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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2025 #5

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In a recent press release, Custodial Bank and Vantage Bank announced “America’s first bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain.” According to the press release, “[t]he banks collaborated on the mint, transfer and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Study Shows Banks Block 80% of Cyberattacks … But is that Enough?

In Accenture’s 2018 State of Cyber Resilience for Banking & Capital Markets study, the consulting firm reported the rate at which cyber-attacks on banking and capital markets firms are successful dropped from 36 percent in...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Issues Private Warning to Banks about Unlimited ATM Cashouts

On August 10, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a private warning to banks warning them that cybercriminals are planning to “conduct a global Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cash-out scheme in the coming...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 Data Privacy + Security Insider

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Are ATMs safe? Probably not since Black Box ATM attacks are mounting which is costing banks millions!

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Bankinfosecurity.com report that “Fraudsters are now gingerly testing the waters in central and Western Europe with attacks that drain cash machines of their funds, according to a trade group that studies criminal activity...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

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Supreme Court’s Broad Interpretation of the Bank Fraud Statute May Provide a Potent Tool in Combatting Cybercrime

The Supreme Court in Shaw v. United States recently held that the federal bank fraud statute does not require that defendants cause, or intend to cause, an actual financial loss to the financial institutions they seek to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tesco Bank Cyber-Robbery—Some Implications for U.S. Banks—and their Depositors

UK-based Tesco Bank froze online transactions on Monday after discovering that cyber-criminals stole money from 20,000 different customer accounts. The exact method used by the perpetrators is still under review, but...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Federal regulators unveiled a proposal yesterday that would push the country’s biggest banks and other “critical financial companies” to shore up cybersecurity protocols, to prevent hacks, and to have a recovery plan at the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 9.23.16

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Well, see, Yahoo just doesn’t have enough on its plate these days. So why not the revelation that hackers stole data on 500 million users in 2014? The hack—thought to be a state-sponsored affair—is likely the biggest data...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

In Wake of Cyber-Attacks, Regulators Focus on SWIFT as Senators Urge Obama to Press G20 to Combat Cybercrime

As cyber-attacks involving the global payment system SWIFT increase in frequency abroad, U.S. regulators are discussing steps designed to protect against similar attacks on U.S. financial institutions. The Federal Reserve,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

ATM vulnerability – Banks beware!

It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Often the same is said for an organization’s data privacy & security defensives. Could it be that the ubiquitous ATM machine is the weak link to the banking...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ukrainian bank loses $10 million in latest SWIFT cyber-attack

An unnamed bank in Ukraine is the most recent victim in a series of cyber-attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in the international banking communications system. According to an independent IT monitoring organization, hackers...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Does Your Company Have Coverage for PCI Fines & Penalties in its Cyber Policy?

Payment Card Industry fines and penalties are fines charged by payment card brands like Mastercard and Visa to merchants’ acquiring banks for violation of their industry rules and regulations, which often occurs when there is...more

McGuireWoods LLP

8th Circuit: Financial Institution Bond Provides Coverage for Fraudulent Wire Transfers

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With policyholders facing increased losses from hacking and business email compromise, insurers are fighting hard to escape their obligations under financial institution bonds, crime policies and cyber insurance policies. In...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Round Two: SWIFT Reports Another Bank Attack

For the second time this year, SWIFT is reporting another cyber-attack on a commercial bank. In a notice issued this morning, SWIFT said that attackers with a “deep and sophisticated knowledge of specific operational...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

Bilzin Sumberg

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

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In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Feds continue to prosecute hackers

Sergey Vovnenko, a Ukrainian hacker, was charged in New Jersey federal court this week for wire fraud conspiracy, unauthorized computer access and aggravated identity theft for allegedly hacking into networks of financial...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

“My, what beautiful eyes you have . . .” – Biometric Data and Privacy

Biometric data – obviously not in just the movies anymore. It is alive, well, and increasingly being used in our everyday society. But, on September 23, 2015, when the Office of Personnel Management revealed that fingerprint...more

Carlton Fields

FFIEC Weighs in on Cybersecurity in Light of Unprecedented Risk of Cyber Threats

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As financial institutions of all sizes continue to face unprecedented cybersecurity risk, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. The Assessment is...more

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Financial Services Companies Seek Larger Payout in Target Data Security Suit

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Attorneys for certain banks and other financial institutions that are caught up in Target’s 2013 data breach are objecting to the $67 million deal struck last week between the retailer and Visa Inc. The banks and credit...more

The Volkov Law Group

Checking In on Sanctions Enforcement

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The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control continues to ramp up sanctions enforcement. Even with the likely relaxation of the Iran and Cuba sanctions, OFAC has been continuing its aggressive enforcement...more

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