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$12.5 billion lost to cybercrime, amid tidal wave of crypto investment fraud

Graham Cluley

If you have been optimistically daydreaming that losses attributed to cybercrime might have reduced in the last year, it's time to wake up. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. The FBI's latest annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report has just been published, and makes for some grim reading.

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Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World

Security Boulevard

As per an article by The Hindu, 50,035 cases of cybercrime were reported in 2020, 11.8% of cybercrimes were of fraud. The post Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World appeared first on Kratikal Blogs. The post Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.

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AlphaLock, Threat Actor Branding, and the World of Cybercrime Marketing

Security Boulevard

Threat actors are not a monolith in their approach to cybercrime. The post AlphaLock, Threat Actor Branding, and the World of Cybercrime Marketing appeared first on Security Boulevard. The popular perception is that threat actors steal information for the sake of it, while knowing and accepting that they are doing something wrong.

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UK Ad Campaign Seeks to Deter Cybercrime

Krebs on Security

The United Kingdom’s anti-cybercrime agency is running online ads aimed at young people who search the Web for services that enable computer crimes, specifically trojan horse programs and DDoS-for-hire services. law enforcement agents in connection with various cybercrime investigations. FLATTENING THE CURVE.

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This was H1 2022 – Part 1 – The Fight Against Cybercrime

Security Boulevard

The post This was H1 2022 – Part 1 – The Fight Against Cybercrime appeared first on Radware Blog. The post This was H1 2022 – Part 1 – The Fight Against Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard. To make matters worse, there was a lack of skilled security professionals who could […].

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What Is Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS)?

Heimadal Security

So, the apparition of the cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) model was the next inevitable step in pursuing this goal. Hackers are now providing their skills and equipment to […] The post What Is Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS)? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Are Deepfakes A New Cybercrime Business Niche?

Heimadal Security

Cybersecurity experts say that yes, deepfakes can be used for a variety of cybercrimes including political propaganda, disinformation, foreign influence activity, scams and fraud. The post Are Deepfakes A New Cybercrime Business Niche? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.