{"id":1806,"date":"2021-09-22T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/cybersecurity-blog\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2025-11-13T09:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:02:35","slug":"how-to-protect-banks-from-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/any.run\/cybersecurity-blog\/how-to-protect-banks-from-cyberattacks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect Banks from Cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bank robbery is one of the most classic and old crimes in history. Though the goal of robbers hasn\u2019t changed over the years, the modern Ocean\u2019s Eleven is hiding behind the screen and has upgraded its methods. The evolved techniques put banking cybersecurity specialists on the edge of their seats.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter\u2019s posts like this one are the usual story in the news feed. It is one more proof that the finance sector is a common target for hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hackers Are Targeting U.S. Banks, And Hardware May Give Them An Open Door <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7BaEriNgq5\">https:\/\/t.co\/7BaEriNgq5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Forbes (@Forbes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Forbes\/status\/1372455249877856257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapid digital transformation of the financial organizations and the effects of the lockdown have become the reason for the sector\u2019s attack surface to expand considerably, exposing companies to increased levels of cyberthreat activity.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To protect banks from cybercriminals, you should know what threats you might face and how to fight and prevent them. Read on to find out all about it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 6 banking cyber threats<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cybersecurity-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/infographic-1.3-\u0441-\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1810\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Malware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Trojans, RATs, spyware, and ransomware are the malicious programs that take part in the banking outbreak. These types of malware get unauthorized access, cause data leakage, exploit vulnerabilities.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. MITM attack&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In a man-in-the-middle scheme, crooks impersonate one of the sides of a two-party transaction, manipulating or stealing data or transfers. MITM can be the infiltration step of the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. XSS attack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Criminals try to compromise financial companies by a cross-site scripting attack. During the pandemic in 2020, the usage of online banking services rose. Threat actors fake banking websites and mobile applications by changing their appearance to trick customers into disclosing their credentials. XSS technique also can be a part of phishing.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Phishing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spearphishing, the most common type for the finance sector, is a targeted attack that causes data breaches. <a href=\"https:\/\/any.run\/cybersecurity-blog\/phising-types-of-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Phishing attacks<\/a> may imitate trusted senders, using social engineering tactics to gain a victim\u2019s credibility. After gaining access, attackers get credentials and entry into a system.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;5. A zero-day exploit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a threat actors\u2019 practice of attacking systems with a prematurely unknown vulnerability. The main goal is to compromise personal bank accounts and capture log-in credentials.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. DDoS attacks&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Attackers flood bank servers with junk traffic, preventing users from online banking, slowing down website response is also in their focus. The websites of U.S. Bancorp, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, PNC Financial Services Group and SunTrust Banks, and other financial institutions suffered outages due to a coordinated denial of service cyberattacks. According to the latest report by Radware\u2019s Threat Research team, in Q1 of 2021, DDoS attacks have a 30% increase in volume. And this tendency isn\u2019t new, as we can see from \u200b\u200bthe F5 Security Incident Response Team\u2019s review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both large and small banks saw the same amount of password login attacks (41%). Large banks reported more <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoS<\/a> attacks (44%) than smaller banks (37%). Read more analysis on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cyberattacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cyberattacks<\/a> targeting financial institutions on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/F5Labs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@F5Labs<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9Day4CjeZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/X9Day4CjeZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cybersecurity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cybersecurity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kbaPbPKFT7\">pic.twitter.com\/kbaPbPKFT7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; F5 (@F5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/F5\/status\/1416159482007203844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The analysis of 729 public breach notification letters from the United States in 2020 allowed us to get the results and find out the most common types of data breaches.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of Data Breaches in Banks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Ransomware<\/td><td>31%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third-Party Breach<\/td><td>24%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Business Email Compromise<\/td><td>27%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cloud Breach<\/td><td>17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web Exploit<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phishing<\/td><td>8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile Exploit<\/td><td>0.10%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These cyberthreats can destroy the reputation and compromise the confidentiality of sensitive data. Data breaches could cause severe economic losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can banks do?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are just a few methods you can adopt to safeguard finance processes and data as well as to defend against potential cyber threats.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Participate in <\/strong><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/any.run\/cybersecurity-blog\/red-and-blue-teams-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>red and blue team exercises<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>regularly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be aware of emerging threats. <\/strong>The sharing and employment of cyber threat intelligence across the financial services sector are essential. If you understand yourself and your enemy, you can win any battle. (c) Sun Tzu\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Detect and analyze threats fast<\/strong>. Detailed investigation of malicious files and instant results enhance the security program and incident response time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create robust remote work policies and staff education<\/strong> on cybersecurity awareness to prevent attacks. Give employees tips on how to recognize scams and keep the company\u2019s cybersecurity strong.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analyze every user\u2019s action on working stations<\/strong>. Restrict file and directory permissions <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Introduce multi-level password policies<\/strong>. 2FA, USB keys, and others guarantee the safety of the files. However, you need to keep in mind the employees\u2019 convenience and don\u2019t go overboard here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Establishing a strong outer perimeter by traffic monitoring.<\/strong> Use proxy servers, border router set-up, network traffic analyzers on different levels, and control of inbound and outbound traffic.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Validate compliance with the PCI DSS license<\/strong>: the network segmentation, traffic encryption, limiting administrative privileges, server protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Get a cybersecurity analyst to take part in all processes<\/strong>: from implementing new features, launching a site or an application to restoring the backup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Update servers and security patches constantly.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Establish backup channel access.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Filter emails.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set a separate server for malware analysis.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analyze requests on application and network layers <\/strong>(according to the OSI model) to avoid DDoS attacks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encrypt and backup data<\/strong>: It is essential to secure the data of banks as thousands of customers do transact on the bank&#8217;s websites. The bank website must <a aria-label=\"have an SSL certificate (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapsslshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have an SSL certificate<\/a> to avert data breaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We also asked our fellow malware analyst, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmalware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Yasmine Johnstoon-Ison<\/a>, for a piece of advice:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Banks face a multitude of security situations. They are a great example of an organization that can benefit from a Cyberthreat Intel team (CTI).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> A CTI team would be able to:&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>identify a wide range of risk\/threat avenues a threat actor may take to exploit the bank. &#8211; track known threats and be proactive with detections and hunting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use actionable intelligence to hunt for unknowns.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>take apart malware that has hit the bank, banking systems, POS systems, and sites.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tie back to a threat actor and identify the chain of infection, knowing the chain of infection could possibly identify the root cause of the infection. The IR (incident response) team could then remediate the issue so it doesn\u2019t happen again, or the bank could weigh the risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>help with malicious email campaigns that aim to steal user credentials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>investigate if the campaigns use any known TTPs (tactics, techniques, procedures) leading back to an actor\/group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>identify the root cause of the incident.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the military, there is a saying, \u201cstaying left of the boom\u201d. That is the job of intel &#8211; to keep informed and stay very much to the left. But also, when an incident goes down, a CTI team would be able to provide the IR team with actionable intel to handle the incident, quickly and efficiently.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equipping the CTI team with the right tools will make their job easier and allow them to protect the bank better. They are very vital and keep your cybersecurity stance proactive and forward-thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13 tools to improve bank cybersecurity<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fsisac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FS-ISAC<\/a> provides information that increases sector-wide knowledge of cybersecurity threats. It is solely focused on financial services.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splunk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Splunk<\/a> collects logs, events, and journals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/thycotic.com\/products\/privilege-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thycotic<\/a> reports on all employee\u2019s actions, manage admin rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passbolt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Passbolt<\/a> and <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/keepass.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keypass<\/a> store passwords and allows their safe sharing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zabbix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zabbix<\/a> monitors networks, servers, VMs, and cloud services.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wireshark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wireshark<\/a> and <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paessler.com\/prtg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PRTG<\/a> analyze the network.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kaspersky<\/a>, <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McAfee<\/a>, and <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/en_us\/business.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trend Micro<\/a> monitor Windows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.squid-cache.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Squid<\/a> is a caching proxy that reduces bandwidth and improves response times.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/qrator.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qrator<\/a> provides automatic DDoS attacks mitigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualys.com\/solutions\/devops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qualys<\/a> automates checks of security controls and configurations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Webex<\/a> is a safe corporate messenger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/products\/security\/email-security\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cisco Secure Email<\/a> detects, quarantines, investigates and remediates cyberattacks that target your email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/any.run\/?utm_source=anyrunblog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=in-house&amp;utm_content=banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ANY.RUN<\/a> helps to analyze malware, including ones that explicitly target Internet banking customers. A bonus to the ability to investigate suspicious files and links is a vast database of relatable threats for later scrutiny. Banks and large finance companies already use this service every day.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can a bank employee check a suspicious link or file?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>A bank employee\u2019s day is busy enough. Paperwork, money transfer, recalculations, a compilation of reports. Customers with demands and colleagues with requests. And the most common way to deal with all of it is by email. And here comes a trick.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to be sure that the email you got is not a scam? Here are few ways to get that something wrong is going on: <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cybersecurity-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/infographic-2.1-1-1-599x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1845\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know that the email you got has a surprise. Let\u2019s find out whether it is malicious or not.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phishing sites use graphical decoys of well-known brands. <a href=\"https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/32860227-763d-40d2-a140-1289cfbdc8ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">In the first sample<\/a>, an email contains files that we are offered to open with Office, and it looks like a legit Microsoft theme. But it\u2019s a fraud. After the user has given his credentials, a phishing website usually redirects the user to the original website. If you check the file beforehand in ANY.RUN service, you will see its malicious intentions in less than 2 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/FkVMeg_Xagswkq_DSxDM3G1LaJkFd81dI2kpgjnscEg8HGweDCuEWG1LjGrnyZmtjeNz7r82G5JjLV9nbqnpkKg40wjeAKb4A_r0r7fgzDXNqVWaf_ZwkdqbtNr_vRthFZgh9U9N=s0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/634376c7-0fb9-442a-91d8-ef0048f89603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Another example<\/a> will show you a different story. A so-called colleague sent you a report for recalculation. You opened a file and didn\u2019t even notice that malware had already stolen your data. Definitely, not a happy end.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s try one more time. Your internal Sherlock Holmes supposed that it was malicious spam with an attached malicious document. And you decided to reach the interactive sandbox. The instant result of the analysis showed you the whole process that was invisible to you before. The maldoc used CVE-2017-1182 vulnerability to download a payload by Equation Editor. After Formbook malware was downloaded, it injected the Explorer process and started stealing information from the infected system, that in another scenario, was yours. But this time, knowing the verdict, you can protect data and delete the email at once.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To infect the system, a user just needs to open a malicious document on his unpatched system.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security of data is not only a company\u2019s problem. Each employee should be aware of how to prevent suspicious activity and protect private data.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We bet you got tired of all these nagging about being careful and these notorious rules. Let\u2019s have a look at them from another side, what happens if you don\u2019t follow them? Here are our Harmful Tips for Cybersecurity, just for laughs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cybersecurity-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/poster-3-\u0441-\u043b\u043e\u0433\u043e-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1812\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But remember there&#8217;s a grain of truth in every joke.\u00a0But a joke is the best way to remember things. So, feel free to print it for your office or working space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We swear it&#8217;s safe! But you know where to check it now, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophisticated attacks threaten data leakage, theft, and privacy violation \u2013&nbsp;everything that finance organizations need to prevent and fight against. The best heist movies can\u2019t reflect what a battle is going on behind the monitors. And the blue screen doesn\u2019t show who the real superheroes are, but we know them: the ones who keep the data safe.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samples that you can investigate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ransomware sample \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/9510f158-56e0-49a4-ba1a-b02f4f4b97b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/9510f158-56e0-49a4-ba1a-b02f4f4b97b5<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stealer sample \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/08824087-dc42-46d8-8738-326be5d3213f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/08824087-dc42-46d8-8738-326be5d3213f<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phishing sample \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/2e2e261b-6d38-4be8-8e7b-df0ca7dfd541\/\">https:\/\/app.any.run\/tasks\/2e2e261b-6d38-4be8-8e7b-df0ca7dfd541\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bank robbery is one of the most classic and old crimes in history. 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