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Financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

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. PayPal phishing accounted for 54.78% of pages targeting electronic payment system users. million in 2022.

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CISSPs from Around the Globe: An Interview with Jason Lau

CyberSecurity Insiders

Crypto.com is a FinTech company with a mission to accelerate the global adoption of cryptocurrency. One way our company helps to solve this problem is by making cryptocurrency easy to access through our user-friendly application. This is especially challenging because there are many regions where cryptocurrency is still unregulated.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. This note will provide instructions on how to pay the ransom, usually through difficult-to-trace means like cryptocurrency. Whenever a user uses the infected file, it gives the attacker access to their computer.

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