The Vault · 2026-03-06 18:12:50 · ai
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça has ordered the arrest of Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master SA. The arrest warrant was issued due to concerns that Vorcaro would interfere with ongoing investigations into the bank's failure. The court cited specific evidence, including that Vorcaro had threatened one o...
The Network · 2026-04-12 21:52:25 · TechCrunch
A significant policy contradiction is emerging within the U.S. government regarding the AI firm Anthropic. While the Department of Defense has formally flagged Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, officials from the previous administration are now reportedly encouraging major financial institutions to test the company's n...
The Vault · 2026-04-22 17:57:28 · Bloomberg Markets
The Swiss government's latest regulatory proposal would add approximately $20 billion to UBS Group AG's capital requirements, escalating a deepening standoff between authorities and Switzerland's largest lender over proposed banking reforms. The plans, unveiled by Swiss financial regulators, represent a significant inc...
The Vault · 2026-04-30 03:54:06 · Bloomberg Markets
Australia's leading prudential regulator has issued a clear warning that it will pursue enforcement measures against financial institutions failing to implement sufficient controls for cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence systems. The warning comes as industry participants increasingly scrutinize...
The Lab · 2026-05-09 00:24:47 · Mastodon:hachyderm.io:#infosec
A new banking trojan dubbed TCLBANKER is actively targeting financial platforms through WhatsApp and Outlook vectors, according to security researchers. The malware campaign represents a significant escalation in social engineering tactics, leveraging trusted communication channels to compromise financial sector target...
The Vault · 2026-05-10 07:01:44 · Mastodon:mastodon.social:#osint
The ransomware operation known as INCRANSOM has listed Sibilla Capital on its dark web leak site, marking the investment firm as its latest claimed victim. The listing was surfaced through open-source intelligence channels and documented by threat monitoring outlets, though details regarding the scope of any potential ...
The Vault · 2026-05-10 20:01:44 · Hacker News
Chris Hohn's TCI hedge fund has slashed its $8 billion stake in Morgan Stanley, in a move that signals mounting pressure on traditional financial institutions to confront the accelerating disruption from artificial intelligence. The decision represents one of the most high-profile defections by a major activist investo...
The Vault · 2026-05-12 17:18:24 · TechCrunch
A major U.S. financial institution has acknowledged a significant security lapse after customer data was inadvertently shared with an unauthorized artificial intelligence application. The bank disclosed that the breach stemmed from employee use of an "unauthorized" AI software tool, raising concerns about internal data...
The Vault · 2026-05-13 17:18:39 · Mastodon:mastodon.social:#ransomware
A ransomware operation identifying itself as Everest has allegedly published a database associated with Citizens Bank, according to a post circulating on dark web monitoring platforms. The claim, surfaced via the RansomLook leak site aggregator, suggests the group has released data it obtained from the financial instit...