Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

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Banking 67

Banking Small Business Data breaches Firmware 67

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

SMBs account for 90% of companies, 60 to 70% of employment, and 50% of GDP globally. Besides these threats, SMBs face increasing cyber risks as they rely on digital technology and services to innovate and gain an advantage in a competitive market. MFA means you need to provide more than just a password to log in.

Small Business 62

Small Business Encryption Risk Accountability 62

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

This successful operation is just one example of how law enforcement are working with industry partners, adapting and applying new technologies to aid investigations and ultimately reduce the global impact of cybercrime,» concluded Mr Jones.” INTERPOL’s Director of Cybercrime. ” Craig Jones. ” Idam Wasiadi.

Cybercrime 73

Cybercrime Marketing eCommerce Mobile 73

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

Pearce also hijacked accounts of former Avaya employees to generate more license keys and draw suspicion away from him. He also used his privileges to conceal evidence that such accounts were generating keys, leaving Avaya in the dark for years. They then sold the keys to other resellers and end-users globally.

B2B 61

B2B Accountability Software Risk 61

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. Download the full 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition now.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Banking 62

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Monitor cyber threat reporting regarding the publication of compromised VPN login credentials and change passwords and settings. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind. Keep computers, devices, and applications patched and up-to-date.

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Financial Services Passwords VPN 85

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. This makes it a reliable, trustworthy, continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware.

Threat Reports 81

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 81

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

One of the most outstanding examples involves $2 million ‘s worth of CS:GO skins stolen from a user’s account , which means that losses can get truly grave. Game over: cybercriminals targeting gamers’ accounts and money. Launching the malware resulted in decryption and activation of a Trojan-stealer dubbed Taurus.

Mobile 94

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 94

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

STD attack, Tsunami, Christmas DDoS attacks were adapted from Kaiten botnet, along with more flood combination taken from Qbot / Lizkebab / Torlus / Gafgyt variants: multiple attack methods integrating multiple source code in the same artifact and provided a “As a Service” to other teens or threat actors and sold offhandedly on Instagram.

DDOS 82

DDOS IoT Advertising Penetration Testing 82

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. To learn more about hacker personas and strategies to protect against their various attacks, check out our eBook, Hacker Personas: A Deeper Look Into Cybercrime.

Scams 108

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 108

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Reducing Human Error Security Threats with Remote Workforce. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Stay safe and secure. The Ransomware Group Tactics which Maximise their Profitability.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“Although FBI and CISA do not currently have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, malicious cyber actors have launched serious ransomware attacks during other holidays and weekends in 2021.” ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

Ransomware 105

Ransomware Risk Encryption Passwords 105

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This report aims to offer thorough insights into the financial cyberthreat landscape in 2021. The research in this report is a continuation of our previous annual financial threat reports ( 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ), providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the threat landscape.

Banking 93

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 93

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. The NaiveCopy campaign, another example of an advanced threat, targeted stock and cryptocurrency investors in South Korea. Now we see that APT actors have also switched to crypto.

Banking 71

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 71

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020 threat report, presented at CyberCrimeCon in Singapore, the size of the carding market grew by 33 percent and amounted to USD 879.7 SecurityAffairs – payment card details , cybercrime). The source of this data compromise remains unknown.”. Pierluigi Paganini.

Marketing 60

Marketing Banking eCommerce Advertising 60

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

In 2021, VMware’s 2021 Global Incident Response Threat Report found that 51% of surveyed security professionals experienced extreme stress or burnout over the past 12 months with 65% considering leaving the profession. Today they account for only 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, a 1% improvement in the last two years.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

However, according to CrowdStrike’s new Global Threat Report , the old-fashioned way of hacking – with hands on keyboards – isn’t going out of style anytime soon. This spike indicates “these adversary groups, and methods for defending against their TTPs, deserve a great deal of attention in the coming year,” the report states.

Hacking 54

Hacking Media Ransomware Threat Reports 54

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We have been tracking this threat actor for several years and previously published an APT threat report describing its malicious operations. Earlier this year, Symantec published a report describing a campaign called Antlion, which has been observed targeting financial institutions in Taiwan.

Malware 138

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 138

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 2, 2023

In fact, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2023 again ranked wide-spread cybercrime as a top-ten critical global threat. CCKM helps manage native Azure keys, Standard/Premium Key Vaults as well as Managed HSM pools, in addition to BYOK. CipherTrust Manager as well as Luna Network HSM can be used as a key source.

Encryption 62

Encryption Digital transformation Cybercrime Government 62

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

McAfee researchers addressed the shift in ransomware strategy this week in their McAfee Threats Report: June 2021. The federal government has become increasingly involved in pushing back against cybercrime, particularly ransomware. We see that trend in cybercrime almost every year after Christmas and holidays,” he said.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Encryption Malware 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Telecommunications Data breaches Mobile 108