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Singapore banks act to tackle spate of SMS phishing scams

Banks in Singapore are set to remove clickable links in emails and text messages sent to retail customers after a spate of SMS phishing scams.

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JPMorgan Chase to spend $12bn on tech this year

JPMorgan Chase will spend more than $12 billion on technology in 2022, contributing to an eight per cent rise in expenses that could hurt the bank's profitability targets.

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OCBC Bank makes goodwill payouts to SMS phishing victims

OCBC Bank has announced it has begun making goodwill payouts since 8 January 2022 for customers who have fallen prey to recent SMS phishing scams.

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SoSafe raises $73 million

SoSafe, a cybersecurity awareness platform, as received $73 million in Series B funding. This comes as the firm announces its intention to double their team to 500 this year.

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Chainalysis: North Korean hackers stole $400m worth of digital assets in 2021

In what Chainalysis has dubbed a “banner year” for North Korean cybercriminals, a recent report by the blockchain research company has revealed that almost $400 million worth of digital assets were stolen across at least seven attacks in 2021.

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Bank security flaws leaving customers open to scammers

Consumer group Which? has uncovered flaws in online banking security systems that could leave customers exposed to fraud, with some banks failing to use the latest protections for their websites and allowing users to set insecure passwords.

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Legacy tech mishandling costs Morgan Stanley $60 million in data breach suit

Morgan Stanley has agreed a $60 million class action settlement relating to legacy technology mishandling that led to two seperate data breaches in 2016 and 2019.

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Finextra's year in review

With 2021 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

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Lloyds on-site technology deemed “not fit for purpose” in leaked video

A senior Lloyds banker has warned its existing on-site technology is “not fit for purpose” during a recorded internal meeting acquired by the Mail on Sunday. This technology holds the vast majority of the bank’s data and services.

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Confirmation of Payee goes cross-border for Dutch and French banks

Europe has its first cross-border Confirmation of Payee service, thanks to a partnership between SurePay, SepaMail.eu and StreamMind.

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Bitmart loses $100 million in DeFi hack

Crypto exchange Bitmart has become the latest DeFi firm to fall victim to a large-sacle security breach, losing an estimated $100 million and suspending all withdrawals.

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Payment cards going for an average $9.70 on dark web

An analysis of more than four million payment cards being hawked on the dark web reveals that they belong to citizens of 140 countries and are selling for an average of $9.70.