SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The consequences of which are not only born by companies who are the primary targets of cybercrime. To help avoid these online risks, it is highly recommended to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs are the baseline cybersecurity tool to safeguard internet-enabled devices and a home network.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. This ransomware is controlled by command line parameters and can either retrieve an encryption key from the C2 or an argument at launch time. Analysis of forecasts for 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Apple Mail stores parts of encrypted emails in plaintext DB. Experts warn of spike in TCP DDoS reflection attacks targeting Amazon, SoftLayer and telco infrastructure. TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies. Tracking Iran-linked APT33 group via its own VPN networks.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Digital takeup drives accelerated cybercrime activity: IOCTA. Growing use of digital technologies, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, has led to a sharp increase in cybercrime. In last month’s newsletter, we looked at why using a VPN doesn’t always protect the user. You asked for miracles, Theo, I give you the FBI.”.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Although cybercrime as a whole has seen a rise during the pandemic, arguably ransomware has been one of the more successful and lucrative attack types. Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019. Consider Zero Trust.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency. In Q1 2021, cybercriminals also found a host of new tools for amplifying DDoS attacks. RDP servers listening on UDP port 3389 were used to amplify DDoS attacks. That said, a VPN is no panacea if it too is vulnerable to amplification attacks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). 67%_of malware was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections. Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) continues to be one of the riskiest moves by organizations: "Unfortunately, many organisations still use RDP instead of the more secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) for remote access.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. But it is worth pointing out that not all members of this ecosystem originate from the cybercrime underworld.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

One may know what the term VPN means, but what about when a VPN should be used and more importantly – not used, and what are the risks of using a VPN versus the benefits. It was the most significant cybercrime attack on an Irish state agency and the largest known attack against a health service computer system.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

And there are even more specialized products such as DDoS attacks, email databases, and malware. Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted. DDoS Attacks. If you must log in to an account of any kind while on public WiFi, use a VPN for encrypting all your internet traffic.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. The past year — a harrowing period for the world economy — culminated in the spike of cybercrime. Ransomware operators buy access and then encrypt devices on the network.

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