According to FS-ISAC, retail banking was the top target, accounting for 41% of the attacks, followed by exchanges at 15% and payments at 13%.
February 11, 2021EY was commissioned to look into issues stemming from record trading volumes in March and April, while InPhySec looked into NZX’s DDoS attack response in August.
December 9, 2020The guidance aims to raise awareness of, and ultimately promote, the cyber resilience of the financial sector, especially at the board and senior management level.
October 20, 2020The hacker group said to be responsible has reportedly also carried out attacks against MoneyGram, YesBank India, Worldpay, PayPal, Braintree and Venmo this week.
August 28, 2020Interpol warns that a further increase in cybercrime is highly likely in the near future, citing vulnerabilities related to working from home.
August 5, 2020A leaked FBI bulletin says US hedge funds and private equity firms are being used to facilitate money laundering, organised crime, and sanctions evasion.
July 27, 2020MAS said a small number of stock brokers encountered DDoS attacks last week, but only “limited disruption” resulted due to their mitigation services being activated.
November 1, 2019Several online brokers had been hoping for a delay, tech advisory firm suggests some are ‘willing to trade a little security for convenience’.
April 18, 2018