Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Data allegedly stolen from the American gaming giant Activision in December security breach were leaked on a cybercrime forum. A threat actor leaked on the Breached hacking forum the data allegedly stolen from the gaming giant Activision in December 2022. Activision was breached December 4th, 2022.

Hacking 80

Hacking Cybercrime Social Engineering Data breaches 80

SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

The global average data breach cost is $4.24 Human error accounts for 95% of all data breaches. According to PurpleSec, 98% of cybercrime relies on social engineering to accomplish it. Ransomware is malware that encrypts the victim's data and demands a ransom for its decryption.

Cybercrime 83

Cybercrime Social Engineering Data breaches Education 83

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Finally, we will make some forecasts about financial attacks in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. Analysis of forecasts for 2021.

Cryptocurrency 112

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 112

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

Data breaches 77

Data breaches Cybercrime Firewall Artificial Intelligence 77

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

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. Its Privacy Builder is a toolkit to develop and improve data privacy and security.

Cyber Insurance 117

Cyber Insurance Insurance Marketing Small Business 117

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the 11th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2022 and July 2023. In the latter part of 2022 and the first half of 2023, the cybersecurity landscape witnessed a significant increase in both the variety and quantity of cyberattacks and their consequences.

Social Engineering 106

Social Engineering Artificial Intelligence Engineering Ransomware 106

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 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. million per organisation.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. pic.twitter.com/BQSB2uV1JW — Life in DeFi (@lifeindefi) April 3, 2022. 1/ — Trezor (@Trezor) April 3, 2022.

Phishing 108

Phishing Data breaches Cryptocurrency Social Engineering 108

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

Cryptocurrency 239

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 239

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Source: IBM Security: Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023) According to recent research, the number of phishing attacks vastly outpaces all other cyber threats. Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing attack, results in the greatest financial losses of any cybercrime. billion USD globally.

DNS 64

DNS Phishing Social Engineering Engineering 64

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Let’s focus attention on three key areas that have seen significant changes: state-sponsored activity, cybercrime, and hacktivism. Russian-government–backed APT groups have waged a range of cyber attacks against Ukrainian targets since the beginning of 2022. The war continues, and so do its effects on cybersecurity.

Cyber threats 96

Cyber threats Cybercrime Cyber Attacks DDOS 96

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Spyware 82

Spyware Hacking Malware Social Engineering 82

Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$ , a relatively new cybercrime group that specializes in stealing data from big companies and threatening to publish it unless a ransom demand is paid. The group has claimed it is not state-sponsored.

Social Engineering 295

Social Engineering Accountability Mobile Passwords 295

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea New PaperCut flaw in print management software exposes servers to RCE attacks A cyberattack impacted operations of multiple hospitals in several US states Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 Malicious packages in (..)

Malware 72

Malware Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Social Engineering 72

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2023

The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp employees and contractors, and obtained access to select Mailchimp accounts using employee credentials compromised in that attack.” ” reads the notice published by the company.

Social Engineering 78

Social Engineering Small Business Marketing Accountability 78

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. Read next: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022. Redis DBMS Tops the List.

Social Engineering 126

Social Engineering Internet Internet Risk 126

SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As for KSB 2022, we invited notable experts to share their insights and unbiased opinions on what we should expect from cybersecurity in the following year. We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side. I expect that the theft of medical data (ex.

Cybersecurity 128

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Cybercrime IoT 128

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate has started an investigation into the security breach, according to preliminary data, threat actors had access to the Revolut database through the use of social engineering techniques. — Revolut (@RevolutApp) September 18, 2022. Pierluigi Paganini.

Social Engineering 88

Social Engineering Data breaches Scams Engineering 88

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. Examining the available details of these breaches will help you learn key lessons from their pain to avoid suffering the same humiliating and expensive situations.

Healthcare 73

Healthcare Cybersecurity Backups Ransomware 73

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2022

When operators receive a call, they use a variety of social engineering tactics, to convince victims to give remote desktop control , to help them cancel their subscription service. The three groups are tracked as Silent Ransom, Quantum, and Roy/Zeon, they emerged after the Conti gang opted to shut down its operation in May 2022.

Ransomware 74

Ransomware Social Engineering Phishing Engineering 74

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

What started as notes from Nigerian princes that needed large sums of money to help them get home has evolved into bad actors that use refined social engineering tactics to convince the receiver to unknowingly share important information. In 2022, email phishing attacks made up 24% of all spam emails — up from 11% in 2021.

Phishing 84

Phishing Social Engineering Small Business B2B 84

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The company warns impacted customers of phishing or social engineering attacks that rely on the compromised data. In early September, Okta warned customers of social engineering attacks carried out in recent weeks by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. ” continues the update.

Social Engineering 99

Social Engineering Authentication Engineering Accountability 99

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The shortage of consoles, relieved slightly in 2022, could start to increase again already in 2023, spurred by the release of the PS VR 2 by Sony. New source of sensitive personal data for cybercriminals. Data from mental health apps will be used in accurately targeted social engineering attacks.

Education 121

Education Phishing Scams Social Engineering 121

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Clasiopa group targets materials research in Asia CERT of Ukraine says Russia-linked APT backdoored multiple govt sites UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) CISA warns of disruptive attacks amid the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Highly evasive cryptocurrency miner targets macOS Hackers are actively exploiting (..)

Social Engineering 76

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Insurance Malware 76

IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

During the last few years, we have all become witnesses to intense cybercrime and sophisticated cyberattacks. The impact of cyberattacks is profound, resulting in security breaches, enterprises’ revenue and reputation losses, and in some cases, organizations, and entire states being destabilized. Train humans’ awareness.

Cyber threats 111

Cyber threats Cybersecurity Education Risk 111

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

The popular investigator and journalist Brian Krebs first surmised that the LAPSUS$ gang has breached T-Mobile after he reviewed a copy of the private chat messages between members of the cybercrime group. Telegram channels that were restricted to the core seven members of the group – Source KrebsonSecurity. ” wrote Krebs.

Mobile 93

Mobile VPN Social Engineering Telecommunications 93

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

Yesterday the cybercrime gang leaked 37GB of source code stolen from Microsoft’s Azure DevOps server. On March 22, 2022 night the group shared a torrent for a 7zip archive containing 9 GB of Microsoft source code. The gang claims to have leaked the source code for some Microsoft projects, including Bing and Cortana.

Accountability 99

Accountability VPN Social Engineering Hacking 99

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

September 18, 2022. September 18, 2022. The threat actor claiming responsibility, who goes by the name "teapotuberhacker," allegedly breached the company's Slack server and eventually leaked source code on Telegram and posted a link to a RAR archive containing 90 videos of gameplay on GTAForums. Keep pushing. Keep making art. ??

Social Engineering 61

Social Engineering Media Hacking Cybersecurity 61

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Social Engineering 74

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Small Business Ransomware 74

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Regarding Q1 2021, the campaigns of phishing and malware increased in reference to 2020, probably as a result of the Facebook data breach leaked in early January 2021. Criminals are using those kinds of data for performing massive campaigns and targeting Portuguese Internet end users. of the total, in comparison with 20.2%

Threat Reports 83

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 83

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 in turn is more likely to avoid additional law enforcement scrutiny that places additional pressure on the group’s operations.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Ransomware Media Data breaches 52

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

Upon its launch in November 2022, tech enthusiasts quickly jumped at the shiny new disruptor, and for good reason: ChatGPT has the potential to democratize AI, personalize and simplify digital research, and assist in both creative problem-solving and tackling “busywork.” Enter: ChatGPT.

Cybersecurity 77

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 77

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

Executives have access to some of the company’s most sensitive information, and they’re increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes. Personal data provides fuel for these crimes. Digital data warehouses store all kinds of details about all of us.

Data privacy 119

Data privacy Media Phishing Cyber Attacks 119

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In June, Microsoft published a report on a threat actor named Cadet Blizzard, responsible for WhisperGate and other wipers targeting Ukrainian government agencies early in 2022. To sum up, although we did not see the same volume as we had in 2022, clearly there were some significant attacks. Verdict: prediction fulfilled ✅ 8.

Hacking 109

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 109

Jane Frankland

AUGUST 18, 2020

Last year, Verizon reported that 71% of breaches were financially motivated, 25% came from espionage, and 21% were caused by human error. billion by 2022. That could be through common hacking techniques like phishing, bait and switch, cookie theft, deep fake , password cracking , social engineering , and so on.

Cyber Risk 100

Cyber Risk Risk Cybersecurity Technology 100