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Cyber Threats to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Digital Shadows

Cyber threat actors, with varying resources and motivations, are highly interested in these eye-catching events too. Scams could present themselves in many forms. In short, plenty of threat actors are interested in this sort of event. VIPs and executives can also be impersonated to conduct social engineering attacks.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware.

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Group-IB: $49.4 million of damage caused to Russia’s financial sector from cyber attacks

Security Affairs

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector.

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Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity: Strategies to Combat Cyber Extortion Attacks on Businesses in 2023

Cytelligence

Ransomware attacks, where hackers encrypt critical data and demand a ransom for its release, have become alarmingly common. In addition, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and phishing scams continue to pose significant threats.

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5 holiday Cybersecurity tips retailers need this year

CyberSecurity Insiders

Retailers are becoming more vulnerable to cyber threats, especially as the industry continues to digitize and more e-commerce businesses emerge. More technology being used to increase operational efficiency means retailers face a higher risk of cyber incidents. Here’s how to stay ahead of the curve this holiday season.

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Security Researchers Find Nearly 400,000 Exposed Databases

eSecurity Planet

The CRI study noted five major cyber threats: Social engineering and phishing attacks that gain entrance to networks via scam emails with malicious attachments or links. Fileless attacks that take over legitimate system tools. Fileless attacks that take over legitimate system tools. Ransomware.

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Let’s Go Phishing

Approachable Cyber Threats

Phishing is a specific type of cyber attack through which hackers and scammers use email to trick you. It’s part of a broader cyber attack called “social engineering” that includes other avenues like phone calls, text messages, and even impersonating people in real life. Through phishing. Who’s at risk?”