Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

Most online retailers years ago stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. A screen shot from a user account at “Snowden,” a long-running reshipping mule service.

Cybercrime 308

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Marketing Scams 308

SecureList

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2022, global e-commerce retail revenue was estimated to reach $5.7 Methodology In this research, we examine various types of threats, such as financial malware and phishing pages that imitate the world’s largest retail platforms, banks and payment systems. Another substantial portion of scams targets gamers.

Phishing 111

Phishing Banking Retail Scams 111

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. JD Sports does not hold full payment card data and, further, has no reason to believe that account passwords were accessed.” According to the company, account passwords were compromised.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Retail Passwords Scams 90

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Today, e-commerce sales make up 21% of global retail sales, which is a 50% increase on the pre-pandemic levels. The risk of being scammed runs even higher. While on ordinary days, the customer can easily see that if the product is too cheap, it is most likely a scam, during the Black Friday sales, it gets harder to tell.

Phishing 98

Phishing Banking Scams Retail 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Spyware 83

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 83

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Retailers around the world are anticipating less foot traffic in their shops this holiday season, with more than 75% of consumers expected to do most of their shopping online due to the pandemic. And if there was any doubt as to this proposition, Black Friday certainly proved the point. Limit access to business computers.

Cybersecurity 130

Cybersecurity Firewall Internet Internet 130

SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Iyer also believes that the frequency emails sent from businesses and employers related to password resets, security alerts, locked accounts, order confirmations and invoices have increased during the pandemic as well. According to Iyer, it’s relatively easy and cheap for cybercriminals set up this kind of scam. “

Phishing 81

Phishing Social Engineering Scams Engineering 81

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

Beyond threat actors combining a computer worm with wiper malware and ransomware for maximum impact, there is growing concern about the possible commoditization of wiper malware for cyber criminals due to the maturation of Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS). Retailers have begun to launch digital goods available for purchase in virtual worlds.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware CISO Software Cybercrime 145

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular.

Cryptocurrency 103

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 103

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. The clothes retailer revealed a data theft which included its customer's full names, home addresses, email addresses, and partial debitcredit card details. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. Stolen in Pandemic Scams.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks. These are attractive aspects that cybercrime groups will be unable to resist. One of the most striking new stealers has been OnionPoison.

Cryptocurrency 86

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 86

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. Key findings Phishing Financial phishing accounted for 36.3% E-shop brands were the most popular lure, accounting for 15.56% of attempts to visit phishing sites.

Banking 71

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 71

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has assisted Paxful , an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering a wave of web-bot and social engineering attacks, and customer account takeovers. million customers against possible attacks. About Group-IB.

Cryptocurrency 58

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering eCommerce Engineering 58

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me.

Cryptocurrency 233

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 233

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

PayPal users maintained their position as the most frequently targeted payment system users, with phishing pages mimicking this payment system accounting for 37.8% Phishing is one of the most prevalent forms of cybercrime due to minimal effort required and the fact that it really works. share for banking. of such attacks in 2021.

Banking 93

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 93

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk The messages addressed customers by name and referenced past order numbers and payment amounts tied to each account. From there, the attackers can reset the password for any online account that allows password resets via SMS.

Passwords 356

Passwords Password Management Phishing Scams 356

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

A credible threat actor is offering access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives for $100 to $1500 per account. Access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives is available on the Exploit.in for $100 to $1500 per account. Exploit.in ” reported ZDNet. . ” reported ZDNet.

Accountability 105

Accountability Cybercrime Hacking Retail 105

SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Although finance experts and retail investors estimate crypto to have a solid chance of recovery in the long term, at the time of writing this report the prices remain low. Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. In fact, cybercriminals hunting for crypto can target anyone.

Cryptocurrency 105

Cryptocurrency Malware Software Ransomware 105

SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2020

From vulnerabilities in remote work solutions , to online retail fraud , to hackers profiting from the pandemic through phishing scams and healthcare cyberattacks , SecureWorld has revealed the increased digital threat posed by this worldwide crisis. And the Secret Service hopes to mitigate complex cyber-enabled financial crimes.

Cybercrime 56

Cybercrime Scams Retail Internet 56

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Regarding Q1 2022, the phishing campaigns increased in reference to 2021 as a result of the research focused on the online stores’ scams that hit users worldwide. Next, Retail and Health, as the most sectors affected in this season. A growing trend in phishing submissions was observed in Q3 and Q4 (25369), with malware having 1.3%

Threat Reports 81

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 81

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2019

namely smart refrigerators, garage doors, home routers and the like – nearly quadrupled for the retail and financial services sectors. In the same time frame, US-based retail companies experienced roughly an 800% spike. Between Q1 2019 and Q2 2019, malicious communications emanating from residential IP addresses in the U.S.

IoT 153

IoT Financial Services Retail Internet 153