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Cybercrime Statistics in 2019

Security Affairs

According to the IC3 Annual Report released in April 2019 financial losses reached $2.7 Most financially devastating threats involved investment scams, business email compromises (BEC) , and romance fraud. The total cost of cybercrime for each company in 2019 reached US$13M. Financial losses reached $2.7 billion in 2018.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” user account — this one on Verified[.]ru Prior to that, akafitis@gmail.com was used as the email address for the account “ Fitis ,” which was active on Exploit between September 2006 and May 2007.

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Legacy Data Security Leaves Professionals with a 'Patchwork' System

SecureWorld News

Complexity is playing a part in misconfigurations, and these are some of the most common according to the study: 37%: Over-privileged accounts. Companies who discover misconfigured cloud services experienced 10 or more data loss incidents in 2019. Cybersecurity research: large number of solutions being used.

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U.S. Healthcare Industry Needs a Shot in the Arm When it Comes to Data Protection: 70% experienced a breach; Less than 38% are encrypting even as threats increase

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data breaches are at an epidemic level with healthcare organizations experiencing the highest attack rate compared to any other industry studied according to the new Thales 2019 Data Threat Report-Healthcare Edition. A credit card or bank account can be closed. A password can be updated. Why the huge jump in value?

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European Businesses Signal ‘Growing Security Gap’ Amid Mass Digital Transformation

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In fact, in the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Europe Edition launched yesterday, we see that over a third (36%) of enterprises in the region are either aggressively disrupting the markets they participate in – or embedding digital capabilities that enable greater organisational agility. For Europe, the story is no different.

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Financial Cyberthreats in 2020

SecureList

This report aims to shed a light on more details of financial cyberthreats in 2020. This research is a continuation of our annual financial threat reports ( 2019 , 2018 and 2017 ) providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the financial threat landscape. in 2019 to 38.7% Key findings.

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Ragnar Locker ransomware group breached at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors

Security Affairs

The ransomware operation has been active since late December 2019, this is the second time that the FBI first shares IoC related to RagnarLocker operation, the FBI first became aware of this threat in April 2020. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind.