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DORA and operational resilience: Credential management as a financial risk control
Article 9 of DORA makes authentication and access control a legal obligation for EU financial entities. Here is what the regulation requires, and what a breach looks like when those controls are missing. [...]
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🔍Threat Overview
A threat actor exploited compromised credentials to access and extract sensitive data on 1.2 million bank accounts, disrupting operations at France's national bank registry. This incident highlights the operational resilience failure of credential management under DORA.
⚙️Technical Details
Affected Systems
France's national bank registry
Attack Vectors
Compromised credentialsPhishingInfostealer (Lumma, RisePro, StealC, Vidar, RedLine)
💥Impact Assessment
Severity: High
Who Is at Risk
Financial institutions in the EU
🛡️Recommended Actions
1Implement strong authentication mechanisms (MFA) based on FIDO2/WebAuthn standards
2Deploy privileged access management (PAM) tools with session recording, JIT access provisioning, and privileged credential vaulting
3Regularly review and update password policies to prevent credential compromise
📦Affected Products
Ficoba interministerial database
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