Axios reported on October 22 that major U.S. banks, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citi, are working to limit risks from third-party AI agents that access customer accounts. Customers typically share their login credentials and authorize AI assistants to act for them, which can conflict with bank poli…
The State Bank of India (SBI) has individually notified customers whose data was involved in a recent cybersecurity incident, using email and/or WhatsApp. The bank says account balances and funds are safe. The notice does not state how the breach occurred, which systems were affected, how many customers are involved, or which data types w…
ThreatFabric has documented Hirudo, an Android banking remote-access trojan that steals credentials and gives operators remote control of the phone. Its distinguishing feature is replacing selected genuine banking apps with modified copies that interfere with security checks from inside the app. Victims first install a lure app (Shopora, …
Zscaler ThreatLabz's 2026 Ransomware Report describes ransomware operators using generative AI to sharpen phishing, speed up reconnaissance and pick out the most sensitive corporate data to steal. The report records 896.2 TB exfiltrated by the top 10 ransomware groups between April 2025 and March 2026. The article cites a 275.8% annual in…
SOCRadar's Threat Research Unit (STRU) found open directories on 45.227.254.43 in late September 2026. They led to six more adversary servers tied to INC Ransom and The Gentlemen affiliates. The servers held 8,257 AI messages across 133 sessions, source code, stolen credentials, victim workspaces and 46 victim-specific INC encryptor build…
Kaspersky's analysis of Operation FlashHole describes a Lazarus Group (North Korea-linked) cyberespionage campaign against South Korean organizations. It follows Operation SyncHole, which abused the related Cross EX product and hit at least six organizations (gbhackers.com), and is placed within the broader Cascade Hole activity. The earl…