Financial firms increasingly held hostage by advanced ransomware attacks
Source: SC Media
Ransomware is nothing new to financial industry cybersecurity professionals, who have seen these attacks wreak havoc on institutions big and small for more than half a dozen years. And in recent months, ransomware attacks have stepped up, putting them front and center for the industry.
Australian Telco Optus Warns of 'Significant' Data Breach
Source: Data Breach Today
Current and Former Customers' Contact Details Exposed, But No Financial Information. Australian telecommunications firm Optus is warning current and former customers that their personal details were exposed after it suffered a major data breach.
APT41 spear-phishing, supply chain campaigns target pharma, healthcare
Source: SC Media
A new Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center alert warns the healthcare sector is continuing to be targeted by APT41, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor group actively tracked by researchers since 2012. APT41 has a history of targeting the healthcare sector, as well as the pharmaceuticals and high-tech industries, among others.
Digital Bank Revolut Confirms Customer Data Breach
Source: Data Breach Today
Names, Addresses, Emails and Telephone Numbers Exposed But Money Is Safe. Customers of British fintech startup Revolut are at heightened risk of phishing after hackers obtained the personal information of tens of thousands of them.