SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2022

Since we began holistically tracking cybersecurity trends 15 years ago with our annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), we've seen many shifting motivations and strategies behind the bad actors seeking to cause immense harm. One thing has remained consistent: the threat of cyberattacks is real and a daily global onslaught.

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Appknox

MARCH 17, 2021

There’s ample evidence to suggest hackers and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups routinely run campaigns trying to snare employees, contractors, etc. to steal data or hold it for ransom. Simply put, cyber threats and cyberattacks are on the rise.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

C-suites across all industries, from traditional finance to the latest “unicorns” emerging in the fintech industry, are facing a formidable challenge: how to protect their business and customer data against growing cyber threats. Remember 2021? What is needed to remain protected from cyber threats in 2024.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Log4j vulnerability, officially known as CVE-2021-44228 , continues to pose significant risks to organizations worldwide, with Lazarus demonstrating the persistence of cyber threats and the challenges associated with mitigating known vulnerabilities.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to the latest ISACA State of Security 2021 report , social engineering is the leading cause of compromises experienced by organizations. Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 16, 2021

Despite all the cybersecurity defenses in enterprises, the human element matters the most, as phishing attacks remain the top avenue of incursion, accounting for more than 85% of all breaches, according to the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Stop threats at the endpoint with Cybriant’s MDR Service.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

July 19, 2021 – The actor having the alias “ bl4ckt0r ” has published TicketClub Italy database with over 340,957 users for sale and released several meaningful data dumps which may confirm the breach. The platform lists coupons in multiple categories including health, travel, food, services, events.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Within the next few weeks, the government of the sub-continent is preparing to release an indigenous mobile operating system that has the potential to offer a health competition to American technology giants and will be safe to use in the current cyber threat landscape.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

Tenable’s Security Response Team says that in the past 2 months over 56 breaches were disclosed by the end of Feb’2021. As per the researchers, most of the healthcare related data breaches happened because of ransomware that accounted for over 54.95 percent ransomware breaches, Maze followed the path with over 6.17

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. 2021 saw some of the most damaging ransomware breaches in recent history. The Rise of Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

If you follow cybersecurity current events, you may know that the cost and frequency of a data breach continue to skyrocket. According to IBM’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, most respondents are concerned that identifying, containing, and paying for a data breach is more burdensome today than ever before.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

From Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, the team discovered 399,200 exposed databases due to those efforts. According to Group-IB, the likelihood of the database systems being used in cybercrime and security breaches is high. A data breach, a follow-up strike on clients whose data was exposed, and other risks may result from an exposed database.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2021

Costs of Cybercrime Global cybercrime costs are on the rise, increasing 15 per cent year over year, according to a 2021 cyberwarfare report by CyberSecurity Ventures. It’s estimated that global ransomware damage costs will reach $20 billion in 2021, 57 times the amount in 2015. Monitor data. Have a breach response plan.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2023

Investigators have found evidence that, between October 2021 and April 2023, Qakbot administrators received fees corresponding to approximately $58 million in ransoms paid by victims,” states the Justice Department. “The cyber threat facing our nation is growing more dangerous and complex every day.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

News of the SolarWinds data breach, where it's software management updates were hacked, rocked the cyber world. And just like in the SolarWinds data breach, the top suspect nation-state is Russia. February 16, 2021. Government and examines nation state cyber-threats. Ok CBDC (@HaboubiAnis).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Utilize real-world examples, case studies, and industry benchmarks to drive home the importance of investing in cybersecurity defense and creating a culture where everyone plays a role in protecting the organization from cyber threats. Vulnerability assessments highlighting areas where your organization’s defenses may be lacking.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But while lowering cyber threat dwell times always help, until you lower them to under a few hours or days, many cyber-attacks will still succeed. Often, successful cyber-attacks happen in minutes or hours. Dwell time is less important when criminals go for quick data smash and grabs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Therefore, today companies are increasingly counting on a reliable cyber threat hunting network like SANGFOR to continue their businesses with peace of mind. One of the most challenging aspects of Cybersecurity is that cyber threats are constantly shifting and evolving. Importance of Cyber security in 2021.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The 2022 update to our research on the perception of data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk for a data breach instead of what feels right. First, a little background It’s been a little over a year since we first shared our research on the data breach perception problem.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

Customers must be aware of retail cyber threats. Retailers must protect access to their data and systems by accelerating the adoption of a Zero Trust approach to security. Financial organizations must secure POS transactions and protect sensitive data. Everyone needs to increase the level of retail cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The rash of high-profile breaches such as Solar Winds, Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya, and others proved those 2021 predictions to be accurate. In fact, “the number of publicly reported data compromises in the U.S. MORE Alarming Cybersecurity Stats For 2021 ! This blog was written by an independent guest blogger.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2021

Outsourcing digital security is also more cost-effective as it reduces the risk of future monetary loss from a data breach and lessens the burden on leadership that likely does not have cybersecurity expertise. Data is All-Too Enticing to a Cybercriminal. Devaluing Data: Take Away Their Profit. The model is simply flawed.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This was not the first time that “pompompurin” has exposed databases, said Ivan Righi, cyber threat intelligence analyst at Digital Shadows. These breaches are not uncommon on Raidforums, and it bears resemblance to other hacking groups such as ShinyHunters, which exposed close to one billion user records in 2020,” Righi said. “As

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

url: [link] sample:dd4eb8aa3371b7fd821a7a9730c924cf @Amigo_A_ @fbgwls245 @demonslay335 pic.twitter.com/fFWFoyCgF1 — xiaopao (@Kangxiaopao) March 17, 2021. Grief is a lesser-known ransomware group, which claims to have data stolen from 5 organizations including 1 in Mexico. prometheushelp@airmail.cc Prometheus.help@protonmail.ch

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Executive stakeholders are being prepared for average data breach costs, which according to IBM now reside at just over $4.24 And, if the organisation is listed on the NASDAQ, this worsens after a breach becomes public. Supply chain attacks grew 300% in 2021. million per organisation. So, now it’s over to you.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 10, 2021

A recent report from IBM found that transportation is the tenth most costly industry for experiencing a data breach. On average, breaches cost transit companies $3.58 A 2021 study from the Mineta Transportation Institute highlights the disconnect this inexperience creates.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Source: Inky) Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics found themselves on the receiving end of a data breach. We also analyzed Kimsuky , the APT that continues to attack the South Korean government, and the NSIS crypter along with its evolution. Source: The Japan Times) Fujifilm fell victim to a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

Initially, the service popped up in the Dark Web around 22 nd March 2021, and has been significantly upgraded since then. Frappo” grants cybercriminals the ability to work with stolen data anonymously and in an encrypted format. The last update of the service was registered May 1, 2022.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 09:17. Even when banking organizations are upgrading security posture to safeguard sensitive financial information, hackers can steal the data intelligently by tying known vulnerabilities together, and making it turn out to be a potential attack. The stolen data is used both to commit fraud directly and indirectly.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Cybercrime: An Equal Opportunity Player When the media covers a cyber attack, the victim is usually a large and high-profile enterprise, a federal government agency, a popular app, or an international hotel chain. Verizon’s most recent Data Breach Investigations Report found that 61% of SMBs were the target of a cyber attack in 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Cybercriminals take advantage of their weak security infrastructure and exploit the behavior of careless employees to launch insider threats and other cyber-attacks successfully. A report reveals various cyber-attacks that often target small businesses, such as malware, phishing, data breaches, and ransomware attacks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our updated research looks at how data breaches happened, what academia published, what the news covered, and what people Googled. The 2022 update to our research on the perception of data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk for a data breach instead of what feels right.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

First, a little background Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1] , an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and breach data from around the world, found that over 99% of all incident and breach events fall into one of only eight major categories.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2023

of advanced bad bots observed in 2021. These findings underscore the growing complexity and sophistication of malicious bot activities, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures to combat this evolving threat. Advanced Bad Bots 2021-2022 3. This represents a substantial surge compared to the 25.9%

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 23, 2021

On June 11, 2021, the Regulation on notifications of incidents affecting networks, information systems and IT services (“ Regulation ”) – adopted by means of the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) of 14 April 2021, no. 2] Until December 31, 2021, notifications may be performed on an experimental basis. [3]

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As we move towards the end of 2022, now is the time to take a look back at the major trends from the last eleven months and identify what might happen from a cyber threat perspective in 2023. This has the double pronged effect of crippling an organization, whilst also resulting in the significant impact that accompanies a data breach.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.24 As the number and severity of data breaches continues to rise, organizations are recognizing that those costs are not theoretical. million and climbing. That’s a 29.1%

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