The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. Prevalence.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Paul Bantick, Group Head of Cyber Risks, Beazley said: “Business leaders are finding it a struggle to keep up with the constantly evolving cyber threat.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Fast forward to 2015, and we’ve had several trending cyber security issues appear in just these first few weeks. Below are 7 trending cyber security stories that you should read for February 2015. Anthem Cyber Attack. 2015 Cyber Security Risks. Internet Explorer Vulnerability Discovered. Worst Passwords of 2014.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the modern age, nation states are expanding the battlefield with targeted cyber attacks on their adversaries. Why cyber attacks?” DDoS attacks are meant to cause major disruption to an adversary nation and wreak havoc in a number of ways. Category Awareness, Case Study, Vulnerability. Risk Level. Am I a target?”

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JUNE 7, 2022

In the past four years, Conti has attacked organizations in a variety of industries, with more than 60% of victims located in North America. Some of Conti’s noteworthy victims include Jackson County, Georgia, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, and Ireland’s National Healthcare System. Wait, what’s double extortion?”

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Ransomware Risk Phishing Healthcare 97

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. The number one type of cyber incident so far this year is ransomware. The company says that ransomware accounted for 41% of cyber claims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Million MobiFriends User details leaked online North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against Healthcare, Government Organizations Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2022

What further compounds an already complex architectural and security landscape is the fact that critical infrastructure industries in various countries tend to be either partially or fully government controlled; with many providing “essential services” such as Healthcare, Water, Power, Emergency Services and Food production.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. The main reason why these campaigns exploded so dramatically was that they used previously leaked NSA exploits called EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, which made the attacks absolutely inconspicuous and therefore almost impossible to prevent.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. As some of these solutions are pretty low-cost, they potentially offer high ROI considering the enormity of the email threat problem.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate. According to Check Point by mid-year cyber attacks have risen 42% globally. Phishing Targeted Attacks.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Secure web browsing matters for ITDMs for several reasons: Protection against cyber threats: Secure web browsing acts as a vital defence mechanism against various cyber threats, such as malware infections, phishing attacks, and data breaches. Then, sign up to receive Proofpoint’s Cybersecurity Awareness Kit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

The cyber attack succeeded when one of Sequoia’s employees fell victim to a phishing attack. Focused on energy, enterprise, financial, healthcare, mobile, and internet start-ups, this VC firm has more than 1100 corporate clients and more than 200 international clients. Domain spoofing.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks. Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email. Conti Around 20% of attacks in early 2022 were from Conti, the group behind the 2021 Irish health services attack.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Improved Attacker Skills In addition to the use of AI, we should expect cybercriminals to incorporate their access to dark web information to make attacks much more believable and widespread. Cyber attacks against critical infrastructure are too easy – we’re still vulnerable and unprotected.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. For a preview, read on.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated. Ransomware – the hacker’s current cyber weapon of choice. Ransomeware-as-a-Service.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

million Healthcare organizations for the 9th year in a row had the highest costs associated with data breaches – $6.45 Cyber threats exist in many different types and forms. These sources include attackers, malicious software, and even your own employees. So, cyber-attacks are becoming much more sophisticated.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2022

The White House on Russian Cyber Threats. A recording of the CISA CALL WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS ON POTENTIAL RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES has been shared on their YouTube page! malware was delivered via Spear-phishing attacks and Watering hole attacks targeting employees of such companies.

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Education Government Malware Financial Services 64

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch phishing campaigns against a broad array of targets. Microsoft officials said the attack targeted 3,000 email accounts at 150 organizations. ” SecureWorks Sees Similar Threats. ” SecureWorks Sees Similar Threats. Awareness, Training are Key.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Digital Shadow, that offers risk determining & analyzing software to protect against external cyber threats, discovered the fact that Graff became a victim of Conti Malware gang and informed the company about the potential risks it could be exposed to in the future. Jackson, Philip Green and Kardarshians.

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Ransomware Healthcare Scams Education 108

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2018

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The threat of Volt Typhoon Volt Typhoon, also known as APT41 or Barium, is a sophisticated hacking group that has been linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security. The group is known for its meticulous planning and ability to gain access to sensitive systems, often using targeted phishing attacks and Zero-Day exploits.

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