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Cyber Threats Surge in India’s Financial Sector

Fintech News

The technology is enabling large scale impersonation scams, including executive-level business email compromise (BEC) attacks and misinformation campaigns. These credentials are acquired through phishing, information stealing malware, or dark web purchases, targeting usernames, passwords, and session cookies that bypass MFA.

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How PCI DSS Compliance Protects Australian Businesses from Data Breaches?

VISTA InfoSec

Source – credit card debt statistics 2025 and Australian debit card statistics ) As digital transactions continue to grow, so do the challenges of protecting sensitive customer data. million accounts were leaked witnessing a 388% increase in compromised user accounts. You may also check our latest YouTube video on PCI DSS 4.0

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Strengthening Cyber Defenses with Multi-Factor Authentication

VISTA InfoSec

Mutli-Factor Authentication (MFA) isn’t a new concept. However, despite this, there is still confusion surrounding the mechanism and how it adds to cyber defense. This article unravels the mysteries of MFA and how it can be used to strengthen cyber defenses. Another mechanism that is heavily relied on is MFA.

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How to Create a GDPR-Compliant Password Policy?

VISTA InfoSec

Weak or compromised passwords are often the weak link in an organization’s security chain, providing an easy entry point for cybercriminals. According to a Verizon report , over 80% of hacking-related breaches are due to compromised passwords.

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SWIFT CSP: A Quick Guide for Financial Institutions

VISTA InfoSec

Know and Limit Access Prevent compromise of credentials Manage identities and segregate privileges 3.Detect Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for SWIFT interfaces and applications. Monitoring and Threat Detection Deploy tools for continuous monitoring of SWIFT-related environments.

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SWIFT CSP: A Quick Guide for Financial Institutions

VISTA InfoSec

Know and Limit Access Prevent compromise of credentials Manage identities and segregate privileges 3.Detect Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for SWIFT interfaces and applications. Monitoring and Threat Detection Deploy tools for continuous monitoring of SWIFT-related environments.

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Mobile Banking Malware on the Rise Amid Rapid Adoption

Fintech News

The 2023 Mobile Banking Heists Report, released in December 2023, provides an overview of the risks to mobile financial applications, highlighting the continued evolution and success of mobile banking malware and mobile banking fraud around the globe. Hook is a type of malicious software specifically designed to target mobile banking apps.