SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the digital age, having a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy is now just as crucial to organizational success as accounting, sales, marketing and other core business functions. In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. The network.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

To top it off, the average amount of money requested in wire transfer business email compromise (BEC) scams reached a whopping $93,881. If the objective is to remotely access a workstation used by a finance department employee, the message would be masqueraded as an accounting report or a manager's request to verify wire transfer details.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

According to interviews with several sources, this hybrid phishing gang has a remarkably high success rate, and operates primarily through paid requests or “bounties,” where customers seeking access to specific companies or accounts can hire them to target employees working remotely at home.

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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. This is a scam that’s been around for years and since no one can reverse a cryptocurrency transaction, it’s very likely here to stay.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts. Focus on cyber security awareness and training.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

charity and movement by the cybersecurity industry that supports more than 2,000 individuals and sole traders impacted by cybercrime and online harm every month. It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2021

The threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years due to developments in technologies that have led to the rise of ransomware, malware, botnets, and other types of cybercrime. . Today, the post-COVID era is a time for organizations to rethink their security practices and fight back against malicious actors.

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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).

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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. “

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types. A good example of spear phishing would be an email from Accounting or HR department or CEO fraud. Volition Even though many people know about social engineering and cybercrime, they often lack the will to follow security requirements.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

According to Flores, CEOs and other top executives sometimes view email security mechanisms or policies as “an inconvenience to them” and because of that, they behave in a way that is “an exception to the rule.”. “We We need to realize that these executives do hold a lot of power,” Flores continued. “If

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

Wizard Spider is a cybercrime group affiliated with a what is sometimes called the Ransomware Cartel , a collective of underground groups identified by threat intelligence company Analyst1. Use strong passwords and regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, implementing the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Security experts from Digital Shadows have conducted an interesting study about the technique adopted by crooks to infiltrate company emails, so-called BEC scam. According to the FBI , the number of business email account (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) scam incidents worldwide reached 78,000 between October 2013 and May 2018.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

In fact, an October 2022 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that loss of learning following a cyberattack ranged from three days to three weeks, with recovery time taking anywhere from two to nine months. Require all accounts with credentialed logins to comply with NIST standards for password policies.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Related: Enlisting ‘human sensors’ Unfortunately, with crime-as-a-service, the same is true for people interested in trying their hand at cybercrime. For example, a hacker may choose one vendor whose specialty uses open-source intelligence (OSINT) to identify the most lucrative targets for phishing scams.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And even if most users didn’t fall for the scam, even a small percentage of hundreds of millions was enough to make the attacks very lucrative for criminals. That very same week, other security researchers found that out of 44 popular antivirus products tested, only one was able to detect a keylogger.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

However, the amount spent on cybersecurity is nothing compared to the amount of money projected to be lost by cybercrime. Is cybersecurity spending driving cybercrime? It's more likely to say that the increased spending around cybersecurity is driven in response to cybercrime and potential economic fallout. Not likely.

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SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in March released its 2020 Internet Crime Report with updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Account Compromise (EAC), and COVID-19 scams. Security pros know better. Tips for security leaders. Organizations must navigate cybercrime at all times.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

We repeatedly say that companies need to invest significantly in advanced protection tools and security awareness, including a Zero Trust approach. On 14th August 2019, the auto parts supplier was tricked into making a large fund transfer into the hackers’ bank account. Phishing and spear-phishing are types of scams.

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Spinone

JANUARY 9, 2019

In this article we will discuss how to avoid phishing attacks in G Suite and provide phishing prevention best practices on how companies can enhance G Suite security awareness and protection against phishing scams. Cloud security concerns today are some of the most important and challenging problems that businesses have to face.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. In addition, the report highlights the threats, trends, and key takeaways of threats observed and reported into 0xSI_f33d. in Q2 2022.

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