19th & 22nd

  Android banking malware infects 300,000 Google Play users https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-banking-malware-infects-300-000-google-play-users/ Planned Parenthood LA discloses data breach after ransomware attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/planned-parenthood-la-discloses-data-breach-after-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer

  New Android malware targeting banks in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-android-malware-targeting-banks-in-italy-spain-germany-belgium-and-the-netherlands/ SOURCE:  Jonathan Greig, ZDNet   Microsoft investigating new Windows 10 high-pitched noise issue https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-investigating-new-windows-10-high-pitched-noise-issue/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer

  6 Questions Attackers Ask Before Choosing an Asset to Exploit https://threatpost.com/6-questions-attackers-ask-exploit/162651/ SOURCE:  David Wolpoff - Randori  (via Threat Post) Killer Mike's Greenwood banking platform raises nearly $40 million in Series A funding https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/investing/killer-mike-greenwood-40-million/index.html SOURCE:  Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business

  Ransomwared Bank Tells Customers It Lost Their SSNs https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgznxw/ransomwared-bank-tells-customers-it-lost-their-ssns SOURCE:  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai - MotherBoard/Vice  Fortnite’s concert series returns with a Rocket League rave https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22344853/fortnite-concert-series-rocket-league-kaskade-live-rave SOURCE:  Nick Statt, The Verge 

  $4,000 COVID-19 ‘Relief Checks’ Cloak Dridex Malware https://threatpost.com/covid-19-relief-checks-dridex-malware/164853/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, threat post  This major US bank just endorsed reparations for Black Americans https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/17/business/amalgamated-bank-hr-40/index.html SOURCE:  Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business

  Wells Fargo apologizes for online banking outage amid stimulus rollout https://thehill.com/policy/finance/543644-wells-fargo-apologizes-for-online-banking-outage-amid-customers-getting SOURCE:  Marina Pitofsky, The Hill Amazon to expand virtual health program nationwide https://thehill.com/policy/technology/543630-amazon-will-expand-virtual-health-pilot-program-amazon-care-nationwide SOURCE:  Celine Castronuovo, The Hill

  10 Google Play Apps Found Containing Banking Malware https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ten-google-play-apps-banking/ SOURCE:  Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine Scammers Selling Fake #COVID19 Vaccination Cards for Just $20 https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scammers-sell-fake-covid19/ SOURCE:  Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine

  Covid-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’ May Soon Become A Reality https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2021/02/25/covid-19-vaccine-passports-may-soon-become-a-reality/?sh=553077b670ed SOURCE:  Sai Balasubramanian, J.D., Contributor - Forbes  Jack Dorsey’s Square starts its own bank for merchants https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2021/03/02/square-bank-jack-dorsey-us/ SOURCE:  Ivan Mehta, The Next Web

  Master P launching BossUp Bank for people who can’t get bank accounts https://rollingout.com/2021/02/26/master-p-launching-bossup-bank-for-people-who-cant-get-bank-accounts/ SOURCE:  Michael "Ice Blue" Harris, Rollingout  Illinois Facebook users could get $345 each in photo-tagging lawsuit after judge approves $650M settlement https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/illinois-facebook-photo-tagging-lawsuit-settlement SOURCE:  Audrey Conklin, FOXBusiness

 Updates from Google and the White House.... White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says he 'can't guarantee' the federal government will avoid a shutdown next month https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-chief-staff-mark-182308708.html SOURCE:  Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Business Insider (via Yahoo News) Google moves into Venmo and bank territory with checking accounts and updated payment app https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/18/google-moves-into-venmo-and-banking-turf-with-checking-account-app.html SOURCE:  Kate Rooney, CNBC

 More economic and banking news... Millions Will Lose Unemployment Aid This December Unless Congress Acts Fast https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/congress-unemployment-benefits-100000007.html SOURCE:  Arthur Delaney and Igor Bobic, HuffPost  (via Yahoo News) Daylight launches as the first LGBT+ digital banking platform https://www.cnbc.com/select/daylight-launches-as-the-first-lgbt-digital-banking-platform/ SOURCE:  Alexandria White, CNBC