Lax Security Courts Liability, Says US CFPB

David Perera • August 12, 2022

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning lenders they can be liable for data breaches for causing consumers "substantial injury." To avoid liability, the bureau recommends that banks implement multifactor authentication and especially Web Authentication.

Breach Notification

Weary Cybercriminals Turn to Cryptojacking Banks: Report

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Account Takeover Fraud

Updated Android Trojan Features Ransomware Capabilities

Prajeet Nair • August 13, 2022

An updated version of the Russian-linked SOVA Android Trojan is back with updated attack techniques targeting more than 200 mobile applications, including banking apps and crypto exchanges/wallets. Researchers at Cleafy uncovered that the Trojan now also features ransomware capabilities.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

ISMG Editors: Analyzing the Twilio Breach

Anna Delaney • August 12, 2022

In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors discuss the breach of customer engagement platform Twilio, a cyberattack on the U.K.'s NHS that has reignited concerns about supply chain security in the healthcare sector, and the U.S. Treasury clamping down on shady cryptocurrency mixers.

Cybercrime

Ransomware Groups Refine Shakedown and Monetization Models

Mathew J. Schwartz • August 12, 2022

Ransomware-wielding attackers continue to seek new ways to maximize profits with minimal effort. Top tactics spotted recently by experts include continuing to partner with initial access brokers and botnet operators and testing new monetization models, such as "mediation as a service."

Governance & Risk Management

Zero Trust: Incorporate Critical, Systems, Design Thinking

Tom Field • August 12, 2022

Enterprises spend a lot of time on what zero trust is, but too little time on design thinking - and why cybersecurity solutions need that element baked in from the start. Brian Barnier and Prachee Kale of ThinkDesignCyber and CyberTheory Institute give an overview of their zero trust strategy.

Cybercrime

Cyber Insurance: A Helping Hand But Premiums Are Rising

Jeremy Kirk • August 12, 2022

Cyber insurance can defray costs associated with data breaches and ransomware attacks. But Kelly Butler of the advisory firm Marsh & McLennan Companies says insurers are tightening their requirements for policies due to rising costs associated with increasingly severe incidents.

Attack Surface Management

Black Hat: Incident Recovery, Threat Hunts & Blockchain Woes

Michael Novinson • August 12, 2022

Security executives at Black Hat USA 2022 discuss the latest cybersecurity trends from confidential computing and unified threat hunting languages to attack surface management and recovery services, social engineering campaigns and blockchain vulnerabilities.

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

FTC Probes BitMart After $200M Theft at Crypto Exchange

Rashmi Ramesh • August 11, 2022

A newly disclosed probe shows the Federal Trade Commission is investigating operators of BitMart, a cryptocurrency platform that lost $200 million of investor funds in one of the biggest crypto cyberattacks of 2021. The agency is scrutinizing the companies to see if they misled consumers.

Training & Security Leadership

Profiles in Leadership: Bruce Phillips

Tom Field • August 11, 2022

As CISO of West, a Williston Financial Group company, Bruce Phillips recognizes that cybersecurity is not the enterprise's core business. But what, then, is the right level of cybersecurity to bring to a nonsecurity business? He discusses this and other leadership challenges.

Governance & Risk Management

FTC Initiates Privacy and Data Security Rule-Making

David Perera • August 11, 2022

U.S. companies could see new cybersecurity rules and restrictions on consumer data collection under a rule-making process initiated by the FTC. No regulatory outcome is guaranteed, but today's advanced notice of proposed rule-making is a first step to new data security and privacy regulations.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Cyber Operations Keep Affecting Civilians as War Continues

Anna Delaney • August 11, 2022

The ISMG Security Report discusses how cyberattacks and operations tied to the Russia-Ukraine war have been affecting civilians since the start of Russia's invasion, whether a practicing cardiologist living in Venezuela is also a ransomware mastermind and effective bot management tooling strategies.

Application Security

Secrets in the Code: Open-Source API Security Risks

Steve King • August 11, 2022

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Apiiro's Moshe Zioni, vice president of security research, discusses the company's "Secrets Insights 2022" report on the real-world risks of hardcoded secrets across the software supply chain and how to mitigate the potential damage they can cause.

Black Hat

Krebs to Vendors at Black Hat: No More 'Band-Aid' Approach

Michael Novinson • August 11, 2022

Black Hat USA 2022 opened with somber warnings from Chris Krebs about why application developers, vendors and the government need to solve major industry challenges. Key security executives also discussed DNS visibility, cloud security, patch management, APT strategies and supply chain woes.