Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ransomware, the fastest-growing type of cybercrime, will claim a new victim? Sadly, in 2020, we saw the first instance of human loss as a direct result of cybercrime – ransomware to be exact. As I close out my last Cyber CEO for Cybercrime Magazine, I will leave you with this: Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime Cybersecurity Digital transformation CISO 98

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

Social Engineering 174

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Scams Ransomware 174

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

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 Security Affairs – financial sector, cybercrime ).

Cyber Attacks 108

Cyber Attacks Banking Cyber threats Phishing 108

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

February 26, 2020 – New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. March 15, 2020 – Noooo, now Ancient Tortoise BEC scammers are launching Coronavirus-Themed attacks. A cybercrime gang focused on Business Email Compromise (BEC) has started using COVID19-themed scam emails in its attacks.

Malware 144

Malware Advertising Scams Cybercrime 144

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Interpol, the internationally recognized crime prevention agency, has announced an online campaign that will help individuals and companies protect their networks from state funded cyber attack campaigns.

Cybersecurity 125

Cybersecurity Data collection Scams Cybercrime 125

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are also massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. The user dfyz on Searchengines[.]ru

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DDOS Internet Internet Government 332

SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2024

While no details were provided about the potential perpetrators, the scam highlights how threat actors exploit the authority of government agencies to trick victims into complying with illicit demands. Companies must employ AI themselves to fight these scams."

Social Engineering 113

Social Engineering Scams Artificial Intelligence Engineering 113

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That conclusion was supported by other security studies around the same time that found small businesses suffered the most cyber attacks. And even if most users didn’t fall for the scam, even a small percentage of hundreds of millions was enough to make the attacks very lucrative for criminals.

Cybercrime 87

Cybercrime Small Business Antivirus Malware 87

Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Cyber threats are no longer just the occasional virus or suspicious email. Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. Cybercrime is increasing at an alarming rate, targeting individuals and families just as often as businesses.

Antivirus 84

Antivirus Identity Theft Cyber threats Phishing 84

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

In April, Nova Scotia Power and Emera faced a cyber attack that impacted their IT systems and networks.Both companies declared that the security incident did not cause any power outages. Nova Scotia Power warned customers about phishing scams impersonating the utility to steal data. ” reads the update.

Energy and Utilities 80

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Data breaches Accountability 80

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2025

In April, Nova Scotia Power and Emera faced a cyber attack that has impacted their IT systems and networks.Both companies declared that the security incident did not cause any power outages. Nova Scotia Power customers are warned about phishing scams impersonating the utility to steal data.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Energy and Utilities Accountability Insurance 69

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 26, 2021

million being transferred to foreign internet scam artists. According to Stephen Dougherty, a leading Business Email Compromise (BEC) investigator at the United States Secret Service, the scenario in New Hampshire is straight out of a cybercrime playbook. Million in a Week: Employees Fired After BEC Scam.

Scams 98

Scams Cybercrime Government Banking 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Computers and Electronics Spyware Cybercrime 120

Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

The truth is technology has grown at an exponential rate and so has cybercrime. Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. Impersonation Scams. Although BEC attacks may be targeted at business, they can also be used to scam individual people. What You Can Do. Update your software.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Scams IoT 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

Data breaches 127

Data breaches Computers and Electronics Cybercrime Ransomware 127

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. There are dozens if not hundreds of types of scams out there, but we’re going to focus on the scams most likely to affect a business, such as phishing or business email compromise (BEC). of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Internet 120

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

DDOS 125

DDOS Data breaches Ransomware Marketing 125

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience?

Malware 123

Malware Cybercrime Hacking Cyber threats 123

Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Identifying phishing scams Phishing scams appear in our email inboxes, text messages and even voicemails on a daily basis. Research from Deloitte found that 91% of all cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. October is the perfect time to make sure you don’t get spooked by cybercrime.

Security Awareness 115

Security Awareness Passwords Backups Password Management 115

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 121

Ransomware Telecommunications Data breaches Mobile 121

SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

From an insider threat case that delayed the shipment of PPE to a Romanian ransomware group targeting public health , attacks kept going after the medical sector. Now another significant cybercrime target is emerging: state unemployment benefit systems. Hackers scam Washington State's unemployment insurance.

Cybersecurity 113

Cybersecurity Scams Cyber Attacks Government 113

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Quishing, an insidious threat to electric car owners Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2024-32896 Discontinued D-Link DIR-846 routers are affected by code execution flaws.

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Hacking 120

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. What are the top cyber threats right now? Trends in Malware attacks.

Cyber threats 131

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 131

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Early December, Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an investigation into the incident. Nissan already notified the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre. and nissan.co.nz.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware Data breaches Financial Services Hacking 140

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2024

In May, the company was forced to shut down its website and phone lines following a cyber attack, but it did not mention a ransomware attack. MediSecure has identified a cyber security incident impacting the personal and health information of individuals. .”

Data breaches 129

Data breaches Unstructured Data Healthcare Identity Theft 129

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton backdoor CoinsPaid blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for theft of $37M worth of cryptocurrency Monitor Insider Threats but Build Trust First Zimbra fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2023-38750 in ZCS DepositFiles exposed (..)

Surveillance 98

Surveillance Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Hacking 98

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

This quirk made the attack look more trustworthy and added a layer of flexibility to these scams. 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.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

CISA adds Apache OFBiz bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Critical flaw in WPML WordPress plugin impacts 1M websites China-linked APT Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day in Versa Director Researchers unmasked the notorious threat actor USDoD The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290M Google addressed the tenth (..)

Malware 117

Malware Surveillance Firewall Phishing 117

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. The proliferation of these guides enables more individuals to enter the cybercrime arena.

Cyber Attacks 52

Cyber Attacks Phishing Ransomware Cyber Insurance 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

According to Group-IB, the likelihood of the database systems being used in cybercrime and security breaches is high. 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. Ransomware.

Social Engineering 128

Social Engineering Internet Internet Risk 128

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

How email-based cyber attacks work. Email-based attacks are not a new problem. For example, some of the most notorious email-related cyber attacks of the 1990s came through the propagation of the Melissa virus. Understanding email cyber attack strategies. The data of over 1.2

Phishing 124

Phishing Healthcare Data breaches Cyber Attacks 124

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Cyber attack took offline flight display screens at the Bristol Airport. Researcher devised a new CSS & HTML attack that causes iPhone reboot or freezes Macs. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. Homebuyers Being Targeted by Money Transfer Scam. 20% discount.

Computers and Electronics 82

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Advertising Data breaches 82

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

Similarly in cybersecurity, enterprises typically proof themselves up against last year’s strategies and attack vectors. By the time they adjust their processes, beef up their defenses, and add new layers of security, they find themselves battling more virulent ransomware strains and cyber-scams.

Backups 136

Backups Ransomware Insurance Cyber Insurance 136

IT Security Guru

MARCH 28, 2023

Having a cybersecurity plan ensures that you remain protected against data breaches, phishing scams , and other cybercrimes. It works well against both residual risk and inherent risk. That being said, different countries across the globe are now highlighting cybersecurity issues.

VPN 101

VPN Passwords Internet Internet 101

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

For some, a cyber criminal matches some of the Hollywood tropes: a person sitting alone in a dimly lit room, furiously mashing on a keyboard to steal information from a person or company. Those days are behind us, however, as cybercrime is establishing itself as a business in and of itself.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Cyber threats Risk Cyber Risk 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Rising Risks The widespread shift to a work-from-home (WFH) economy left countless networks vulnerable to cyber attacks. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Here’s what you should know. .

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybercrime 105

Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

The user is often the first and last layer of defense an organization has, and scams are becoming increasingly convincing. The worry is that AI is lowering the barrier to entry for cybercrime, with emails and voice cloning becoming increasingly convincing.

Phishing 111

Phishing Technology Scams Cybercrime 111