IT Security Guru

AUGUST 31, 2023

Consider this: an account for a popular game may have in-game purchases worth hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars. Additionally, personal details linked to gaming accounts, such as emails and payment information, can be gold mines for cybercriminals.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The most common threat to mobile devices was adware: 40.8% of all threats detected. We detected more than 1.3 11.76%), in second place, represents investment and payout scam apps. Another scam app variety, Trojan.AndroidOS.GriftHorse.l Adware accounted for the majority of threats detected in 2023.

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SecureList

AUGUST 14, 2023

However, to a phisher, the possibility of hacking the website is more important than its popularity, as links to scam pages are likely to be emailed or sent via instant messaging platforms. All they have to do is log into the compromised account and start putting up fake pages. According to W3Techs, 43.1%

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2023

Insider threats can be extremely costly for an enterprise, as illustrated by the examples below. The affected accounts included Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Apple, and Uber. All of the above were significant incidents that impacted massive corporations, proving that nobody is safe from insider threats.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Hunting for gaming accounts As most games allow users to purchase and sell valuable in-game items, gaming accounts are a lucrative target for cybercriminals, especially those that contain a good collection of popular titles in addition to a linked credit card.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

At the mention of AI, most cybersecurity experts get excited about threat detection, automated incident reports, and easy discovery of polymorphic code. While it can aid us in detecting deepfakes , in the end, it comes down to the person in front of the computer to make the right choices.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The hackers were able to make off with $190 million in crypto by swapping account numbers. Proofpoint continues to invest in its threat detection engines by incorporating technologies such as AI/ML that help provide nearly 100% efficacy in threat detection,” said Choi. One of the most notable is CertiK.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

According to a recent analysis conducted by Freshbooks on the rise of Covid scams, email remains one of the most vulnerable outlets for cybercriminals. Nevertheless, while healthcare accounted for 79% of all reported data breaches in 2020, it’s not the only sector that’s susceptible. competitors and hackers).”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The PerSwaysion campaign proliferates with alarming rates by leveraging compromised accounts’ email data to select further targets who hold important roles in their companies and share business relations with the victims. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

The Internet from its inception has presented a wide open attack vector to threat actors. Covid19 has upgraded the Internet — from the criminals’ point of view — to a picture-perfect environment for phishing, scamming and deep network intrusions. One of Conformity’s services revolves around issuing a report. “It

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

It also allows for centralized tracking of firewall activity, which simplifies threat detection and response. By offering insights into previous traffic, this technique improves threat detection, troubleshooting, and overall security by enabling for educated decision-making and proactive optimization of firewall configurations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

CERT-GIB’s report is based on analyses of coronavirus-related phishing traffic by the Threat Detection System (TDS) Polygon as part of operations to prevent threats spread online. These companies are in no way involved in the scams, of course. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload. Source: CERT-GIB.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. A recent HP Wolf Security report found that email now accounts for 89% of all malware. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. Its multi-layered threat detection continuously learns from threats analyzed.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

Here’s the silver bullet when it comes to detecting spear-phishing attacks, business email compromise (BEC), and other scams that impersonate trusted individuals or organizations. Threat actors can also modify data sets that form the basis of deep learning systems.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

If they get phished, [the attacker] would be able to control the email account of that particular c-level executive and [be privy to] possible business deals, trade secrets and whatever other business related things are happening.”. We need to realize that these executives do hold a lot of power,” Flores continued. “If

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The first one includes scam apps of Trojan.AndroidOS.Fakeapp variety exploiting the theme of social payments to cajole money out of the user; the second one is the fast growing family Trojan-PSW.AndroidOS.Facestealer stealing Facebook account data. Number of detected malicious installation packages, Q3 2020 — Q3 2021 ( download ).

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

The most common threat to mobile devices was potentially unwanted software (RiskTool): 30.8% of all threats detected. A total of 370,327 malicious installation packages were detected, of which: 59,167 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans, 1318 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

One of the schemes used by scammers which has been becoming more popular since last year are scam apps for receiving social benefits. Scam apps targeting Russian-speaking users. Number of detected malicious installation packages, Q1 2021 — Q1 2022 ( download ). Distribution of detected mobile malware by type.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

Ensure employees use modern tools such as password managers to protect their online accounts. Train employees to recognize common scams attackers use to gain access. You should also take steps to improve your cyber resilience and minimize the chances of a data breach.

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SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2020, the PayPal brand name (38.7%) was used for scam more than those of any other popular payment system. The results showed Apple (42.8%) to be the number one choice for scam. It is quite noteworthy that only four of them (Zbot, CliptoShuffler, Emotet and RTM) account for more than one half of the attacked users.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“The use of deepfake techniques in fraudulent activities… will elevate the sophistication of phishing fraud, making it increasingly challenging for users to distinguish between legitimate services and scams.” It’s no secret that the SEC is now holding CISOs accountable for the risks organizations take on.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In case you want to train your employees, you may need to use a company account to be able to set scheduled lessons for your staff. to $199 for business accounts. There are two types to choose from: an individual account and a company account. But it works only for individual users. All presented with real examples.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

This article explores: What Is Email Security Best Options to Secure Business Email Email Security Best Practices How Email Security Blocks Threats Bottom Line: Email Security What Is Email Security Email security is a concept that protects email accounts, servers, and communications from unauthorized access, data loss, or compromise.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

In order to send a message, they could be using spoof email addresses, making use of compromised accounts, or exploiting weak security measures. In order to detect malicious attachments, links, and contents of emails, these gateways employ a combination of the signature-based technique with modern threat detection techniques.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks: BEC scams involve cybercriminals impersonating high-ranking executives to manipulate employees into transferring funds or revealing sensitive information. These may include advanced threat protection, data loss prevention, email encryption, archiving, and compliance management.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2022

WASHINGTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– ZeroFox , a leading external cybersecurity provider, announces Adversary Disruption service to automate the dismantlement of malicious infrastructure, content, sites and bot accounts required to conduct external cyberattacks. This underscores the need for disruption that can stop repeated attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Thus, the number of phishing attacks on cloud storages nearly doubled last year, while Internet providers have seen the three-fold increase in the number of phishing scams targeting them. Figure 3 Top-10 threats hiding in phishing emails in H2 2019 and extension of attached malicious files.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 21, 2018

G Suite administrators can flag security threats and avoid specific targeting by phishing scams that can lead to data breach. Insider Threats Detection – Often threats to business-critical data comes from within the organization and not from the outside.

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