SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Today, e-commerce sales make up 21% of global retail sales, which is a 50% increase on the pre-pandemic levels. The risk of being scammed runs even higher. While on ordinary days, the customer can easily see that if the product is too cheap, it is most likely a scam, during the Black Friday sales, it gets harder to tell.

Phishing 98

Phishing Banking Scams Retail 98

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. The clothes retailer revealed a data theft which included its customer's full names, home addresses, email addresses, and partial debitcredit card details. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. Stolen in Pandemic Scams.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

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. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular.

Cryptocurrency 103

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 103

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

One might even say passwords are the fossil fuels powering most IT modernization: They’re ubiquitous because they are cheap and easy to use, but that means they also come with significant trade-offs — such as polluting the Internet with weaponized data when they’re leaked or stolen en masse. TARGETED PHISHING.

Passwords 356

Passwords Password Management Phishing Scams 356

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

Financial phishing Phishing continues to be one of the most widespread forms of cybercrime thanks to the low entry threshold and its effectiveness. Phishers mimic every type of organization, including banks, government services, retail and entertainment, as long as the service has a strong user base.

Banking 71

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 71

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Phishing is one of the most prevalent forms of cybercrime due to minimal effort required and the fact that it really works. American Express phishing scams also have held consistent over the years with 10% in 2021. Throughout the past year, scammers extensively targeted users of various retail platforms. Financial Phishing.

Banking 93

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 93

SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2020

From vulnerabilities in remote work solutions , to online retail fraud , to hackers profiting from the pandemic through phishing scams and healthcare cyberattacks , SecureWorld has revealed the increased digital threat posed by this worldwide crisis. And the Secret Service hopes to mitigate complex cyber-enabled financial crimes.

Cybercrime 56

Cybercrime Scams Retail Internet 56

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2019

After researching and blocking these resources, Group-IB’s team discovered several other fake websites illegally using famous international brands, including Conad (Italian retail store), Target (International retail stores), Carrefour (international chain of hypermarkets) and many others. Why is this dangerous?

Scams 78

Scams Retail Advertising Media 78

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Regarding Q1 2022, the phishing campaigns increased in reference to 2021 as a result of the research focused on the online stores’ scams that hit users worldwide. These kinds of campaigns are the most critical and dangerous for Internet end-users, with a large number of people impacted every week. in Q2 2022.

Threat Reports 81

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 81

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

Regarding Q1 2022, the phishing campaigns increased in reference to 2021 as a result of the research focused on the online stores’ scams that hits users worldwide. These kinds of campaigns are the most critical and dangerous for Internet end-users, with a large number of people impacted every week. in Q1 2022. Threats by Sector.

Threat Reports 79

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 79

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2019

. – namely smart refrigerators, garage doors, home routers and the like – nearly quadrupled for the retail and financial services sectors. The result is what we see taking place in the Internet wild today. In the same time frame, US-based retail companies experienced roughly an 800% spike. residential IP addresses?”

IoT 153

IoT Financial Services Retail Internet 153