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Cybercrime Soars: FBI's 2024 Report Reveals $16.6 Billion in Losses

SecureWorld News

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 Internet Crime Report, marking a record-breaking year in cybercrime. Critical infrastructure under siege: The healthcare and public health sector was the most targeted by ransomware attackers in 2023. domestic bank to finalize the closing. billion in losses.

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Passwordless Authentication without Secrets!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. For example, in healthcare, constant authentication interruptions can impact both patient care and productivity. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy.

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South African telecom provider Cell C disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack

Security Affairs

Compromised data includes full names, contact details, ID numbers, banking information, drivers license numbers, medical records and passport details. healthcare providers surged in 2024, with 98 attacks compromising 117 million records. The ransomware group has since leaked the stolen data on its dark web leak site.

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Are Cybersecurity Jobs in High Demand?

Hacker's King

In 2023 alone, global cybercrime damages were projected to reach $10.5 Whether it's financial institutions, healthcare providers, or e-commerce platforms, organizations are prime targets for hackers seeking sensitive data or financial gain. trillion annually.

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GUEST ESSAY: Four essential strategies to bolster cyber resilience in critical infrastructure

The Last Watchdog

In 2023, victims reported nearly 900,000 cybercrime complaints to the FBI. While any business is a potential target for hackers, critical infrastructure organizations including defense, healthcare, energy, utilities, and financial services companies are perhaps most at risk due to their financial resources. According to the U.S.

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National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Webroot

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).

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The danger of data breaches — what you really need to know

Webroot

Here are some of the most likely targets for access to consumer data: Healthcare organizations : Healthcare companies are a prime target for cybercrime due to the large amounts of sensitive data they store, which includes personal information and medical records. Its like putting a lock on your personal data.