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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2 – It demonstrates the importance of security awareness training for your employees! They then publicize their hacks though Twitter to embarrass website owners and make fun of insufficient security measures. 2013 — Credit Card Fraud Spree — In the biggest cybercrime case filed in U.S. I love it for a few reasons. #1

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Mapping CVEs and ATT&CK Framework TTPs: An Empirical Approach

NopSec

The US Department of Homeland Security initially released it in 2007 to improve software assurance through security awareness at the development stage. and affects Microsoft Exchange Server software versions between 2013 and 2019 with cumulative updates. In this case, the CVE represents a severity score of 7.2

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6 Dangerous Microsoft Office 365 Security Concerns for Business

Spinone

Using Outdated Software – companies pay about $36 295 to return their data from hacker By “software” we mean using old versions of Office like Office 2007 / 2010 / 2013 and not checking for the system updates and patches in Office 365. If you are guilty of it too, be ready for some security repercussions.

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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. One of the most notorious one being the BlackPOS spyware that compromised the data of over 40 million Target customers in 2013. 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. One of the most notorious one being the BlackPOS spyware that compromised the data of over 40 million Target customers in 2013. Ransomware.

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How Does Ransomware Work – All You Need to Know

Spinone

That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. This type of ransomware reached its peak popularity in the years 2013-2018. Pass some security awareness courses for beginners. The data can be anything: photos, videos, documents, emails, presentations.