Treasury asks financial sector to watch out for COVID vaccine scams, ransomware Data Breach by Joe Uchill - December 29, 20200 The United States Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) asked the financial sector to watch for and report evidence of COVID-19 vaccine fraud, ransomware and other scams. In a notice sent out Monday, FinCEN detailed for banks or other financial services organizations potential issues, asking the sector to be particularly
Treasury sanctions Russian research institute for Triton attack Data Breach by Teri Robinson - October 25, 20200 The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned a Russian government research institution linked to Triton malware targeting industrial safety systems, the first time the U.S. took such an action for an industrial control system attack. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin called out the Russian government for continuing “to engage in
Covid-related malspam campaign impersonates U.S. Treasury to steal taxpayer credentials Data Breach by stevezurier - May 21, 20200 The advocacy group Abuse.ch has found a Covid-19-related malspam campaign that impersonates the U.S. Treasury Department and more than likely looks to steal a taxpayer’s credentials using a remote access trojan. In a recent Twitter post, the group shows a fraudulent letter from the Treasury Department that seeks to get the