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Italian mafia cybercrime sting leads to 100+ arrests

Malwarebytes

In just a year, they were able to steal a total of 11.72M USD (10M EUR) from hundreds of victims of phishing attacks and other fraudulent activities such as SIM swapping (also known as SIMjacking ), business email compromise (BEC) , and money muling. From there, the money was then moved by money mules and invested into shell companies.

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Financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. million detections compared to 5.04

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North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

Malwarebytes

A new advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department (Treasury), highlights the cyberthreats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group since at least 2020.

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Financial cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency became a prominent target for those seeking monetary gain. In addition to financial malware, we also examined phishing activities.

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Here Are the Top 3 Online Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Report shows that cybercrime has spiked, leaving hundreds of thousands of victims and costing more than $4 billion. Phishing Scams. Phishing scams accounted for 241,342 complaints in the report, generating $54 million in total damages. billion in 2019 to $4.2

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Cyberthreats to financial organizations in 2022

SecureList

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world.

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Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

Cryptocurrency targeted attacks. The cryptocurrency business continues to grow, and people continue to invest their money in this market because it’s a digital asset and all transactions occur online. These are attractive aspects that cybercrime groups will be unable to resist. It also offers anonymity to users.