Hackers are attempting to sell what they claim are the bank account details of 30 million Santander customers for $2 million.

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has been slapped with a $10 million penalty due to its subsidiaries' failure to promptly report a cyber intrusion to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

In 2023, Kaspersky's findings revealed a notable surge in global mobile banking trojan assaults on Android users, marking a 33% increase from previous years. Additionally, cryptocurrency-related phishing activities experienced a significant uptick.

In a notable development for the technology sector, Janco Associates has reported the first signs of a potential recession impacting IT professionals. The latest data indicates a concerning uptick in the unemployment rate for IT workers, a shift that could signal broader economic challenges ahead.

ABN Amro has issued a warning to its customers regarding a potential risk to their personal information following a ransomware attack on one of its suppliers. This incident has raised concerns about data security and the protection of sensitive information.

For around four years, Forest Blizzard (also known as Fancy Bear or APT28) has utilized a custom tool targeting a specific vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service (CVE-2022-38028). Named GooseEgg, this tool enables hackers to execute remote code, install backdoors, and steal credentials by granting them SYSTEM-level permissions.

One long-running campaign targets at least nine governments across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The APT group uses rare backdoors to maintain persistence and hacks email servers for intelligence, as reported by Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks. Active since at least late 2022, the group, codenamed CL-STA-0043, is tracked under Operation Diplomatic Specter.

Ascension hospitals in Michigan and across the United States were recently subjected to a disruptive cyberattack, prompting a significant impact on their computer networks and clinical operations. As a result, the nonprofit health system, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, advised its business partners to sever online connections to its network in response to the incident.

UnitedHealth Group expects the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit to cost up to $1.6 billion this year but maintains its 2024 earnings forecast, indicating a less severe impact than anticipated.

Banco Santander has disclosed a significant data breach involving a third-party provider that compromised the personal data of both clients and employees. The breach has impacted the bank’s operations across three countries: Spain, Chile, and Uruguay.

Visa is rolling out an innovative AI solution to assess risk levels of transactions in real-time, aiming to thwart enumeration attacks facilitated by automated scripts and botnets.

A recently issued report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reveals that financial service enterprises have endured significant losses totaling $12 billion over the past twenty years due to cyber assaults.