25 million and £18 million. This is being referred to as the largest arrest of hackers to date in Russia. Authorities in […]
US Financial Institutions and banks Threatened by Deadly New Version of Dridex Malware Once upon a time, there was a malware called Dridex, which was a preferred attacking tool of hackers and threat actors but then it lost its spark and we all forgot about how devastating it was. But the malware is back with […]
Have you watched Nicolas Cage’s movie Gone in 60 Seconds? — Well, here’s something bigger than that and it’s 1.44 billion Yen gone in 2½ hours! You often read about malicious actors targeting users with small scale phishing or malware attack to steal cash out but when it comes to banks and ATMs these criminal elements go to […]
Skimer malware is back to steal your cash from ATMS! A new malware program named Skimer has been discovered by security researchers. The malware is designed in a way that it infects the ATMs that run with the Windows operating system and therefore be used in stealing of money and payment card details. Source: JoyReactor […]
Anonymous OpIcarus is underway and the new targets include banking sites in France, UAE, Philippine, Tunisia, Trinidad and Tobago! It looks like the online hacktivist group Anonymous is furious with no plans on giving up on the ongoing operation OpIcarus. We are saying that on the basis of a sudden increase in their cyber attacks on the […]
Anonymous, BannedOffline group and Ghost Squad are still conducting short term cyber attacks on banking sites around the world — Here is an update of their recent attacks! After a short break, Anonymous, BannedOffline and Ghost Squad are back in action — Their latest targets to face the fury are banking websites in Jordan, South Korea, Monegasque […]
A Trove of data has been found circulating online — Hackers claim it belongs to the UAE Investment bank! The data includes credit card details and passport information. A data file that shows and holds sensitive financial data has been published. The data, 10GB in size, was published online and seems to have been taken […]
Anonymous and Ghost Squad have conducted another series of cyber attacks on banking websites in Kenya, Panama, Bosnia and Herzegovina — The hacktivists vow to carry on targeting the financial giants! It’s been over a week since Anonymous and Ghost Squad began conducting cyber attacks on banking websites worldwide. It’s the weekend now but the hacktivists […]
The online hacktivist Anonymous and Ghost Squad Attackers are targeting banking websites worldwide for operation OpIcarus. Though they have their difference, when it comes to OpIcarus it seems the Anonymous hacktivists andGhost Squad group have found mutual interests. It all started when Ghost Squad was hailed as heroes after targeting the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) website before doing what could be deemed […]
Turkish hackers were behind the QNB’s data breach — The QNB has accepted that they were hit with a cyber attack Last week HackRead exclusively reported on Qatar National Bank (QNB) security breach. Now, the QNB has acknowledged a third-party access to their servers but claim the customers’ data is fully secured. That’s not all while […]
A group of unknown hackers claims to breach the security of Qatar National Bank and leak banking details of Qatari Royal Family, Al Jazeera Journalists and MI6 agents. A group of unknown hackers has claimed to have hacked into the servers of Qatar National Bank (QNB) and leaked 1.4GB of data from the database containing […]
Were Second-Hand Routers Responsible for Hacking of Bangladesh’s Central Bank — Yes, of course! Bangladesh Central Bank became the target of a hack attack only because of the inefficient and insufficient security network in both hardware and software departments. With this hack, the malicious attackers managed to rake in $81 million, the equivalent of which is […]
SpyEye’s Developer Aleksandr Panin and Seller Hamza Bendelladj Jailed for 9 and a half and 15 Years Respectively for Extracting Millions from Banks Worldwide Malicious Banking Trojan SpyEye’s developer Aleksandr Panin has received a sentence of 9 and 1/2years in jail for creating a malicious banking Trojan that helped malicious actors drain millions from bank […]
The U.S and Canadian banks are threatened by a double jeopardy, double the trouble as the twice powerful malware mega menace called goznym is here! This brand new trouble for the United States and Canadian banking system is a fusion malware with enormously violent skills. Banking Giants Nymaim and Gozi ISFB have joined forces to […]
A simple spelling mistake has saved a bank from losing a huge amount of money — Hackers misspelled “foundation” in the NGO’s name as “fandation” ? A spelling mistake proved to be the savior for the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed, banking officials said. The spelling mistake which was made during the […]
ESET security researchers have discovered an Android malware targeting banking customers in Australia — The malware also bypasses the two-factor authentication system Four of Australia’s largest banks customers are being targeted by a sophisticated Android attack which has so far managed to remove two-factor authentication system and can steal banking details. The four big banks involved […]
The European Commission (EC) has decided to end anonymous virtual currency Bitcoin trading to track money-laundering that “helps terrorist group funding”. The EC published its Action Plan (PDF) yesterday, to intensify the fight against terrorism financing because as per the commission’s analysis criminals quickly find out newer strategies and techniques to move money through undetectable ways. […]