Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware.

Cryptocurrency 239

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 239

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

31, 2021, the HSE’s antivirus software detected the execution of two software tools commonly used by ransomware groups — Cobalt Strike and Mimikatz — on the Patient Zero Workstation. But the antivirus software was set to monitor mode, so it did not block the malicious commands.”

Healthcare 276

Healthcare Ransomware Antivirus Software 276

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

A report from insurance underwriting giant Lloyd’s of London and risk modeling consultancy, Air Worldwide, showed how a three-day outage of the top cloud services providers would cause $15 billion in damage to the U.S. Think about how frenetic the software development process must be to keep Uber humming. Cutting-edge malware.

Cybercrime 124

Cybercrime IoT Internet Internet 124

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk. This alliance, with young Western hackers using ransomware provided by a notorious Eastern European group, expands the cybercrime landscape in worrying ways.

Data breaches 66

Data breaches Identity Theft Cybercrime Social Engineering 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2021

Intergovernmental organizations, national police departments, and antivirus vendors do their best to have the information corrupted by encryption malware available to its legitimate holders. Successful attacks against high-profile organizations propel this cybercrime model the most. They do it free of charge.

Ransomware 71

Ransomware Insurance Encryption Cyber Insurance 71

SC Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

An example might be a fake customer pretending to send a picture of a damaged vehicle to an auto insurance representative, or a phony business owner contacting a website with supposed proof of a copyright violation that never actually happened, he told SC Media. EDR, MDR or XDR solutions). The post ‘How can I help you today?’

Phishing 134

Phishing Antivirus Scams Malware 134

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Britain's biggest banks, including Barclays, HSBC, and NatWest, and insurance companies, including Aviva and Direct Line, will face new tougher testing of their cyber defences by the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC). Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. Stay safe and secure.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Enter a world where Cybercrime is now bigger than Drug Crime, globally costing Trillions in damages with new threat actors, new forms of malware, cybercriminals, hackers, cyberespionage by nation states and too many exploitable vulnerabilities to count. . He and his tiny team of 3 people, began the world’s first MSSP.

Digital transformation 81

Digital transformation Computers and Electronics Cyber Insurance Insurance 81

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group. Bitdefender : Bitdefender Antivirus Plus. Update Anti-Ransomware Software. Offline Backups. Description.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Modern secure email gateways (SEGs) prevent the vast majority of dodgy messages from ever ending up in users' inboxes, and most antivirus tools can identify and block content that matches known phishing templates, as well. However, online fraudsters keep contriving methods to bypass these barriers.

Phishing 97

Phishing Scams Passwords Wireless 97

Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Vulnerability Assessment (VA) There’s no better weapon against cybercrime than awareness. Much like how an antivirus program protects your personal computer, a vulnerability assessment is one of many cybersecurity risk assessment tools that can alert you to potential issues before they have a chance to cascade into a larger problem.

Cyber Risk 52

Cyber Risk Risk Penetration Testing Cybersecurity 52

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

As with any potential cybercrime, deterrence here will be aided by an awareness of what deepfakes are, how they work, and what they can and can’t do. Deepfakes have gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but their deployment by cybercriminals or hackers has still been relatively limited.

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

Cybersecurity 77

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 77

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2021

Ransomware attacks have continued to make headlines, and for good reason: on average, there is a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, and the losses to organizations from ransomware attacks is projected to reach $20 billion over the course of 2021 following a record increase in losses of more than 225% in 2020.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Cyber Insurance Insurance Antivirus 97

Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It has been noted that paying a ransom demand only encourages this type of cybercrime and funds it. Cybersecurity insurance will offset the ransom. Another factor that can weigh into making the decision to pay the ransom demanded by ransomware is having cybersecurity insurance. Should You Pay the Ransom?

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Data breaches Encryption 52