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Ransomware threat to elders and youngsters falling for Instagram Cyber Scams

CyberSecurity Insiders

In the latest report released by Avast, it was revealed that ransomware spreading hackers were constantly targeting elderly people and youngsters were being lured into Instagram or TikTok scams. And this is where cyber criminals are smartly targeting these groups with scams by adopting the current trending topics or usage trends.

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Australia Recorded the Highest Rate of iOS & Android App Threats

Appknox

Apple iOS users often fall prey to mobile scams; around 30.1% Anti-virus giant, Kaspersky, blocked 6,463,414 mobile malware, adware, and risk-ware attacks. Mobile devices pave the way to launch ransomware attacks on Australian businesses of every scale and domain. of the total mobile app threats make up the real threats so far.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

Some of the unearthed hoaxes delivered infostealers such as Aurora Stealer, Batloader, and IceID, with the latter having gained notoriety for facilitating Quantum ransomware distribution. This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers.

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What is Digital Identity?

Identity IQ

The following vectors represent some of the most common ways a criminal could gain access to your accounts and is also known as an account takeover : Social Engineering. Awareness of Phishing Scams. Getting clued up about phishing scams is the best way to help keep your data safe. A common example is phishing.

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Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

As the financial threat landscape has been dramatically evolving over the past few years, with the expansion of such activities as ransomware or cryptofraud, we believe it is no longer sufficient to look at the threats to traditional financial institutions (like banks), but rather assess financial threats as a whole.

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Cyberthreats to financial organizations in 2022

SecureList

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. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.