VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 19, 2024

For instance, an attacker might send an email that appears to be from a trusted video communication platform, prompting you to click on a link to verify your account or update credentials. Additionally, consider platforms with strong access controls, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) to prevent unauthorized access.

Risk 277

Risk Ransomware Phishing MFA 277

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 27, 2024

A joint investigation by Mandiant, Snowflake, and CrowdStrike revealed that Sp1d3r tracked as UNC5537, used stolen customer credentials to target at least 165 organizations that had not enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA) on their accounts.

FBI 130

FBI Breach MFA Cybersecurity 130

Fintech News

MARCH 25, 2024

However, behind the scenes, the malware captures the user’s login credentials, account information, and other sensitive data entered into the fake UI. The captured information is then sent to a remote server controlled by cybercriminals.

Mobile Banking 96

Mobile Banking Online and Mobile Banking Identity Theft Credential 96

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Banks are leveraging multi-factor authentication (MFA) and machine learning (ML) to protect these systems, but customers fear this may not be enough. For more on these and other financial crime news items, download this month’s Playbook. million such attacks aimed at APIs between December 2017 and November 2019. About the Tracker.

Financial Crimes 91

Financial Crimes MFA Federal Trade Commission Crime 91

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

PSD2 was designed with such risks in mind, and its Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) provision — which takes effect in participating countries throughout 2020 and 2021 — compels companies to verify users’ identities with multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever they attempt to access user accounts or digitally send payments.

Authentication 60

Authentication MFA Phishing Scams 60

Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Despite its versatility, BEC invariably involves the misuse of compromised login credentials, with the aim of accessing sensitive information located in various business accounts (not just email inboxes – fraudsters also target intranet documents, HR records, and plenty of other sensitive archives). Let’s take a look at some of the key ones.

Email Compromise 52

Email Compromise Compromise Business Email Compromise Risk 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

For more on these and other B2B API news items, download this month’s Tracker. There were more than 473 million fraud attempts conducted against APIs between December 2017 and November 2019, with bad actors leveraging a plethora of techniques like credential abuse, SQL injections and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Real Time Payments 75

Real Time Payments API B2B MFA 75