Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it expects Artificial Intelligence (AI) to heighten the global ransomware threat. The NCSC confirmed, saying: “All types of cyber threat actor – state and non-state, skilled and less skilled – are already using AI, to varying degrees.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure. With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. The Threat of Ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The threat landscape is the entirety of potential and identified cyber threats affecting a particular sector, group of users, time period, and so forth. It includes a wide range of threats, such as malware, phishing attacks, ransomware, and social engineering attacks.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cyber threat actors, with varying resources and motivations, are highly interested in these eye-catching events too. For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

One of the most alarming trends our ThreatDown Intelligence team has noticed lately is the increased exploitation of legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools by ransomware gangs in their attacks. Exploited by the ransomware gangs CACTUS, BianLian, ALPHV, Lockbit. Exploited by CACTUS.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. They called it Cyber Pearl Harbor. That moment hasn’t happened (yet), but I think we’ve become the frog in the boiling cyber-water. It just looks different.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. This gang of cybercriminals targets individuals within an organization with social engineering tactics designed to fool them into opening a document from a ZIP file attached to an email.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 7, 2024

On the other hand, small businesses that are least likely to say they are prepared for cyber threats include businesses in the manufacturing sector (61%), female-owned businesses (68%), and businesses in average health (64%).” Services businesses are right to be concerned.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 28, 2023

Security experts from HackerOne and beyond weigh in on malicious prompt engineering and other attacks that could strike through LLMs.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 19, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is out with its annual Internet Crime Report, revealing that Business Email Compromise (BEC) remains a lucrative affair for cyber crooks – 62 times more lucrative than ransomware. On the ransomware front, the IC3 received 2,474 complaints with adjusted losses of over $29.1

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All these days we have seen an increase in ransomware attacks against healthcare companies. According to a research carried out by BlueVoyant on over 2702 Universities operating across 43 countries, almost all of them were found to be facing ransomware attack as the number one cyber threat.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch None of these early threats went pro.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2022

North Korea Cyber Threat Group ‘Lazarus’ Targets M1 Mac with Signed Executables. And Lazarus has been linked to the WannaCry ransomware in May 2017 that impacted hospitals, governments and businesses around the world, resulting in an estimated $4 billion in losses , among other incidents (see below). brooke.crothers. UTM Medium.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Malware and Ransomware Malware, short for malicious software, is a broad term that encompasses various types of software designed to harm or gain unauthorized access to systems. Ransomware on the other hand encrypts victims’ data and demands a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. Share it with your friends.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2023

. “An attacker able to gain admin access to an internal SharePoint server could do a lot of harm to an organization,” said Kevin Breen , director of cyber threat research at Immersive Labs. ” There are at least three other vulnerabilities fixed this month that earned a collective 9.8

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Types of Cyber Threats in Digital Banking Hackers see digital banking as a huge opportunity because sensitive information such as your financial information is now more accessible than ever since its online. What can we do about it? Need help designing the best cybersecurity strategy for your financial institution?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Category News, Social Engineering. All of the attacks were carried out with relatively simple phishing and social engineering techniques. So far in September, IHG , Uber , and Rockstar Games have all been victims of major independent cyber attacks. Risk Level. The common theme?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

In his blog post , Kelley shared a video from CanadianKingpin12 that suggests DarkBERT will go well beyond the social engineering capabilities of the earlier tools with new “concerning capabilities.”

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2023

The City of Dallas, Texas, was forced to shut down police communications and IT systems on Monday morning, May 1, due to a suspected ransomware attack. Subsequently, the City has confirmed that a number of servers have been compromised with ransomware, impacting several functional areas, including the Dallas Police Department Website."

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. With cyber threats on the rise, it is cru-cial for individuals and organizations to prioritize their online safety. Stay vigilant, stay informed, and stay secure.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

As we rely increasingly on digital technologies for our work, communication, entertainment, and education, we also expose ourselves to more and more cyber risks. But how much do we know about the cyber threats we face daily? According to PurpleSec, 98% of cybercrime relies on social engineering to accomplish it.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As such, the gaming industry faces a wide range of cyber and even physical threats as malicious actors are attracted by rising profits. The post Combining Cybersecurity with Gaming: Cheats, Insider Threats, Ransomware and More appeared first on Flashpoint.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It bears multiple risks and may or may not result in a cyber incident. Types of cyber threats There are multiple ways to categorize cybersecurity threats. Social engineering. By objective: Intentional threats occur as a result of an ill will of a cybercriminal. By source: Physical damage.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

Since February, the group has launched multiple attacks based on their latest ransomware campaign labeled Buhti. and Babuk are strains of ransomware that encrypt files on a victim’s machine and demand payment in exchange for decrypting the files. Babuk is a ransomware that was first discovered in early 2021. Lockbit 3.0

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Changing Face of Cyber Extortion Attacks Cyber extortion attacks have significantly evolved in recent years, with attackers employing sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities in business networks and systems. Attackers often exploit employees’ lack of awareness through social engineering techniques.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ai Antani Many speculated that the ransomware attack on a Toyota supply chain player in Kojima, Japan was in retaliation for Japan’s aid to Ukraine. The cyber threat landscape is evolving rapidly. Their guidance: Snehal Antani , CEO, Horizon3.ai Nearly $400 million was lost as 28 Toyota production lines shut down.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

According to a study conducted by se-curity firm Mandiant, the group has been in operation since 2018 and has now been tasked with carrying out both espionage and financially motivated attacks such as credential harvesting and social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 6, 2022

Phishing emails, social engineering tactics, and adware are all deployed to manipulate people into taking an action they normally wouldn’t take. . A one-time training session isn’t enough protection, though, as the cyber-threat landscape is continually changing. Most employees do not work in the IT department.

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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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SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2023

Failing to report a data breach creates a variety of challenges, including underestimating the level of cyber threat activity, legal jeopardy, and brand reputational damage. For other countries surveyed, which included France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the U.K., the figure was below the global average.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Social Tactics.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

From advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to the continued evolution of ransomware and cyberattacks, the coming year is sure to bring significant developments in the world of cybersecurity. This will put even more pressure on businesses to find and hire the talent they need to protect themselves from cyber threats.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Major Breaches of 2023 Casino operator attacks: Casino giants MGM and Caesars were hit by disruptive cyberattacks in September involving concerning tactics such as social engineering. The incident highlights the increasing sophistication and diversity of cyber threats, pushing the boundaries of existing security systems.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Judging a cyber threat by its name can be illusory. Just to illustrate the scope of the issue, the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team spotted more than 800 malvertising campaigns in only the first six months of 2023, noting that the number of attacks that flew under researchers' radar was likely much higher.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Protect against malware and ransomware. In fact, earlier this year, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alerted the public of an increase in ransomware attacks across weekends and holidays and sited several high-profile attacks occurring across holidays. Don’t overlook mobile security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 11, 2023

Email – Social engineering Like most malware authors, attackers often use email as the first point of contact with victims. They employ social engineering techniques to persuade victims to open the program and execute the code on their workstations. While in encoded form, the Open.jse file is not readable.

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