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Hacking Corporate Banking for Fun and Profit

niksCharles Waterhouse

Reconnaissance and vulnerability discovery across enterprise banking software used by major financial institutions worldwide.

Summary

Targeting Widely Deployed Banking Software

Security research initiated during a financial sector bug bounty engagement uncovered third-party corporate banking software deployed across dozens of major banks worldwide.

Reconnaissance and Attack Surface Mapping

Analyzing client marketing materials, client-side application bundles, and undocumented API endpoints revealed extensive hidden attack surfaces and administrative interfaces.

Exploitation and Vulnerability Discovery

Detailed findings demonstrate how SQL injection vulnerabilities and access control bypasses within the platform allowed unauthorized extraction of sensitive financial data and privilege escalation.

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