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. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

Cyber Risk 189

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

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.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from PayBito crypto exchange FBI issued a flash alert on Lockbit ransomware operation CISA orders federal agencies to fix actively exploited CVE-2022-21882 Windows flaw Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley Ransomware attack hit Swissport International causing delays (..)

Social Engineering 74

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Small Business Ransomware 74

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Malware 81

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

As long as cyber attacks continue, financial institutions will remain a prime target, for obvious reasons. Yet, they are much less well equipped to detect and repel cyber attackers, who are relentlessly seeking out and exploiting the fresh attack vectors spinning out of expansion of mobile banking.

Banking 147

Banking Mobile Accountability Artificial Intelligence 147

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

BadMagic: new APT related to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, we have identified a significant number of geo-political cyber-attacks, as outlined in our overview of the cyber-attacks related to the conflict. The threat actor uses social engineering to infect a PoS terminal.

DNS 101

DNS Malware Cryptocurrency Retail 101

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 6, 2022

Once an attacker has access to an account, they can view personal information and leverage that for a successful social engineering attack, sell that information on the Dark Web, or if they find financial information, make fraudulent purchases. In all, the OAG collected credentials for more than 1.1

Accountability 79

Accountability Authentication Social Engineering Retail 79

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

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.

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

It was one of the worst years (if not the worst) for cyber attacks. More retailers accept several forms of online payments. Hacked social media accounts’ prices are decreasing across all platforms. 2020 is a case in point. Even FireEye and SolarWinds got hit, and those last two are digital security companies.

Accountability 106

Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 106

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. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. Most antiviruses don’t protect against ransomware.

Ransomware 59

Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

I'd like to say there's a dip which might have caused people to question whether or not cyber insurance was necessary. And on top of that, social engineering woes are growing, that's becoming more and more of fraudulent payments, just all these other things. So with all that said, Do I see cyber insurance going away?

Internet 40

Internet Internet Insurance Cyber Insurance 40