Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Identity Theft Ransomware Hacking 126

Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2024

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) tracked 1,041,312,601 data breach victims in Q2 2024, an increase of 1,170% over Q2 2023 (81,958,874 victims). The ITRC is a national non-profit organization set up with the goal of minimizing the risk and mitigating the impact of identity compromise. Over one thousand percent.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Passwords Identity Theft Phishing 124

Dark Reading

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The recent article, “$850 Million Scheme Exploited Facebook: Authentication, Secure Browsing Would Have Reduced Losses,” illustrates just how important customer authentication is. Within the next two to five years, we will see stronger authentication everywhere, because the banks are going to get sick of the losses.”.

Banking 40

Banking Authentication Risk Identity Theft 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Increased adoption of identity wallets for citizens . Identity theft and financial fraud increased massively over the past couple of years, with fraudsters taking advantage of vulnerable people during the pandemic to get access to their personal information and assets.

Digital transformation 106

Digital transformation IoT Banking Technology 106

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In its 2021 Threat Force Intelligence Index , IBM reported that manufacturing and financial services were the two industries most at risk for attack, making up 23.2% Fraud.net offers specific solutions for a number of industries, including gaming, financial services, and eCommerce, as well as government organizations.

eCommerce 113

eCommerce Risk Financial Services Authentication 113

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Robust security measures, led by Identity & Access Management (IAM) and key cloud technologies, are essential to protect against threats like identity theft, fraud, and data breaches. Passkeys, replacing passwords, emerge as the superior authentication choice.

Banking 78

Banking Authentication Identity Theft Mobile 78

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

Forex trading may be dominated by banks and global financial services but, thanks to the Internet, the average person can today dabble directly in forex, securities and commodities trading. Identity Theft and Fraud. The forex trading market averages more than US$5 trillion in daily trading volume. Credit Card Fraud.

Passwords 135

Passwords Accountability Media Identity Theft 135

SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

Moreover, it will look at cybercriminal activities related to circumventing identity and authentication mechanisms for these innovations, including the development of synthetic identities, identity theft and account takeovers.

Financial Services 71

Financial Services Banking Media Identity Theft 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2024

IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 - 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape.

B2B 71

B2B Data privacy Financial Services Banking 71

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

Millions of customers of large businesses have been left vulnerable to identity theft, thanks to a security flaw that exposes their personal data to illicit download. Among those affected are clients of Europcar, a vehicle rental service, and FxPro, a trading platform. Verification process.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Accountability Data breaches Social Engineering 98

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations. Businesses, particularly those in financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors, suffer from operational disruptions and financial penalties.

DDOS 69

DDOS Encryption Data breaches Identity Theft 69

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Crimeware and spyware. Other methods.

Backups 145

Backups Ransomware Malware Firewall 145

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 18, 2024

IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 - 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape.

B2B 52

B2B Data privacy Financial Services Banking 52

SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Digital Shadows reports that out of its total client base, businesses operating in the financial services, food and beverage, technology, health care, and insurance verticals were responsible for nearly half of all total risk events observed. “We

Phishing 87

Phishing Identity Theft Social Engineering Technology 87

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Data breaches caused by weak security measures and procedures result in severe monetary losses, erosion of clients’ trust, and irreversible reputation damage to organizations in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and retail industries, as well as government and public sector entities.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

With the capture of usernames and passwords from web browsers, attackers can access your accounts, including email, social media, and financial services. They may even gather enough personal data to be used for identity theft or sold on the dark web.

Identity Theft 91

Identity Theft Malware Financial Services Antivirus 91

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address. ” According to the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), a trade group in Washington, D.C.

Financial Services 247

Financial Services Banking Accountability Identity Theft 247

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

To lend an air of authenticity and to motivate the victim to enter valid information, the swindlers warned that the victim could be prosecuted for providing false information. The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit.

Phishing 116

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 116

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

“From there, the actor was able to distribute phishing emails that looked authentic but included a link that, when clicked, inserted a malicious file used to distribute a backdoor we call NativeZone,” Tom Burt, corporate vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post late last week.

Phishing 70

Phishing Mobile Government Software 70