December, 2023

• 25 December

  Brac Bank suspense Int’l cash withdraw

  

  BRAC Bank stopped cash withdrawals using its cards abroad. This is to promote the use of digital and electronic payment methods and discourage cash transactions, Selim RF Hussain, the managing director of BRAC Bank, made this statement. He said that electronic debits or payments will still work outside Bangladesh, but …

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• 25 December

  Web injections back
  40+ banks affected by new malware campaign

  

  IBM Security Trusteer researchers found a new malware campaign using JavaScript web injections in March 2023. It’s widespread and evasive, with historical Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) suggesting a possible link to DanaBot. ALSO READ: Chrome adds background scans for compromised passwords Web injections, a technique used by banking trojans, are …

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• 25 December

  Chrome adds background scans for compromised passwords

  

  Chrome Safety Check feature in Google will check if saved passwords in the browser have been compromised. This check will be done in the background. Chrome alerts desktop users about dangerous extensions that have been removed from the Chrome Web Store. This happens in the latest version of Chrome and …

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• 22 December

  Microsoft warn
  New ‘FalseFont’ Backdoor Target Defense Sector

  

  Microsoft warn Iranian threat actor has targeted organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector with a campaign involving a new type of backdoor called FalseFont. Microsoft found the activity related to Peach Sandstorm (previously known as Holmium), also called APT33, Elfin, and Refined Kitten. FalseFont is a type of …

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• 22 December

  Creating ransomware cartel
  LockBit, BlackCat Unite; Chat; raising security concerns

  

  After the happening of seized and resized of ALPHV darksite, a surprising alliance has formed. LockBit and BlackCat/APLHV, two well-known hacker groups, have joined forces to create a ransomware cartel. They aim to unite and resist crackdowns, such as the recent FBI action against ALPHV’s leak website. The announcement was …

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• 21 December

  ACC file cased
  3 crore embezzled from 46 accounts of Midland Bank

  

  The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 7 officials including a branch manager of Midland Bank for embezzling Tk 3 crore from 46 customers through fraud and deception according to local media house. On Thursday (December 21), ACC’s Gazipur district office said the assistant director of the organization …

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• 21 December

  BB dissolves National Bank board

  

  Bangladesh Bank dissolved the Board of Directors of National Bank. On Thursday (December 21), Bangladesh Bank has issued an order to dissolve the current board of the bank and form a new board. It is known that a new board of seven members has been formed where Ron and Rick …

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• 21 December

  “life2vec” by DTU
  AI death calculator predicts your death time, 70% accuracy rate

  

  A new study found that a highly accurate artificial intelligence system, similar to ChatGPT, was trained with the life stories of over a million people. This system can predict individuals’ lives and their risk of early death. Scientists from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have trained an AI model …

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• 20 December

  ReversingLabs report
  Hackers Abusing GitHub Platform Hosting Malware

  

  Researchers found two new techniques on GitHub. One uses GitHub Gists, and the other uses Git commit messages to send commands. Malware creators sometimes upload their malware to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Discord to hide it and avoid being detected. ALSO READ: Fake security researchers push malware files on …

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• 19 December

  Most cloud transformations are stuck in the middle

  

  Research indicates that although cloud transformation is considered a top-three critical investment for 60% of enterprises, only 1 in 4 can show a positive return on investment from their initiatives. ALSO READ: FBI Seized ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Dark web Site HFS and IBM Consulting report that enterprise technology is constantly changing, …

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