Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

An impersonation attack recently made headlines with the 2020 Twitter/Bitcoin scam , in which 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised by outside parties to steal bitcoin. Each one has their own methods and protecting against them requires a multi-layered approach. Let’s look at a few primary examples.

Scams 108

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 108

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2020 groups were demanding as much as $30 million to unlock a victim’s files and systems. Reducing Human Error Security Threats with Remote Workforce. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

BlueNoroff developed an elaborate phishing campaign that targeted startups and distributed malware for stealing all crypto in the account tied to the device. The NaiveCopy campaign, another example of an advanced threat, targeted stock and cryptocurrency investors in South Korea. Now we see that APT actors have also switched to crypto.

Banking 71

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 71

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020 threat report, presented at CyberCrimeCon in Singapore, the size of the carding market grew by 33 percent and amounted to USD 879.7 SecurityAffairs – payment card details , cybercrime). The source of this data compromise remains unknown.”. Pierluigi Paganini.

Marketing 60

Marketing Banking eCommerce Advertising 60

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

McKinsey & Company raised the alarm in 2020. Then, they reported 87% of organisations worldwide were already facing a skill gap or would face a severe talent shortage by 2025. Today they account for only 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, a 1% improvement in the last two years. Could it get any worse? Sadly, yes.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Based on our telemetry, the January 2021 indicators do not necessarily represent new intrusions or new malware samples, as the detections were relatively old (between 2018 and 2020), and the Explosive RAT samples did not contain significant modifications. A week later, on August 7, the threat actor posted new evidence of exfiltrated data.

Malware 139

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 139

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

McAfee researchers addressed the shift in ransomware strategy this week in their McAfee Threats Report: June 2021. Likewise, circa 2019/2020, we saw the introduction of leak sites. The federal government has become increasingly involved in pushing back against cybercrime, particularly ransomware. Leak Sites.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Backups Encryption Malware 98