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GUEST ESSAY: 7 tips for protecting investor data when it comes to alternative asset trading

The Last Watchdog

Employ real-time antivirus scanning. By using real-time antivirus scanning to detect and neutralize security risks as they enter the trading system, threats can be quickly identified and eliminated. Real-time antivirus scanning enhances the security of investor data by providing immediate protection against known and emerging threats.

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15 billion credentials available in the cybercrime marketplaces

Security Affairs

The credentials are sold for an average of $15.43, the most expensive pairs relate to banking and financial services accounts, with an average price of nearly $71. “Account accesses for antivirus programs garner the second-highest prices: around $21.67. ” reads the report published by the experts.

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SharkBot, a new Android Trojan targets banks in Europe

Security Affairs

Once the banking Trojan is installed on the victim’s device, threat actors can steal sensitive banking information through the abuse of Accessibility Services (i.e. At the time of writing, SharkBot appears to have a very low detection rate by antivirus solutions since. ” concludes the report.

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LockFile Ransomware uses a new intermittent encryption technique

Security Affairs

ransomware: The victims of the Lockfile ransomware gang are in the manufacturing, financial services, engineering, legal, business services, and travel and tourism sectors. “This means that after the ransomware attack, there is no ransomware binary for incident responders or antivirus software to find or clean up.”

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Mysterious custom malware used to steal 1.2TB of data from million PCs

Security Affairs

million unique email addresses, NordLocker found, for an array of different apps and services. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. The 26 million login credentials held 1.1

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Acrisure Broadens Platform with Cyber Services Division

CyberSecurity Insiders

Acrisure Cyber Services offers businesses an all-in-one solution addressing the most critical risks posed by cyberattacks: Risk Assessments : Real-time vulnerability scans enabling clients to see their organization’s cyber risks as hackers do. Acrisure is the intelligence-driven financial services distribution platform of the future.

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Avoslocker ransomware gang targets US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

. “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.