CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Competition has never been fiercer for online retailers, which means it’s not just quality products and customer service that companies must focus on. Today, we’ll delve into the concept of the zero-trust approach and explain why this is the safest option for retailers.

Retail 111

Retail eCommerce Cyber Attacks Authentication 111

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. Cybercriminals are forever leveraging advanced tools and tactics to attack consumers globally.

Phishing 85

Phishing Banking Retail Financial Services 85

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.”

Social Engineering 96

Social Engineering Engineering Ransomware Backups 96

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Russian TA505 hacking group , aka Evil Corp , has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. LOBSHOT targets specific cryptocurrency wallet extensions for Google Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. The malware maintains persistence by adding a Registry entry in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

Malware 96

Malware Cybercrime Banking Software 96

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This includes the evolution from physical currency and checks to digital payment methods such as credit and debit cards, as well as the emergence of newer technologies like mobile payments and cryptocurrencies. Overall, CBDCs as a new type of digital currency are not volatile like cryptocurrencies.

Banking 71

Banking Cryptocurrency Financial Services Accountability 71

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Whether you’re a crypto-skeptic or a crypto-maximalist, it cannot be denied that the mostly unregulated cryptocurrency ecosystem is no stranger to fraud. To conduct attacks specifically linked to cryptocurrency, threat actors must usually cooperate within a web of associates—just like any other area of cyber crime.

Scams 40

Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Advertising 40

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. For example, one website offered users to obtain a COVID vaccination certificate by entering their British National Health Service (NHS) account credentials.

Phishing 101

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 101