Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Abnormal’s Crane Hassold wrote. How much money are we talking about?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest travel leisure company, discloses a data breach that took place in 2019. The company launched an investigation immediately after it discovered an anomalous activity on its network in May 2019. “In late May 2019, we identified suspicious activity on our network.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

billion and authorities observed an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 (+69%). According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report , the top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. million in 2019 to over $29.1 billion in losses.

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Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

What is Account Takeover? Account takeover, also known as ATO, is a form of identity theft in which a malicious third party gains access to or “takes over” an online account. It’s one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity threats today, growing a staggering 300% since 2019 and leading to consumer losses of $3.5

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

” The Elasticsearch database was first indexed by search engines in May 2018, Diachenko discovered it on September 17, 2019, and on September 20, 2019 it was secured. The experts also revealed that the owner based in Ukraine, but did not reveal its identity. ” concludes the experts. ” concludes the experts.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2021

Google noted a more than 600% spike in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to 2019 with a total of 2,145,013 phishing sites registered as of January 17, 2021, up from 1,690,000 on Jan 19, 2020. Phishing attacks account for more than 80% of reported security incidents. Phishing doesn’t discriminate. So did the 2020 Twitter hack.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) are scams targeting individuals or organizations performing transfers of funds. This scam is most often used when an attacker compromises legitimate email accounts through social engineering or computer intrusion techniques. Tech support fraud.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

“Phone scammers were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019.” The pandemic is providing the perfect cover for cybercrime, as can be seen in the alarming statistic from First Orion that criminals were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019 via vishing or phone scams.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Compromised data include names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, bank account numbers, credit cards, passwords, license plates, citizen service numbers or passport data. The group demanded a Bitcoin payment from the affected companies and threatened to publish the stolen information online or destroy their infrastructure. .”

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The incidence of ransomware attacks has continued to climb, over 700% by some estimates in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with phishing emails being the primary vector. Protecting Against Malware and Scams While Shopping Online During the Holiday Season. Individuals, businesses and organizations alike need to tread carefully.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the digital age, having a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy is now just as crucial to organizational success as accounting, sales, marketing and other core business functions. billion to cybercriminals in 2019, according to the FBI. worldwide in 2019, according to a Ponemon Institute survey. lost more than $3.5

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Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Social Engineering is when hackers impersonate trusted associates or acquaintances to manipulate people into giving up their passwords, banking information, date of birth or anything else that could be used for identity theft. As it turns out, it’s easier to hack our trust than our computers.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene , and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. SIM-jacking or SIM swap fraud will increase: This sophisticated attack allows a hacker to steal your cell phone number and with that, any account associated with it.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

User data appears to have been scraped in 2019 by malicious actors exploiting a vulnerability in the platform. Check if your personal info has been stolen or made public on the internet with Bitdefender’s Digital Identity Protection tool. “This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. . ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 24, 2019

The digitized records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security numbers, wire transaction receipts, and drivers license images — were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser. According to the FBI, BEC scams are the most costly form of cybercrime today.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2020

The other choice of crime is enhanced by the internet, like identity theft and credit card fraud," Judge said. The (IC3) 2019 annual report gathered the data below from complaints reported to their online form at ic3.gov. I've already had a ton of phishing scams related to COVID-19, and the phones run off the hook.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The massive shift to work from home in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has meant a rush to secure a wider range of home devices and networks, and an instant spike in demand for training and services that protect employees in identifying attempted cyberattacks and scams. Economic stimulus checks were targeted.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, if the LinkedIn member’s job is listed as Senior Account Executive—International Freight, the malicious zip file would be titled Senior Account Executive—International Freight position (note the ‘position’ added to the end),” the blog post states. Citizens are urged to report incidents of this scam to phishing@irs.gov.

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