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Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024

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Crypto Payments Firms Announce New Integrations and Initiatives - According to reports, fintech bank Revolut recently announced a partnership with Ledger, a major crypto hardware wallet provider, to make it easier for...more

Woodruff Sawyer

The Growing Cyber Risks in Fintech and How to Mitigate Them

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The fintech revolution has reshaped the financial world, creating new opportunities to borrow, save, transact, and invest like never before. With no signs of slowing, fintech revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. Organizations Doing Business in China Warned of Malware in Tax Software

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint Flash Alert to U.S. based businesses doing business in China about a remote targeting campaign...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New Malware Targets Big Banks and Cryptocurrency Apps

New malicious malware dubbed “Gustuff” targets big banks, fintech companies and cryptocurrency apps, according to the security firm Group IB....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield, a new lawsuit from a snack food...more

Fisher Phillips

FBI Warns of Continuing Threat from “ATM Cashout” Scheme

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The FBI is warning banks to be on guard against possible attacks on ATMs. In an alert sent to banks on August 10th, the FBI warned banks that it had “obtained unspecified reporting indicating cyber criminals are planning...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Virginia Bank Hacked Twice with Phishing Schemes Losing $2.4 Million

In a lawsuit against its insurance company requesting reimbursement for close to $2.4 million from two different hacking incidents, National Bank of Blacksburg detailed the intrusions, which are instructive of a sophisticated...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2018 #4

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Just weeks after Mexico’s central bank was targeted by hackers who stole $15 million, Chile’s biggest bank, Banco de Chile, announced on May 28, 2018, that it had been struck by a “virus” that affected its workstations,...more

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Chilean Bank Struck by “Virus” that Steals $10 Million

Just weeks after Mexico’s central bank was targeted by hackers who stole $15 million, Chile’s biggest bank, Banco de Chile announced on May 28, 2018, that it had been struck by a “virus,” that affected its workstations,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HaoBao Malware Hitting Banks Scans for Bitcoin Activity

Lazarus, the well-known hacking group responsible for the WannaCry ransomware attack from last year, as well as the attack on the Bangladesh Central Bank and Sony, is now targeting global financial firms and Bitcoin adopters...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Banks Find Success Suing Over Data Breaches

Banks continue to file suit against retailers, hoping to shift the costs of data breaches, with some recent success. What happened - In January 2016, hackers accessed Eddie Bauer’s point-of-sale register system and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Sony Cyber-Attackers Lurking at Financial Supervisor “Watering Hole” Target Banks and Others

Cybersecurity specialists at BAE Systems and Symantec announced last week new evidence suggesting that the criminals behind the notorious 2014 attack on Sony Corp. are also responsible for recent cyber-attacks involving 104...more

Stinson LLP

Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q2

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We are thrilled to bring you the 2nd installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. Recent Delaware Supreme Court Opinion Limits General Personal Jurisdiction for Foreign Corporation - Recent...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SEC Chair Warns: Cyber Biggest Threat to Global Financial System

The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission warned that cybersecurity is the biggest risk facing our financial system today. At an industry conference yesterday, SEC Chair Mary Jo White said that major...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Lessons from the Bangladesh Central Bank Heist

By now, you’ve probably heard about the massive cyber attack that hit Bangladesh’s central bank last month, resulting in the loss of $81 million through fraudulent transfers to accounts in the Philippines. Although the size...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New malware steals banking credentials and holds data ransom

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have reported that malware dubbed Xbot is targeting devices in Australia and Russia but predict that the malware may become widespread. It is particularly worrisome as it attacks...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Hacker arrests and prosecutions update

We previously reported that alleged Ukranian hacker Sergey Vovnenko, also known as “Flycracker,” “Fly” and “Darklife” was extradited from Italy, arrested and charged in New Jersey federal court for his part in disbursing the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

European authorities arrest alleged banking malware developers

Law enforcement authorities have announced the arrest of two individuals-one a Russian national and the other Moldovan, both of whom are alleged to have developed and implemented banking malware known as Citadel and Dridex....more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Privacy Monday – August 5, 2013

Privacy bytes, gaffes, and goofs for the first Monday in August – New Hampshire Bank Victimized by Malware: Manchester, NH-based St. Mary’s Bank, the oldest credit union in the United States, has begun notifying...more

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