If hackers can infiltrate JPMorgan Chase, is any financial institution safe? How can they better defend themselves? Information security experts share top lessons learned for European financial firms.
Emerging reports now suggest other financial institutions may have been targeted by the same hackers who breached Chase. But how can we be sure? Mark Clancy of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. explains why the analysis is challenging.
Malware known as "Mayhem" that targets Unix and Linux systems has been updated to exploit Shellshock flaws, security experts warn. But with few Unix-flavor systems running anti-virus software, how can it be stopped?
Kmart has confirmed a breach that started in early September involving a "new form" of malware that infected the company's payment card systems. Find out the details surrounding the incident.
Citigroup, E*Trade, Regions Financial, Fidelity Investments, HSBC, Bank of the West and ADP are now believed to have been probed by the same hackers that targeted Chase, according to news reports. But so far, none of those firms believes data was compromised.
Nearly two weeks since news of Shellshock broke, attacks that are taking advantage of the Bash vulnerabilities are grabbing headlines. But Michael Smith of Akamai warns that the battle against hackers capitalizing on Shellshock could go on for years.
Bond insurer MBIA says it's investigating a potential data leak at its asset management subsidiary, Cutwater Asset Management, which may have led to certain client information being illegally accessed.
A string of major data breaches has affected every major business sector so far in 2014. Here's a timeline of some of the year's most significant breaches so far.
Hacking a car remotely might have seemed like science fiction a few years ago. But as cars are added to the "Internet of Things," the industry is ramping up its efforts to address ever-evolving, and realistic, security issues.
Yahoo confirms Shellshock-targeting attackers hacked into three of its servers, but claims they didn't exploit Bash flaws. Meanwhile, Lycos denies it's been breached and WinZip isn't responding directly to a report that it was hacked.
An important lesson to learn from the massive JPMorgan Chase breach is that banks can't just focus on protecting card data and online banking accounts; they also must protect their customers' personally identifiable information.
Shellshock threats continue to escalate, with security researchers now counting 11 types of exploits that target the Bash flaws. Yahoo, Lycos and WinZip are reportedly among the "Bash attack" victims.
The hackers who breached JPMorgan Chase also infiltrated about nine other financial institutions, and may be operating from Russia, according to one news report. But security experts caution against jumping to conclusions over attackers' identities or motives.
The development of authentication technologies that could replace the password is "nearing a tipping point," but there's still several years of work to do, says Jeremy Grant, who oversees the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.
eBay has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against the company in July following a breach earlier this year. Find out why the company says the lawsuit has no merit.
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