SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Cybercrime IoT 121

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

INTERPOL published the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, a report that analyzes evolution of cybercrime in Africa. A new report published by INTERPOL, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 , sheds the light on cybercrime in Africa. of the overall number.

Cybercrime 79

Cybercrime Scams DDOS Banking 79

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9 Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

Data breaches 87

Data breaches DDOS Backups Firewall 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

While Ukraine calls for hacker underground to defend against Russia, ransomware gangs make their moves. February 25 – Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing. The CERT of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian armed forces personnel.

DDOS 88

DDOS Banking Phishing Ransomware 88

Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Phishing and Spear Phishing. Despite constant warnings from the cyber security industry, people still fall victim to phishing every day. As cybercrime has become well-funded and increasingly sophisticated, phishing remains one of the most effective methods used by criminals to introduce malware into businesses.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

Are the DDoS and the fire linked? If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches DDOS Small Business Ransomware 100

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. Advanced threat actors from countries placed under economic sanctions may rely more on ransomware imitating cybercriminal activity. Analysis of forecasts for 2021.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 104

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2023

Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0

DDOS 80

DDOS Ransomware Phishing Cryptocurrency 80

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2021

The increase was announced by a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued by the CISA, FBI, and HHS published at the end of October that warned of an imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and healthcare providers. The attacks involved a broad range of vectors, such as ransomware, botnets, phishing, and DDoS attacks.

Healthcare 107

Healthcare Ransomware DDOS Cyber threats 107

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2022

If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 380 appeared first on Security Affairs.

DDOS 75

DDOS Architecture Malware Cybercrime 75

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Hacktivism has expanded with the emergence of new groups, while ransomware incidents surged in the first half of 2023 and showed no signs of slowing down. Social engineering attacks grew significantly in 2023 with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new types of techniques emerging, but phishing still remains the top attack vector.

Social Engineering 114

Social Engineering Artificial Intelligence Engineering Ransomware 114

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY. Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. How can companies minimize risks?

Cyber threats 203

Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Cybersecurity Threat Detection 203

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

Phishing 86

Phishing Education Accountability Telecommunications 86

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. If cybercrime were a country, it would have the third largest economy in the world. Clearly, cybercrime is big business, and it operates like one. How big is the impact of cybercrime?

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Cybercrime DDOS Malware 98

SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

According to a report from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye titled, "Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19," 81% of global organizations have experienced increased cyberthreats, and 79% experienced downtime from an attack during a peak season. One common type of cybersecurity issue organizations face is ransomware.

Digital transformation 82

Digital transformation Ransomware Phishing Small Business 82

BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Ransomware didn’t actually grow year on year; it held steady at 24 per cent of breaches. Security Week’s report focused on the rising cost to recover from a ransomware incident even as ransom amounts themselves are lower. Verizon believes this suggests ransomware victims are a higher proportion of smaller companies than before.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Data breaches Scams DDOS 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 341 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Banking 67

Banking Small Business Data breaches Firmware 67

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2022

March 4 – These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns. Russian government released a list containing IP addresses and domains behind DDoS attacks that hit Russian infrastructure after the invasion. March 2 – Ukrainian researcher leaked the source code of Conti Ransomware.

DDOS 88

DDOS Ransomware Government Phishing 88

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

Data breaches 100

Data breaches Mobile Ransomware DNS 100

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). Ransomware. During the reporting period, Emotet evolved into a botnet, increased its activity, and initiated new localized spam campaigns with spear-phishing functionality to install ransomware or steal information.". Trends in ransomware attacks. Web-based Attacks.

Cyber threats 107

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 107

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

The linked article focuses on misconfiguration, phishing issues, limiting data share, and the ever-present Internet of Things. Digital wallet phish attempts are rampant on social media, and we expect this to rise. Ransomware supply chain triple-threat. Below are some other areas of concern which spring to mind.

Cryptocurrency 114

Cryptocurrency Backups Phishing Password Management 114

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

Data breaches 85

Data breaches Firmware Hacking Ransomware 85

BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. The agency’s spotlight report examines ‘crime-as-a-service’, lifting the cover on ransomware groups’ business structures. Ransomware reminders were plentiful lately.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Data breaches CSO Cyber Attacks 52

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A data breach, ransomware attack or other digital attack that knocks your website offline can cost your business anywhere from thousands to millions of dollars in remediation, lawsuits from customers and fines by regulators. Maybe one of your employees clicks on a phishing email and accidentally gives away his work email login information.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches DDOS Ransomware Marketing 98

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This makes stealthy attacks incredibly popular in the cybercrime community. Cybercriminals conducting DDoS attacks deploy a network of hacked machines called a “botnet” to flood servers with traffic they can’t handle. Even when a DDoS attack doesn’t take a site completely offline, it usually slows it enough to make it unusable.

Small Business 98

Small Business Cybersecurity Phishing DDOS 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

KillNet is bad for your health, TikTok facing further bans, ransomware impacts cancer test results, Russia allegedly increasing its cyberwarfare efforts. Cancer Patient Sues Health Provider After Ransomware Gang Leaks Treatment Images A breast cancer patient in the U.S. CISA Turns on Ransomware Early Warning Program The U.S.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Healthcare Scams Ransomware 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 340 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Spyware 53

Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Retail 53

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2022

Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor also blocked Facebook in Russia CISA adds 95 flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog These are the sources of DDoS attacks against Russia, local NCCC warns Russia-Ukraine, who are the soldiers that crowd cyberspace?

Cyber Attacks 69

Cyber Attacks Data breaches DDOS Malware 69

SecureList

APRIL 13, 2023

Introduction Although ransomware is still a hot topic on which we will keep on publishing, we also investigate and publish about other threats. Although Rhadamanthys was using phishing and spam initially as the infection vector, the most recent method is malvertising. Has encrypted communication with the C2.

Malware 98

Malware Engineering Advertising Phishing 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks. In the other case, organizations use geofencing to protect their resources from DDoS attacks. Highly disruptive attacks, such as the 2020 incident at a UAE bank , have underscored the potential of voice deepfakes as a cybercrime tool.

VPN 90

VPN Scams Education Internet 90

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

TA505 cybercrime group use SDBbot RAT in recent campaigns. German firm Pilz still down a week after getting infected with ransomware. DDoS Attack on Amazon Web Services caused intermittently outage. Ransomware attack hit the City of Johannesburg municipality. Spear-phishing attacks target United Nations and NGOs.

Spyware 41

Spyware Advertising Hacking DDOS 41

Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

For example, a phishing email aims to obtain the credit card data of a person to steal money. For example, a DDoS attack on a server intrudes in an esports match. That’s why a company’s cybersecurity experts should treat them in the same manner and never overlook the second type. By target: Individual. Organization.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Cyber threats Engineering 52

SiteLock

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Cyber threats, data breaches, and ransomware continue to dominate media headlines. For example, in 2020 , malware attacks increased by 358% from the year prior while ransomware attacks increased by 435%, in part due to widespread remote work attracting unprecedented amounts of bad bot traffic.

Wireless 52

Wireless Malware Phishing DDOS 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison. Ransomware attack knocks Weather Channel off the Air. Google is going to block logins from embedded browsers against MitM phishing attacks.

Computers and Electronics 62

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 62

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. Not surprisingly, ransomware insurance has become popular and is included in many policies. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. billion in direct written premiums. AI, ML Playing a Role.

Cyber Insurance 101

Cyber Insurance Insurance Marketing Small Business 101

SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

Ahead of the Anti-Ransomware Day, we summarized the tendencies that characterize ransomware landscape in 2022. This year, ransomware is no less active than before: cybercriminals continue to threaten nationwide retailers and enterprises , old variants of malware return while the new ones develop.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 111

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

Necurs botnet is currently the second largest spam botnet , it has been active since at least 2012 and was involved in massive campaigns spreading malware such as the Locky ransomware , the Scarab ransomware , and the Dridex banking Trojan. ” continues the blog post.

DNS 79

DNS Banking Advertising Ransomware 79