A threat actor got a near-continuous view into an influential finance executive’s email inbox, thanks to clever use of legitimate, native Windows tools.
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Global Stock Exchange Hit by Monthslong Email Campaign
A threat actor got a near-continuous view into an influential finance executive’s email inbox, thanks to clever use of legitimate, native Windows tools.
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Infosecurity Europe: Execs Must Treat Cyber Threats as Statecraft, ISACA Expert Say
Private firms are being targeted by nation-state groups for reasons beyond finance, argued ISACA’s Bharat Thakrar
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Closing the Gap: The Regulatory and Structural Maturation of Digital Assets
Digital assets are reshaping global finance as institutions adopt regulated crypto infrastructure, stablecoins, and tokenized assets.
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Sage Expands Intacct Advisory and Debuts Sage HCM Solution
Accounting, finance, and HR technology provider Sage has announced two updates ahead of its annual Sage Future conference: the expansion of its Sage Intacct Advisory program and the launch of its Sage HCM solution. Both moves are positioned to streamline workflows, introduce more industry-specific capabilities, and help organizations better leverage AI across their operations. Scaling…
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$293M KelpDAO Crypto Heist Exposes Cross-Chain Weaknesses in DeFi
A $293 million cryptocurrency theft has rocked the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, with KelpDAO at the center of an attack now suspected to be linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The attack highlights how quickly sophisticated attackers can exploit weaknesses in cross-chain infrastructure. “Preliminary indicators suggest attribution to a highly sophisticated state actor, likely DPRK’s…
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Researchers build an encrypted routing layer for private AI inference
Organizations in healthcare, finance, and other sensitive industries want to use large AI models without exposing private data to the cloud servers running those models. A cryptographic technique called Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) makes this possible. It splits data into encrypted fragments, distributes them across two or more servers that do not share information with…
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STX RAT Targets Finance Sector With Advanced Stealth Tactics
STX RAT, a newly identified remote access trojan, attempted deployment in finance, showing advanced C2 and stealthy delivery methods
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How Phishing Is Targeting Germany’s Economy: Active Threats from Finance to Manufacturing
Germany’s economy is a precision machine: finance fuels it, manufacturing builds it, telecom connects it, IT optimizes it, and healthcare sustains it. The country sits at the crossroads of industrial power and digital transformation, making it irresistibly attractive to attackers. In this article, we explore real-world attacks targeting five critical German industries, analyzed by ANY.RUN’s analysts using Interactive…
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Maryland Man Charged Over $53m Uranium Finance Crypto Hack
Maryland man accused of $53m Uranium Finance hack, exploited smart contract flaws, laundered funds
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Hacker stripped more than $50 million from Uranium crypto exchange, spent it on trading cards
US prosecutors have charged a Maryland man in connection with two hacks of the Uranium Finance cryptocurrency exchange that led to losses exceeding $50 million. Jonathan Spalletta, also known as “Cthulhon” and “Jspalletta,” is accused of abusing vulnerabilities in Uranium Finance smart contracts to siphon assets from the platform. If convicted, he could face up…
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Dutch Ministry of Finance takes treasury systems offline amid cyber incident investigation
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took treasury banking portal offline after a cyberattack; core tax systems were not affected. The Dutch Ministry of Finance took parts of its infrastructure offline, including the treasury banking portal, after detecting a cyberattack two weeks earlier. The Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a cyberattack detected on March 19 after…
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Dutch Finance Ministry takes treasury banking portal offline after breach
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took some of its systems offline, including the digital portal for treasury banking, while investigating a cyberattack detected two weeks ago. […]
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AI Agents Are Democratizing Finance but Also Redefining Risk
AI agents are transforming finance, enabling automated trading and payments, but introduce new risks around keys, data inputs and secure execution control.
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Data breach at Dutch Ministry of Finance impacts staff following cyberattack
Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a data breach affecting some employees following a cyberattack, investigation is ongoing. The Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a cyberattack detected on March 19 after a third-party alert. Attackers breached some internal systems, the incident impacted a “portion of the employees”. Authorities are still investigating the incident and its full…
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Dutch Ministry of Finance discloses breach affecting employees
The Dutch Ministry of Finance confirmed on Monday that some of its systems were breached in a cyberattack detected last week. […]
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What to Look for in Oil and Gas ERP Software Before You Invest
Buying ERP software for an oil and gas business is rarely a simple technology decision. It affects finance, field operations, procurement, maintenance, compliance, and long-term profitability all at once. That is why so many companies get stuck during the selection process. They are not just comparing software. They are trying to figure out what to…
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1.2 Million Accounts Exposed in French Bank Registry Breach
An incident disclosed by the French Ministry of Finance involved unauthorized access to the national bank account registry and may have exposed data tied to approximately 1.2 million accounts. This case highlights the continued effectiveness of credential theft as an attack vector. The attacker “… was able to consult part of this file which lists…
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Data breach at French bank registry impacts 1.2 million accounts
The French Ministry of Finance has published an announcement informing of a cybersecurity incident that has impacted 1.2 million accounts. […]