APRA CPS 234/SOC 2 Type II mandates independent security testing. HackLabs delivers the rigorous offensive security assurance that Australian banks, insurers, and superannuation funds require.
Talk to an ExpertUnderstanding the threat landscape is the first step to building resilience. Here's what's targeting your sector right now.
Criminal groups target financial institutions for maximum ransom leverage, knowing system downtime directly impacts revenue and customer trust.
Web skimming attacks on payment pages, POS malware, and card data theft remain major threats to financial institutions and their customers.
Sophisticated BEC campaigns targeting finance teams to redirect high-value wire transfers, with Australian losses exceeding $227M annually.
Malware specifically designed to steal online banking credentials, intercept 2FA, and conduct fraudulent transactions from victim accounts.
Nation-state actors have targeted SWIFT messaging infrastructure at financial institutions globally — Australian banks are not immune.
Financial institutions' extensive vendor ecosystems create significant supply chain risk — a single compromised vendor can expose customer data at scale.
HackLabs helps Financial Services organisations meet their mandatory security obligations and go beyond compliance to genuine security uplift.
Our experienced consultants have delivered hundreds of assessments across Financial Services organisations in Australia.
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Deep-dive testing of internet banking, mobile apps, payment APIs, and customer portals against OWASP Top 10 and financial-sector attack patterns.
Qualified Security Assessor-level gap assessment and penetration testing to validate PCI DSS compliance across cardholder data environments.
Intelligence-led adversary simulation aligned to CFR CORIE framework for Australian financial institutions — physical, social engineering, and digital.
An ASX-listed bank engaged HackLabs to fulfil APRA CPS 234/SOC 2 Type II independent testing requirements across their core banking, internet banking, and API platforms. Testing revealed a critical authentication bypass in their mobile banking API that could allow account takeover. The finding was remediated before exploitation and the bank achieved clean CPS 234 attestation.
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