> TODAY'S SUMMARY (13 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights significant threats and trends in the cybersecurity landscape. A major cyber heist at French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resulted in fraudulent transactions amounting to $133 million, showcasing the risks posed by service provider vulnerabilities. Additionally, scammers are exploiting trusted brands through fake gift card schemes to harvest personal information, emphasizing the need for consumer vigilance. The rise in hacks targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices has raised alarms about critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, SonicWall has issued patches for multiple vulnerabilities, including a serious SSL-VPN authentication bypass flaw that has already been exploited. Lastly, sensitive credentials, such as passwords and API keys, have been found exposed in public GitHub repositories, highlighting the persistent issue of poor security practices among developers.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 16:00
Eighty per cent of infected websites have been compromised by a third-party hacker, according to the latest threat statistics from Sophos.
Lloyds TSB has purchased pattern-recognition software from US vendor Actimize for detecting employee fraud within its retail banking operation. Use of such software is already common in financial services for spotting fraud in external transactions, such as credit card spending.
One gang is responsible for more than half of all attempted phishing for the likes of online banking log-in details, and has found ways to extend the lives of its web-sites, according to researchers at Cambridge University.