banking

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2018
Dark Tequila Banking malware targets Latin America since 2013

Kaspersky Labs detected a sophisticated piece of banking malware dubbed Dark Tequila that was used to target customers of several Mexican banks. Security experts from Kaspersky Labs have spotted a sophisticated strain of banking malware dubbed Dark Tequila that was used to target customers of several Mexican financial institutions. According to the researchers, the complex Dark Tequila malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2018
Three members of FIN7 (Carbanak) gang charged with stealing 15 million credit cards

Three members of the cybercrime group tracked as FIN7 and Carbanak have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts Three members of the notorious cybercrime gang known as FIN7 and Carbanak have been indicted and charged with 26 felony counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. The gang stole over a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2018
MoneyTaker hacking group stole 1 million US dollars from Russian PIR Bank

The cybersecurity firm Group-IB is involved in the incident response on an attack on the Russian PIR Bank conducted by MoneyTaker hacking group. MoneyTaker hacker group has stolen 1 million US dollars from the Russian bank, the cyber heist occurred on July 3 through the Russian Central Bank’s Automated Workstation Client (an interbank fund transfer system similar […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2018
According to the experts, North Korea is behind the SWIFT attacks in Latin America

SWIFT hackers continue to target banks worldwide, the last string of attacks hit financial institutions across Latin America. According to three people with knowledge of the matter cited by Cyberscoop the attacks were carried by North Korea-linked APT groups that targeted also other banks Recent attacks hit Mexico’s Bancomext and Chile’s Bank of Chile, in both cases the attackers used a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2018
The Cobalt Hacking crew is still active even after the arrest of its leader

Group-IB has released a new report on Cobalt group’s attacks against banks and financial sector organizations worldwide after the arrest of its leader. Threat intelligence firm Group-IB published an interesting report titiled “Cobalt: Evolution and Joint Operations” on the joint operations of Cobalt and Anunak (Carbanak) groups after the arrest of the leader in March 2018. Researchers reported that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2018
Russian speaking hacker arrested for stealing $8,000 per day leveraging mobile malware

Moscow, May 24, 2018 – law enforcement, with support from Group-IB, has arrested a 32-year-old hacker, accused of stealing funds from Russian banks’ customers using Android mobile malware. At the height of their activity, victims reportedly lost between 1,500 to 8,000 dollars daily and levered cryptocurrency for laundering. Group-IB’s analysis reviewed the tools and techniques […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2018
Mexican central bank confirmed that SWIFT hackers stole millions of dollars from Mexican Banks

The head of the Mexican central bank, Alejandro Diaz de Leon announced this week that hackers were involved in shadowy transfers of between $18 million and $20 million. Mexican central bank is the last victim of the SWIFT hackers, officials at the bank confirmed this week that hackers hit the payments system and stole millions […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2018
PANDA Banker malware used in several campaigns aimed at banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and social media

  Security firm F5 detailed recently discovered campaigns leveraging the Panda Banker malware to target financial institution, the largest one aimed the banks in the US. Researchers at security firm F5 recently detected several campaigns leveraging the Panda Banker malware to target financial institution, the largest one aimed the banks in the US. In March, security researchers at Arbor […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2018
Roaming Mantis Malware Campaign Leverages Hacked Routers to Infect Android Users With Banking Trojan

According to experts at Kaspersky, the Roaming Mantis malware is designed for distribution through a simple, but very efficient trick based on DNS hijacking. According to experts at Kaspersky, the Roaming Mantis malware is designed for distribution through a simple, but very efficient trick based on DNS hijacking. Imagine a nefarious person swapped out your […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2018
Philippine central bank has thrown an alert after SWIFT hackers hit Malaysia central bank

The Philippine central bank has thrown an alert to local financial institutions following a cyber attack against the SWIFT servers at the Malaysian central bank. The Philippine central bank has thrown an alert to local financial institutions following a cyber attack against the Malaysian central bank. According to Malaysian governor, the hackers attempted to steal money through fraudulent wire […]