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Two Russians Charged in $17M Cryptocurrency Phishing Spree

Krebs on Security

authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Separately, the U.S.

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Your Small Business Cybersecurity Guide to the Most Common Cyberthreats

SiteLock

However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information. An unfortunate reality for SMBs is that 43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses. Noisy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs.

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A week in security (May 2 – 8)

Malwarebytes

Over 50 countries sign the “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” Watch out for these 3 small business cybersecurity mistakes. The post A week in security (May 2 – 8) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”

Krebs on Security

And a lot of these were small businesses that were just holding on by their fingernails during COVID.” There is a now-dormant Myspace account for a Matthew Philbert from Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The information tied to the Myspace account matches the age and town of the defendant. ” A DARK CLOUD.

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Threat actors exploit Ivanti VPN bugs to deploy KrustyLoader Malware

Security Affairs

Targets span across the globe, they include both small businesses and large organizations. Synacktiv researchers noticed that threat actors used the KrustyLoader as a loader to download a Golang-based Sliver backdoor from a remote server and execute it. ” reads the report published by Synacktiv.

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GUEST ESSAY: These advanced phishing tactics should put all businesses on high alert

The Last Watchdog

According to a new study, phishing attacks rose 61 percent in 2022, with cryptocurrency fraud increasing 257 percent year-over-year. Here are four new phishing trends keeping businesses on their toes. Business impersonation is increasing exponentially with hackers gaining access to company email accounts. Spear phishing.

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Here Are the Top 3 Online Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

Phishing scams accounted for 241,342 complaints in the report, generating $54 million in total damages. During the last year, some of the phishing scams targeted COVID-19 relief payments, tax extensions or fake small business loans. Phishing Scams. Be wary of phone calls, emails and text messages from people you don’t know.

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