The big three threat actors behind financial services attacks

The financial services industry is a prime target for cybercriminals due to the vast sums of money managed but also the quantity and quality of sensitive information that is collected by these institutions. A new industry report by Blueliv uses threat intelligence gathered by the company’s Threat Compass to assess the evolving threat landscape surrounding the financial services sector. The report shows the main cyberthreats against the industry include phishing, credential theft, ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), malware infection, Trojans, webinjects and mobile app malware. It also reveals the 'big three' threat actors targeting financial services as: Lazarus Group --… [Continue Reading]