Weekly Update: 15 March 2023
A weekly report looking at major incidents and developments in the financial services sector. Topics include data breaches, threat actors and TTPs, fraud and anti-money laundering, and the adoption and regulation of cryptocurrency.
Editor’s Pick
A selection of Top Stories picked by our editors.
57% of financial firms at risk of data breach due to mismanaged dataSecurity Magazine – Mar 15 2023 12:38
One of the darkweb’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats washed out | EuropolEuropol – News – Mar 15 2023 00:00
The FBI Warns of a Spike in Cryptocurrency Investment SchemesInternet Crime Complaint Center – Mar 14 2023 16:12
Cybercriminals exploit SVB collapse to steal money and dataBleepingComputer.com – Mar 14 2023 15:55
Monetary Authority of Singapore Sets Out Revised Expectations for Notification of Data Breaches by Licensed InsurersDataBreaches.net – Mar 14 2023 13:10
Deanonymizing OpenSea NFT Owners via Cross-Site Search VulnerabilityImperva – Blog – Mar 09 2023 14:00
Report: Hong Kong Residents Lost More Than $216 Million to Crypto Scams in 2022Bitcoin News – Mar 09 2023 12:30
February 2023’s Most Wanted Malware: Remcos Trojan Linked to Cyberespionage Operations Against Ukrainian GovernmentCheck Point Blog – Mar 09 2023 11:00
Threat Actors & TTPs
Discussion and analyses of significant campaigns, incidents, and associated actors in the banking sector.
CrowdStrike Discovers First-Ever Dero Cryptojacking Campaign Targeting KubernetesCrowdStrike blogs – Mar 15 2023 05:45
South Korean Android Banking Menace – FakeCallsCheck Point Research – Mar 14 2023 15:29
GoatRAT: Android Banking Trojan Variant Targeting Brazilian BanksCyble Blog – Mar 14 2023 06:18
Emotet Returns, Now Adopts Binary Padding for EvasionTrend Micro Simply Security – Mar 13 2023 12:41
Fake Small Business Administration (SBA) Grant Used in New Phishing ScamCofense – Mar 10 2023 15:00
Xenomorph Android malware now steals data from 400 banksBleepingComputer.com – Mar 10 2023 10:24
Nexus: The Latest Android Banking Trojan with SOVA ConnectionsCyble Blog – Mar 09 2023 17:20
BlackSnake Ransomware Emerges from Chaos Ransomware’s ShadowCyble Blog – Mar 09 2023 09:50
New ScrubCrypt Crypter Used in Cryptojacking Attacks Targeting Oracle WebLogicThe Hacker News – Mar 09 2023 08:10
Leaks & Breaches
Leaks and breaches, discussion and actions.
Hacker Steals $390K From Poolz Finance Just Days After $180M Euler Finance ExploitBeInCrypto.com – Mar 15 2023 08:07
60GB Deutsche Bank data allegedly for sale on dark webCyberNews – Mar 14 2023 02:45
Euler Loses Nearly $200 Million to Flash Loan AttackSecurityWeek RSS Feed – Mar 13 2023 14:15
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)DataBreaches.net – Mar 10 2023 15:40
House Members at Risk After Insurer Data BreachInfosecurity Today – Mar 09 2023 10:15
CBA’s Indonesian arm hit by cyber breachFST Media – Mar 09 2023 06:45
Fraud & Anti-Money Laundering
Incidents and actions related to fraud and anti-money laundering.
India Investigating Several Crypto Cases for Money-laundering SchemesTech Times – Mar 14 2023 13:02
Coinbase Files Amicus Brief in Insider Trading Case: ‘We Need Rulemaking’CoinDesk – Mar 14 2023 04:28
Silicon Valley Bank parent, CEO, CFO are sued by shareholder for fraudReuters – Mar 13 2023 17:53
Bank of Mozambique concerned at proliferation of pyramid schemesClub of Mozambique – Mar 12 2023 23:14
Zimbabwe’s central bank denies allegations of money laundering Zimbabwe Situation – Mar 12 2023 07:55
George Santos denies involvement in 2017 credit card scamYahoo! News – Mar 10 2023 22:05
Crypto Ponzi Scheme Targets Latino ResidentsLatin Times – Mar 10 2023 11:52
Russian AML Regulator Says It’s Monitoring 25,000 Crypto Users – Here’s HowCryptoNews – Mar 10 2023 10:49
Banks warn of rise in ‘highly convincing’ investment scams targeting over-55sIrish Examiner – Mar 10 2023 00:31
AirBit Club execs face decades in prison after pleading guilty to $100M fraudCOINTELEGRAPH.COM – Mar 09 2023 02:17
Cryptosphere – Adoption & Regulation
Adoption and regulation of cryptocurrency in the financial sector.
NatWest limits customers’ crypto transfers, citing scam concernsReuters – Mar 14 2023 12:41
Thailand SEC calls for public consultation on digital currency staking and lendingCoinGeek – Mar 14 2023 04:00
Crypto not responsible for bank problems says Blockchain AssociationCrypto.News – Mar 13 2023 19:46
Bank of Russia Registers Another Digital Asset IssuerBitcoin News – Mar 13 2023 05:30
Central banks’ digital currency plans face public backlashFT.com – World – Mar 13 2023 05:00
NY Attorney General James Continues Crackdown on Unregistered Cryptocurrency PlatformsDataBreaches.net – Mar 12 2023 13:41
Nigerian president-elect aims to use blockchain technology in the banking sectorCointelegraph – Mar 10 2023 13:04
US Fed to create new crypto team amid concerns about unregulated stablecoinsCOINTELEGRAPH.COM – Mar 10 2023 05:15
Digital Asset Inflows Will Slow Without On-Ramps Between Fiat and Crypto: Morgan StanleyCoinDesk – Mar 09 2023 11:11
JPMorgan Is Cutting Ties With Crypto Exchange Gemini: SourceCoinDesk – Mar 08 2023 18:21
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