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10 Takeaways From The 2014 Verizon Breach Report

SiteLock

According to the report “A resurgence of RAM scraping malware is the most prominent tactical development in 2013,” the same tactic used in the giant Target breach. Many of the attacks in our 2013 dataset targeted off-the-shelf content management systems (e.g.,

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Network Footprints of Gamaredon Group

Cisco Security

Threat actors picking sides [1], group members turning against each other [2], some people handing out DDoS tools [3], some people blending in to turn it into profit [4], and many other stories, proving that this new frontier is changing daily, and its direct impact is not limited to geographical boundaries.

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Threat Trends: Firewall

Cisco Security

For example, alerts produced by one firewall under a DDoS attack can easily dwarf the number of alerts generated from a single exploit that hits hundreds of organizations. Simply looking at the raw numbers in this case would give the false impression that DDoS attacks have a far greater impact across the base of organizations.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Warning signs. Ransomware.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email. Black Basta uses a double-extortion RaaS model with the added threat of DDoS attacks. There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks. What is Ransomware as a Service?

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APT trends report Q1 2022

SecureList

Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites. We found overlaps in the infrastructure used by a tunneling tool used by the actor and several possible phishing websites set up within the above time frame. The attack targets victims with spear-phishing emails containing malicious OOXML files.

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