SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

To top it off, the average amount of money requested in wire transfer business email compromise (BEC) scams reached a whopping $93,881. For instance, when winter holidays are around the corner, it's time to be wary of scams in which criminals try to bait people with bogus promos and giveaways.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. This quirk made the attack look more trustworthy and added a layer of flexibility to these scams. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. inch diskettes. pharma giant ExecuPharm.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Considering this, banks need to rethink their approach to protection against cyber threats. In the new report, Group-IB experts described in detail the cyber threats to the financial sector—active APT groups, tactics of the attackers, infection vectors, and new hacker tools. Defense is an outdated strategy.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

The tech’s getting better and the cost is getting lower and those things are probably what’s working against the [security] community,” said Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at Digital Shadows. We didn’t expect the food-and-beverage industry to have such a strong presence of risky domains,” the report said.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Threat actors have developed social engineering approaches that leverage the uncertainty and chaos of the pandemic in order to deliver their malicious software. Operating with a team of individuals who are cybersecurity savvy is one of the best tools for cyber risk management. Mitigate Vulnerability Risk.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In today's connected environment, there are a large number of evolving cyber threats putting your organization at risk. At the same time, seemingly endless scams can financially impact your end-users and even your personal life. And there is something else: there is always something new to learn about cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

Social engineering. Social engineering is a method of attack in which a malicious person uses psychological manipulation to induce specific actions. Unlike other hacking attacks, this method does not use engineered systems or state-of-the-art software. Phishing and spear-phishing are types of scams.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

The cybercrime marketplace also continued to get more robust while the barrier to entry for malicious actors continued to drop. This has created a perfect breeding ground for aspiring cybercriminals and organized cybercrime groups that support newcomers with venture capitalist-style funding. “In Ransomware. Cryptocurrency.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense. AI-Powered Cybercrime Despite the advancements in using AI to improve security, cybercriminals also have access to AI and LLMs.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

But in spite of it all, the cybersecurity industry and the professionals within it continue to step up and tirelessly work to protect organizations against cyber threats. For every attack we hear about on the news, there are a hundred more that were prevented or detected and responded to by the cyber heroes behind the scenes.

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