SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

In today's digital world, cybercrime is a threat to our private data and security. And with Americans owning an average of 24 electronic items in their homes , neglecting to dispose of these items correctly is putting individuals at significant risk of cybercrime. What is cybercrime?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2025

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan resurfaces, targeting users in Latin America and Europe in new phishing campaigns. The cybersecurity firm uncovered a Grandoreiro campaign targeting users in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain via phishing emails impersonating tax agencies.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Netcraft’s latest research details HookBot, a sophisticated Android-based banking Trojan that’s steadily advancing its footprint in the cybercrime world.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The cybersecurity firm’s recommendations for malware victims are: Consult an expert : For thorough malware removal and system security, seek professional help if needed. Change passwords : After malware removal, update passwords for key accounts (email, banking, work, social media) and enable two-factor authentication.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Cybersecurity has become one of the most critical fields in technology, ensuring that data, networks, and systems are protected from unauthorized access and malicious attacks. As cyber threats escalate, the demand for skilled professionals in cybersecurity is skyrocketing. trillion annually.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 4, 2025

In a matter of days, three major cybersecurity incidents have hit the retail and financial services sectors, drawing renewed attention to supply chain vulnerabilities, credential-based attacks, and the increasing value of non-financial customer data. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Cybercrime has been steadily on the rise for the past years. This made the need for strengthening cybersecurity so apparent to everyone that U.S. The best approach one can adopt is always having cybersecurity at the forefront of their mind whichever aspect of their business they approach. Canada, and the U.K., EU, and China.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

Phishing plays straight out of the cybercrime playbook "March Madness brings heightened cybersecurity risks this year, especially with the expansion of sports gambling beyond traditional office pools creating new attack vectors for credential harvesting and financial fraud," warns J. Awareness and vigilance.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Last year saw a 110% rise in cybercrime in the lead up to Valentine's Day. Never share sensitive information like address, phone number, or banking details with someone you just met online. Someone genuine would not be asking for that information," Machin said. Analyze systems, applications, data, operations, and stakeholders.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2025

The cybersecurity firm’s recommendations for malware victims are: Consult an expert : For thorough malware removal and system security, seek professional help if needed. Change passwords : After malware removal, update passwords for key accounts (email, banking, work, social media) and enable two-factor authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

billion distinct identity records and over 750+ billion total stolen assets that are now circulating in the criminal underground, fueling identity-based cybercrime. About SpyCloud: SpyCloud transforms recaptured darknet data to disrupt cybercrime. Consumer exposure averages 27 unique emails and 227 credential pairs per user.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

Then you’re like millions of other users now at risk from a new form of cybercrime – malware that can read your credit or debit card and hand its data over to an attacker. The malware, which cybersecurity company Cleafy calls SuperCard X, uses a feature now found in most Android phones: near-field communication (NFC).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank International Press Newsletter Cybercrime INTERPOL financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests, seizures worth over USD 400 million Hackers Stole $1.49

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

Compromised data includes full names, contact details, ID numbers, banking information, drivers license numbers, medical records and passport details. “Cell C is aware that data compromised in the recent cybersecurity incident has been unlawfully disclosed by RansomHouse, the threat actor claiming responsibility.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2025

We have also informed the relevant authorities and are working with leading external cybersecurity experts.” The affected information did not include any passwords, credit card details or other banking information.” We contained the issue and have further enhanced the protection of our systems and data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

” said Dmitry Kalinin, a cybersecurity expert at Kaspersky Lab. 231 banking malware. . “the authors of the new version of Triada are actively monetizing their efforts. Judging by the analysis of transactions, they were able to transfer about $270,000 in various cryptocurrencies to their crypto wallets.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2025

On October 27, 2024, the Laboratory Services Cooperative detected suspicious network activity and launched an investigation with the help of cybersecurity experts. They hired cybersecurity experts to monitor the dark web, but so far, no evidence suggests that stolen data has surfaced there. ” reads the notice of data breach.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2025

Cybersecurity experts identified multiple Chinese cybercriminal groups targeting Google and Apple Wallet customers. In one such instance, cybercriminals specifically focused on fraud automation against Barclays , Bank of Scotland , Lloyds Banking Group , Halifax , HSBC , Santander , Wise and Revolut. How do those apps work?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 7, 2025

(Source: ISACAs Tech Workplace and Culture 2025 report, March 2025) For more information about recruiting and retaining cybersecurity professionals: 10 Ways to Boost Cybersecurity Talent Retention (InformationWeek) 60% of cybersecurity pros looking to change employers (CSO) The cybersecurity industry has an urgent talent shortage.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

trillion, cybercrime is the world's third largest economy 1 , with 70% of organizations experiencing significant disruption to their business resulting from a breach. Cost savings : Avoid productivity loss and device-related issues with a passwordless approach that eliminates costly credential resets and lost device management.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Increase in high-profile law enforcement operations against cybercrime groups 2024 was a significant year in the global high-profile fight against cybercrime. We at Kaspersky also actively contributed to law enforcement efforts to combat cybercrime.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For over 25 years, Webroot has been on the front lines of cybersecurity, protecting millions of people and businesses from evolving threats. Lets explore how Webroot has evolved to become your one-stop shop for all things cybersecurity. But as technology advances, so do the threats.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2025

. “This data includes Co-op Group members’ personal data such as names and contact details, and did not include members’ passwords, bank or credit card details, transactions or information relating to any members’ or customers’ products or services with the Co-op Group,” a spokesperson told BBC.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With the right cybersecurity practices, everyday Mac users can stay safe from these emerging threats. With stolen passwords, the impact is even broader; hackers could wire funds from a breached online banking account into their own, or masquerade as someone on social media to ask friends and family for money. They are wildly adaptable.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Note that for mobile banking malware, we retrospectively revised the 2023 numbers to provide more accurate statistics. We also changed the methodology for PC banking malware by removing obsolete families that no longer use Trojan banker functionality, hence the sharp drop in numbers against 2023. of all mobile banker attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans Cybercrime is increasingly complex.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

“The City of Columbus’ continuing investigation of a July 18 cybersecurity incident has found that a foreign cyber threat actor attempted to disrupt the city’s IT infrastructure, in a possible effort to deploy ransomware and solicit a ransom payment from the city. ” reported Tech Crunch.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2025

The US branch of the company detected a cybersecurity issue on November 8, 2024, the incident impacted the network infrastructure in the U.S. Once detected the problem, the security teams began an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts. The company also notified law enforcement.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

CISA adds Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Thai police arrested Chinese hackers involved in SMS blaster attacks Zyxel firewalls targeted in recent ransomware attacks Malware campaign abused flawed Avast Anti-Rootkit driver Russia-linked APT TAG-110 uses targets Europe and Asia Russia-linked threat (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

CISA adds Palo Alto Expedition, Android, CyberPanel and Nostromo nhttpd bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog DPRK-linked BlueNoroff used macOS malware with novel persistence Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations in the country over security concerns Critical bug in Cisco UWRB access points allows attackers to run commands (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is a community, nonprofit blood bank based in New York City. The organization began investigating suspicious activity on its infrastructure in January 26 with the help of external cybersecurity experts, but discovered the ransomware attack on January 29. NYBC also notified law enforcement. in New York.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2025

Iran confirmed it shut down internet to protect the country against cyberattacks Godfather Android trojan uses virtualization to hijack banking and crypto apps Cloudflare blocked record-breaking 7.3 Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

This year, Spring Break vacationers are packing more than their flip-flops, bucket hats, and sunglassestheyre also packing a few cybersecurity anxieties for the trip. For this research, Malwarebytes conducted a pulse survey of its customers in March via the Alchemer Survey Platform.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2025

Banking Trojans and spyware are now outpacing more traditional nuisances like adware and riskware , and what’s changed is the level of sophistication. The February spike shows this isn’t random, it’s methodical business development in the cybercrime space. We’ll continue to monitor this uptick.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

On May 2, 2024, Judische claimed on the fraud-focused Telegram channel Star Chat that they had hacked Santander Bank , one of the first known Snowflake victims. banks, ISPs, and mobile phone providers. In late May 2024, Kiberphant0m began advertising the sale of hundreds of gigabytes of data stolen from BSNL.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2025

Immediately after discovering the security breach, the company started the investigation with the help of a cybersecurity forensic firm. Upon discovering the suspicious activity, Medusind took the affected systems offline and hired a leading cybersecurity forensic firm to conduct an investigation.”

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