The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals. Security capabilities are branching out beyond mobile banking into corporate cash management applications and retail channels.

Banking 147

Banking Mobile Accountability Artificial Intelligence 147

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information.

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Phishing Hacking Accountability Social Engineering 252

Appknox

JUNE 23, 2022

Thus, these Australian attacks significantly contribute to the rising trend in socially engineered attacks. The lockdowns have made on-demand retail and mCommerce a permanent fixture among Australian users who share their transaction details without any qualms. Common Trends Among the Australian Mobile Threats.

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Social Engineering Mobile Scams Engineering 92

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. 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.

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Phishing Banking Scams Retail 99

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Fact 2: the retail sector, particularly e-commerce, has always been popular with cybercriminals. In Q3 2021 , online stores were in second place by share of recorded phishing attacks (20.63%). Amazon was consistently the most popular lure used by cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks. Phishing Threats by the Numbers.

Scams 92

Scams Banking Phishing Retail 92

Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

Although email phishing and fraudulent websites are not a new threat to the digital community, the attack vectors deployed by scammers have become more diverse and sophisticated. While some may be harmless, consisting of ads from retailers, criminals also use emails in mass-market phishing campaigns. A daily dose of spam.

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Scams Identity Theft Banking Phishing 116

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Bantick “As the MOVEit hack has proved, the bad actors are always looking for new ways to attack with tactics ranging from third party supplier attacks to more sophisticated social engineering and phishing attack techniques.

Cyber Risk 189

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Earlier this year, we covered the threats related to gaming , and looked at the changes from 2020 and the first half of 2021 in mobile and PC games as well as various phishing schemes that capitalize on video games. Dark web sellers provide a broad variety of goods, sold both wholesale and retail. Retail options.

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Accountability Marketing Phishing Malware 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 291 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Data breaches 92

Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Malware 92

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. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2021

After a slight pause, they ask you to purchase some gift cards for an upcoming raffle from whatever local retailer is close to you. After purchasing the gift cards, or creating a new user account for an employee, or completing whatever task the attacker requested, you are left holding the bag. Phishing evolved.

Technology 139

Technology Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Media 139

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The TA544 group leverages phishing and social engineering techniques to lure victims into enabling macro included in weaponized documents. The analysis of the web injects used by the group suggests that the threat actors were also interested in steal credentials for websites associated with major retailers.

Malware 90

Malware Banking Social Engineering Retail 90

Webroot

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In 2021, many businesses will continue to operate remotely as a result of the pandemic and there must be an emphasis on training employees on security best practices, how to identify modern threats such as phishing, and where company data is being accessed and stored. Businesses will need to account for that. Tyler Moffitt, Sr.

Cybersecurity 74

Cybersecurity Engineering Phishing Social Engineering 74

Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) just released the 2022 Holiday Season Cyber Threat Trends report that reveals the most prevalent malware tools leveraged by cyber criminals this year, with phishing and fraud dominating the list.

Retail 94

Retail Cyber threats Social Engineering Phishing 94

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. Forecasts for 2022.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

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.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

The initial vector of compromise is unclear, but the details of the next stage imply the use of spear-phishing or something similar. The threat actor uses social engineering to infect a PoS terminal. The targets navigated to a URL pointing to a ZIP archive hosted on a malicious web server.

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DNS Malware Cryptocurrency Retail 100

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. Cybercriminals will regain their easy physical access to ATMs and PoS devices at the same time as customers of retailers and financial institutions.

Cryptocurrency 87

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 87

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Cryptocurrency 230

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 230

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It has links to multiple types of cyber crime, including ransomware, carding, phishing, and malware development. In this instance, the graphic designer needs a bit more technical know-how, as they’ll need to set up a backend for facilitating account creation and deposits.

Scams 40

Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Advertising 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. Phishing and Social Engineering. How to Defend Against Phishing. Ransomware.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Veracode Security

MAY 14, 2021

Phishing, ransomware, and web app attacks ??? Phishing and ransomware attacks, along with the continued high number of web application attacks, dominated the data breaches for 2021. Phishing attacks were present in a whopping 36 percent of breaches in this year???s behind social engineering and system intrusion.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Cybercrime Social Engineering Phishing 102

Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2022

Probably not, but I'll spare you the suspense: they did, and they now account for half of all breaches. Census Bureau, retail e-commerce alone grew 18.3% Each of these activities involves an online account that may contain a vast amount of sensitive information that is at risk of exposure or theft in the event of a breach.

Passwords 59

Passwords Retail Social Engineering Accountability 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. Phishing and Malware Q3 & Q4 2022 The results depicted in Figure 1 show that phishing campaigns (98,7%) were more prevalent than malware (1,3%) during Q3 and Q4 2022. of the total, in comparison with 31.1% in Q2 2022. of the total, in comparison with 31.1%

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Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 87

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Snippets from that fascinating conversation are recounted below, and punctuated by accounts from a recent victim who lost more than $100,000 after his mobile phone number was hijacked. Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. ” FAKE IDs AND PHONY NOTES.

Mobile 235

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 235

SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

A major BEC by the Russian group RedCurl last summer hit 14 companies in six countries, including construction companies, financial firms, retailers, insurance businesses, law firms, and travel. MTAPhotos CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0. Humans are a top risk vector. Legacy vulnerabilities leave businesses exposed.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Ransomware Social Engineering Accountability 69

Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Here’s how the top five industries ranked by number of ransomware attacks this spring: Services: 171 Manufacturing: 76 Technology: 65 Utilities: 61 Retail: 50. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with the least privilege in mind. Noteworthy March attacks.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Government Computers and Electronics 110

SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Today’s columnist, Yonatan Israel Garzon of Cyberint, says that the online boom during the pandemic has caused serious security issues for online retailers. At the same time, retailers have been forced to extend their online services to a breaking point, while often involving third parties in their supply and logistics chains.

Retail 57

Retail Scams Media Social Engineering 57

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Some estimates of the damages exceed one billion dollars, taking into account data loss, service outages, disrupted operations, and recovery. Key Information About Ransomware Ransomware is in the top-five threats in all fields and the second biggest cybersecurity threat in the retail business. But how does ransomware work?

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Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Really, it's you know, when I started off over 20 years ago, it was things where you did everything by hand, you manually set up accounts within target systems, you manually reset people when they were in a helpdesk, and people didn't use MFA. Moffatt: And other basic things as well like disabling accounts, which are not in use, you know?

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Mobile Password Management 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB’s report Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 examines various aspects of cybercrime industry operations and predicts changes to the threat landscape for various sectors, namely the financial industry, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and the energy sector. billion, while textual data – to $361.7

Banking 134

Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 134

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. retailer (Polo Ralph Lauren). He also shares passwords with his friends, leading to the first computer “troll.”

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135