Cryptocurrency Fraud, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Insights from Ruchin Kumar at Futurex on CBDC Adoption and HSM Security for Transactions Brian Pereira (creed_digital) • February 13, 2026 Ruchin Kumar, Vice President – South Asia, Futurex Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are increasingly being recognized as…
Dutch Telecom Provider Odido Exposes Customer Data After Cyberattack A significant cybersecurity incident has prompted a warning from Odido Telecom, a leading telecom provider in the Netherlands, affecting approximately 6.2 million customers. The company reported that unauthorized attackers gained access to its customer database, which houses personal information. Despite this…
In its March 2023 Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft disclosed fixes for 80 security vulnerabilities, two of which have been actively exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities target critical components within the Microsoft ecosystem, with eight categorized as Critical, 71 as Important, and one as Moderate in severity. This update continues…
New Macro Malware Threat Targets Microsoft Office Users Recently, a cybersecurity researcher revealed a significant security flaw affecting all versions of Microsoft Office that permits the creation and propagation of macro-based self-replicating malware. This vulnerability allows attackers to generate malicious macros that can reproduce themselves and infect other documents, a…
Data Breach Exposes Tesco Customer Accounts Amid Valentine’s Day Celebrations Amid the festivities of Valentine’s Day, a serious cybersecurity incident targeted Tesco customers, resulting in the online leak of over 2,240 accounts from the well-known UK retailer. The compromised data, which includes sensitive information such as shopping account details and…
AI in Financial Compliance: A $75 Million Investment in AML Solutions AI Agents Target Anti-Money Laundering at Major Global Banks, Cutting Manual Probes By Michael Novinson | February 12, 2026 A startup founded by a former Meta executive has successfully raised $75 million to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) for financial…
Urgent Action Required: Exploitation of BeyondTrust Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Recent reports indicate a significant security vulnerability affecting BeyondTrust software, specifically a remote code execution flaw that is currently being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability poses a serious risk, allowing unauthorized actors to execute arbitrary code, which could potentially…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified a significant security flaw within Adobe ColdFusion, listing it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog as of March 15. The inclusion follows evidence of active exploitation targeting the critical vulnerability, recorded as CVE-2023-26360, which bears a CVSS score of…
Severe Microsoft Office Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver Cobalt Malware Recently uncovered, a critical 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office is being actively exploited by threat actors to deploy backdoor malware. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2017-11882, allows hackers to install malicious software on targeted systems without requiring any user interaction, raising significant…