Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB presented at Money2020 Asia the results of an interesting analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018. The number of leaked cards increased in 2018 by 56%. The total underground market value of Singaporean banks’ cards compromised in 2018 is estimated at nearly $640 000.

Banking 76

Banking Government Passwords Marketing 76

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after it became aware that some of its customers were allegedly victims of SIM swap attacks.

Mobile 87

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 87

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

Mobile 86

Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 86

Troy Hunt

JULY 6, 2018

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) June 29, 2018. Many blocked sites were redirected to affiliate ads and cryptocurrency mining scripts. link] pic.twitter.com/Tgs3gpIIax — The Tor Project (@torproject) July 2, 2018. pic.twitter.com/MJu9FDphWS — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) June 30, 2018. It profited from it.

DDOS 116

DDOS Passwords Cryptocurrency Data breaches 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

users Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. users Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 110

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2019

Android Trojan Gustuff capable of targeting more than 100 global banking apps, cryptocurrency and marketplace applications. Gustuff Android banking trojan targets 125+ banking, and 32 cryptocurrency apps. Lazarus APT continues to target cryptocurrency businesses with Mac malware.

Cryptocurrency 66

Cryptocurrency Banking Malware Data breaches 66

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance. That’s down from 53 percent that did so in 2018, Okta found. .” On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug. In an Aug.

Mobile 299

Mobile Phishing Authentication Accountability 299

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018. Adobe issued a critical out-of-band patch to address CVE-2018-12848 Acrobat flaw. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system.

Computers and Electronics 53

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Spyware Data breaches 53

SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

By some accounts, ransomware attacks increased nearly 150% in the past year, and insurance claims and costs of payments skyrocketed after having already jumped approximately 230% between 2018-19. We need better validated and empirical data-driven models which incorporate expert knowledge.

Insurance 113

Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware InfoSec 113

SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Malicious hackers are increasingly mobbing the video game industry, with major companies suffering data breaches, having their source code sold or leaked online and games serving as playgrounds to push malware or mine cryptocurrencies. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images).

Computers and Electronics 121

Computers and Electronics Media Marketing Cryptocurrency 121

Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2018, KrebsOnSecurity detailed how Stevenson earned bug bounty rewards and public recognition from top telecom companies for finding and reporting security holes in their websites, all the while secretly peddling those same vulnerabilities to cybercriminals.

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Hacking Government Media Accountability 259

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

. · Android mobile devices from 11 vendors are exposed to AT Commands attacks. · Experts warn of possible attacks after PoC code for CVE-2018-11776 Struts flaw was published. · Google researcher found Fortnite Android App vulnerable to Man-in-the-Disk attacks. · Critical Apache Struts flaw CVE-2018-11776 exploited in attacks in (..)

Spyware 41

Spyware Banking Data breaches Mobile 41

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

Hackers were also quick to pounce on the disruption caused by the 2018 shutdown of the U.S. A recent domain hijack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.com was used to spoof the company in a spear-phishing campaign. Many of these faux-Zoom sites were used to distribute malware under the guise of links to online meetings.

Hacking 130

Hacking Retail Cyber Insurance Authentication 130

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

UK ICO fines British Airways £183 Million under GDPR over 2018 security breach. Maryland Department of Labor discloses a data breach. UK ICO proposes a $123 million fine for Marriott 2014 data breach. Hackers stole $32 million from Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange.

Data breaches 49

Data breaches Spyware Advertising Government 49

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Attackers use data from numerous data breach to carry out their campaigns, it October researchers from the Cybaze ZLab spotted a scam campaign that was targeting some of its Italian customers, crooks leverage credentials in Breach Compilation archive. 30, 2018 through Oct. 26, 2018 — 58 days’ worth of spam.”

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Scams Data breaches Education Advertising 80

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2018

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Cryptocurrency 40

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Spyware Surveillance 40

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2018

And now in 2018 EternalBlue is propagating a very similar worm, dubbed WannaMine, that has been seeking company servers to infect – and redirect to crypto mining chores – in 150 countries. However, the fact that cryptojackers infiltrated your infrastructure is an indication of a data breach. What more do they need to understand?

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Data breaches Cryptocurrency Ransomware Passwords 213

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Year-in and year-out, criminal innovation has far outpaced the effort on the part of companies and governments to defend their business networks, as well as to preserve the sanctity of our private data. 2018 was no exception. Disclosures of huge data breaches no longer shock the public. Shock-immune public.

Cybercrime 124

Cybercrime IoT Internet Internet 124

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Still, low-level criminal activity on the dark web still poses the most widespread and immediate security threat, with cryptocurrency mining, ransomware and malware all on the rise, a recent report has found. Read the whole entry. »

Cybercrime 40

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Ransomware Malware 40

Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2018

Paper Copy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Spyware 41

Spyware Banking DNS Retail 41

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

The crime gang was formed in 2018, it was involved in distributing stolen user credentials, developing and distributing malware and hacking tools, and fraud. . ” Data amassed by the hackers were obtained from third-party data breaches, they were offered on several hacking forums. .”

Computers and Electronics 70

Computers and Electronics Hacking Cryptocurrency Accountability 70

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

fewer of you to go around because at this moment in history everyone understands that a good CISO is critical to the ongoing success of an enterprise (the 2019 IBM Cost of Data Breach study found that the average cost to an organization was $3.92 Cryptocurrency miners will continue to get rich off of stolen electricity.

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Cybersecurity CISO IoT Insurance 100

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. a very strange scam attempt. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. a very strange scam attempt. a very strange scam attempt.

Banking 50

Banking Scams Advertising Cybercrime 50

Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

The criminals have discovered how many people don't understand investing in cryptocurrency and have turned Investment Scams into a new money factory. . #1 Personal Data Breach. Corporate Data Breach. For several years, the #1 Cybercrime type has been Business Email Compromise followed by the #2 of Romance Scam.

Scams 98

Scams Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Data breaches 98

Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

By selling fake raffle tickets for the promotion, the scammers raked in $438,000 worth of cryptocurrency. A video of Kanye West from 2018 purportedly revealed that the rapper and producer’s iPhone passcode was 000000. Still, there are a few things you can do to best protect yourself from falling for an online scam.

Internet 123

Internet Internet Scams Passwords 123

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

The hacked forum database shows a user “tankska” registered on OGUsers back in July 2018, but only made one post asking about the price of an older Twitter account for sale. youth whose mom turned him in to the local police in February 2018 when she overheard him talking on the phone and pretending to be an AT&T employee.

Hacking 299

Hacking Accountability Scams Media 299

BH Consulting

JUNE 8, 2021

Sum of a breach: Verizon DBIR sheds light on the human factor. More than eight out of ten data breaches involve human interaction, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2021. The Data Protection Commission levied its largest fine to date, €90,000, against the Irish Credit Bureau.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Data breaches Phishing Cybersecurity 52

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Ransomware was a relatively obscure form of malware until the early 2010s , but it has increased in scope and the amount of damage it has caused year after year, aided by a proliferation of botnets , cryptocurrencies , and sophisticated criminal enterprises. An artificially generated “person.” Source: ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com?????.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. The first is data encrypted throughout the lifecycle of use, which is currently more of a goal than a common practice. The second is data encrypted throughout a transmission from one device to another.

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Encryption Passwords IoT Firewall 111

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In fact, “the number of publicly reported data compromises in the U.S. ” Data Breaches Are on Pace to Break a New Record High in 2021 | Money Please see my article in FORBES for more of 2021’s alarming cybersecurity statistics. MORE Alarming Cybersecurity Stats For 2021 !

Cybersecurity 78

Cybersecurity IoT Artificial Intelligence Cyber threats 78

Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Ransom payments are generally demanded in the form of untraceable cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. In IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2019 cited the following: Lost business is the biggest contributor to data breach costs The average cost of lost business in 2019 was $1.42

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Data breaches Encryption 52

Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. Overall, as of late 2018, 52.5% Looking at the adoption of 2FA by site categories reveals that FINTECH- (financial technologies) and IT (information technology)-related services, such as cryptocurrency and cloud services, are leading the 2FA adoption charge.

Authentication 90

Authentication Internet Internet Software 90

Spinone

AUGUST 13, 2019

To be able to access them, you need a digital key, which you will get after you pay a ransom, usually in cryptocurrency. The primary goal of ransomware is to instill fear for your data. In 2018, Kaspersky Lab detected about 60,176 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Where do you look for programs to give you all those features?

Ransomware 70

Ransomware Backups Encryption Malware 70