Hot for Security

MARCH 2, 2021

While some may be harmless, consisting of ads from retailers, criminals also use emails in mass-market phishing campaigns. They use social engineering techniques such as clickbait and scare tactics to persuade recipients to access a fraudulent link or malicious attachment. A daily dose of spam.

Scams 116

Scams Identity Theft Banking Phishing 116

SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

. “I don’t think it would influence Federal Reserve policy, but what it might do is influence the industry to take additional action through our existing venues and our ability to share the data,” said Trish Supples, advanced subject matter expert in the Retail Payments Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Financial Services 71

Financial Services Banking Identity Theft Media 71

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. By getting the user’s secret phrase, cybercriminals could get access to their cryptocurrency balance.

Phishing 101

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 101

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com,

Cryptocurrency 236

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 236

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Mobile statistics Targeted attacks BlueNoroff introduces new methods bypassing MotW At the close of 2022, we reported the recent activities of BlueNoroff , a financially motivated threat actor known for stealing cryptocurrency. The threat actor uses social engineering to infect a PoS terminal.

DNS 102

DNS Malware Cryptocurrency Retail 102

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. SIM swapping attacks primarily target individuals who are visibly active in the cryptocurrency space.

Mobile 241

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 241

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

CISA reported that LokiBot “employs Trojan malware to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials.” Phishing and Social Engineering. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. ” Malicious Mobile Apps. How to Defend Against Phishing.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Key Information About Ransomware Ransomware is in the top-five threats in all fields and the second biggest cybersecurity threat in the retail business. The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom.

Ransomware 59

Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are represented in hacked accounts to trading sites. Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted. More retailers accept several forms of online payments. Cryptocurrency trading accounts. Other cryptocurrencies have increased in value as well.

Accountability 119

Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 119