SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers. The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Trends of the year.

Phishing 66

Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 66

Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

What is Phish(ing)? But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR. Why should I care about Phish? The reason why phishing is still reigning supreme?

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Phishing Accountability Social Engineering Mobile 52

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Many financial institutions offer free transaction alerts that notify you when charges hit your account.

Scams 243

Scams Retail Banking Passwords 243

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Underground services are cropping up that are designed to enable bad actors to intercept one-time passwords (OTPs), which are widely used in two-factor authentication programs whose purpose is to better protect customers’ online accounts. By using the services, cybercriminals can gain access to victims’ accounts to steal money.

Authentication 107

Authentication Social Engineering Phishing Banking 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. ransomware and phishing scams).

Ransomware 98

Ransomware DDOS Passwords Backups 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm disclosed a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July. The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm revealed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July.

Insurance 86

Insurance Data breaches Financial Services Passwords 86

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Two-factor authentication is a great way to protect your online accounts, and we always recommend you turn it on. Yesterday, security intelligence firm, Intel 147, revealed it had noticed an uptick of activity in threat actors providing access to services in Telegram that circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) methods. What to do.

Social Engineering 91

Social Engineering Banking Authentication Passwords 91

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

comprised millions of confidential records including names, passwords, email addresses, passport numbers, national IDs, credit cards, financial transactions and more. Despite containing very sensitive financial data, the server was left open without any password protection or encryption. A German User’s Account.

Passwords 123

Passwords Accountability Media Identity Theft 123

Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 4, 2023

You may be familiar with phishing - emails that look legitimate, but are malicious attempts to get your personal information. The word “smishing” has become a legitimate term that combines the words “Short Message Service (SMS)” and “ Phishing ”. But email isn't the only way hackers try to get your information.

Scams 98

Scams Banking Phishing Financial Services 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In this research, we analyze various types of threats, such as financial malware and phishing pages mimicking the world’s biggest retail platforms, banking and payment systems, and discuss recent trends. Over the first ten months of 2022, Kaspersky prevented 38,596,555 financial phishing attacks. Methodology.

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Phishing Banking Scams Retail 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2022

The financial services ecosystem has evolved tremendously over the past few years driven by a surge in the adoption of digital payments. What happens when a customer is “phished” to perform a bank transfer or provide their bank account details to complete a transaction? How Can We Secure The Future of Digital Payments?

Retail 126

Retail Financial Services Banking Authentication 126

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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. The term is also used to describe malware seeking access to financial organizations’ IT infrastructures. Financial Phishing.

Banking 95

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 95

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Looking at particular attack methods, Obrela found that those most utilised were typically malware infection, reconnaissance, data exfiltration and phishing attacks, along with the exploitation of malicious insiders. . Internal Directory Busting: This vector is similar to a brute force web attack, which targets public facing websites.

Banking 102

Banking Phishing Financial Services Government 102

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. Methodology For this report, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of financial cyber threats in 2022. of all phishing attacks in 2022.

Banking 72

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 72

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Like other ransomware groups, its threat actors use double extortion tactics, predominantly targeting organizations in the US in five critical infrastructure sectors: critical manufacturing, financial services, government facilities, healthcare and public health, and information technology.

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Financial Services Accountability Malware 87

SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

The most frequent targets of leakware are hospitals, law firms, and financial services organizations. Government Accountability Office (GAO) data, 13 of the 16 agencies involved in the study reported a total cost savings of $291 million from using cloud services. According to the U.S.

Digital transformation 82

Digital transformation Ransomware Phishing Small Business 82

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. A lack of security features to upgrade or downgrade a user may result in mismanagement of user accounts.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The nonstop intensity of these attacks is vividly illustrated by the fact that malicious bot communications now account for one-third of total Internet traffic. Bad actors are standing up these virtual bots by the million, cheaply and stealthily, via Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Digital transformation 140

Digital transformation Mobile B2C B2B 140

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

Even though, in 2020, we have seen ever more sophisticated cyberattacks, the overall statistics look encouraging: the number of users hit by computer and mobile malware declines, so does financial phishing. In this research, by financial malware we mean several types of malevolent software. Financial phishing.

Banking 119

Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 119

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Ransomware.

Backups 141

Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 141

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets to try stolen login credentials usually obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches. This kind of attacks is very efficient due to the bad habit of users of reusing the same password over multiple services. The experts detected 8.3 billion per month. billion attempts).

Passwords 79

Passwords Data breaches Advertising Password Management 79

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Onfido, a London-based company, offers photo-based IDV services for businesses. Financial service providers, car rentals, and many other suppliers that need to confirm customer identities employ similar third-party services. Threat actors can abuse PII to conduct phishing and social engineering attacks.

Identity Theft 87

Identity Theft Accountability Data breaches Social Engineering 87

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Established by the main major credit card financial companies back in 2004 (American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, Mastercard and Visa), the standard has evolved over the years and is currently at version 4.0. Important Note: PCI DSS current version, Version 3.2.1, in March of 2024. .”

Passwords 52

Passwords Computers and Electronics Software Risk 52

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family.

Scams 355

Scams Banking Passwords Authentication 355

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2021

And yet, for all of its sophistication, Nobelium also engages in routine phishing campaigns to get a foothold in targeted organizations. They revert back to the tried-and-true technique of compromising victims’ passwords to gain access to their accounts. This of course is how they get a toehold to go deeper. Cyber hygiene works.

Hacking 214

Hacking Phishing Passwords Accountability 214

Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Security professionals agree that passwords are low hanging fruit for cybercriminals and can even be the keys to the kingdom when the compromised passwords belong to privileged accounts. Add to this, the risks of weak authentication factors such as SMS one-time passcodes and dormant or inactive accounts.

Threat Detection 123

Threat Detection Authentication Accountability Data breaches 123

SecureList

AUGUST 16, 2022

All of them were used to siphon off sensitive user data, such as cookies and passwords, and even take screenshots; in total, these malicious extensions were downloaded 32 million times. Downloading a password-protected archive with NullMixer inside. Victims of these attacks were not only individuals, but also businesses.

Adware 101

Adware Engineering Malware Software 101

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Finally, the transportation management data is still important to protect, but perhaps not as financially or legally critical as the others. A CRM at a large financial services company might have an RTO of 15 minutes, while a storage archive for cold data may have an RTO of 12-24 hours. This varies between organizations.

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Big data Penetration Testing Cyber Attacks 81

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. MFA can be hacked.

Authentication 99

Authentication Passwords Mobile Accountability 99

The Last Watchdog

JULY 7, 2021

Credential stuffing is a type of advanced brute force hacking that leverages software automation to insert stolen usernames and passwords into web page forms, at scale, until the attacker gains access to a targeted account. Many attacks on gaming happen because of credential stuffing, which leads to direct ATO or Account Takeover.

Accountability 257

Accountability Mobile Passwords Authentication 257

The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

billion hitting financial services organizations — an increase of more than 45 percent year-over-year in that sector. billion web app attacks last year, with more than 736 million targeting financial services. billion web attacks globally; 736 million in the financial services sector. A: Everything.

Financial Services 178

Financial Services Passwords Media Data breaches 178

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016.

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Enterprise ransomware accounts for 81% of total infections, and by market segment, 62% are small to medium-sized businesses ( Symantec ). Ransomware facts.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Mobile Password Management 52

NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

terminal services, virtual private networks (VPNs), and remote desktops—often use weak passwords and do not require MFA. Attackers guess the passwords easily, find them in open source code repositories, or collect them via phishing. Attempt access to file and SQL servers with privileged accounts.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Cyber Insurance Backups Insurance 52

Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

Bob from accounting goes on vacation with his laptop, and the next thing you know, millions of customers get hacked. Tortoises have no finances and, taken as a genus, they rarely have names and social media accounts. When they do have names and Instagram accounts, there’s a hackable human somewhere nearby. 3.

Phishing 138

Phishing Accountability Cybersecurity Hacking 138

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Data breaches 89

Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Financial Services 89