The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY. I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. Erin: What role should governments play in combating cybercrime?

Cyber threats 203

Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Threat Detection Cybersecurity 203

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

.” The arrest is the result of Operation Guardian led by AFP which became aware of a number of text messages demanding some Optus customers transfer $2000 to a bank account or face their personal information being used for financial crimes. The database belonging to the company was leaked on a cybercrime forum.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Scams Telecommunications Financial Services 98

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

This month, the experts noticed that the number of infected hosts passed from 2000 to around 30,000. “While the group has operated for years, by mid 2021, the botnet was observed operating with roughly 2000 hosts globally. The 8220 Gang selects victims by identifying them through their internet accessibility.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Internet 104

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The problems with the RDP is that it suffers from vulnerabilities that can be exploited and the RDP service may rely on internet-facing servers which are easily accessed.". Another significant finding is that nearly half of organizations that get hit are now paying hacker ransoms.

Cyber threats 130

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 130

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

I’ve been following the Monero mining pool address used in the Ngrok campaign and regularly checking for other research references on the internet. The script downloads Zmap, Zgrab and JQ and performs a scan of a pre-defined series of 8K blocks of the internet looking for: Redis on port 6379. Docker on port 2375. CouchDB on 5984.

Accountability 111

Accountability Malware Advertising Internet 111

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2022

This research is part of CSC’s latest report, “ Two Year Analysis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Internet Security and Safety. In today’s digital economy, domain name related cybercrime is exponentially rising and impacting organizations, customers, partners, and the connected internet supply chain.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Phishing Technology DNS 52

Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. When students turn 18, those rights are transferred to them.

Education 74

Education Ransomware Cybersecurity Risk 74

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 7, 2021

xMatters’ strong position within many of the Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 adds even greater value to our CIO and C-suite customers and prospects across large enterprises.

Digital transformation 40

Digital transformation Marketing Risk Technology 40

ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

.” I wrote about the pending Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 (CSEA) and said: “ The problem with this legislation is that it's often very difficult to determine who is responsible for any given cybercrime. I think the whole white hat black hat thing came out of DEF CON, circa 2000. Who is responsible? I don't know.

Hacking 52

Hacking Technology InfoSec Media 52

SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Today’s columnist, Brian Johnson of Armorblox, offers five takeaways from the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in March released its 2020 Internet Crime Report with updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Account Compromise (EAC), and COVID-19 scams.

Internet 53

Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 53

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. One of the first instances was the Love Letter virus of 2000.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

You want to make sure that you're there no matter what they do with their laptop or computer and cyber criminals started adapting the same they said, You know what I want to collect your credit card whenever I want to gather your data whenever so you're exactly right of this technique transformed and now it's part of everyday cybercrime.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Marketing Software Antivirus 52