Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. E27 described itself as Asia’s largest Tech media platform, it offers Asian technology startup news and a community where members can exchange opinions.

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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. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Technologies that synthesize realistic fake media, known as deepfakes, are among the newest tools being deployed to enable fraud. Authorities described it as a "new deception tactic" showing sophisticated technological capabilities. Without better safeguards, more voice/image forgery cons targeting enterprises seem inevitable.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2021

Since the initial lockdown, we have seen the rise of certain types of cybercrime, including scams and fraud campaigns that either bank on the global COVID-19 pandemic or take advantage of potential victims that adhere to work-from-home measures. Future cybercrimes in the UK and beyond. Organized crime: Online fraud.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are also massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. The user dfyz on Searchengines[.]ru

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2023

Deepfake technology is a form of artificial intelligence that employs machine learning algorithms to generate realistic media content. The post What is Deepfake Technology and How Are Threat Actors Using It? The post What is Deepfake Technology and How Are Threat Actors Using It? appeared first on Flashpoint.

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SC Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

Unfortunately, security leaders have to rely on outdated detection-based technologies and solutions. Given that cybercrime has increased exponentially over the course of the past year, that number has grown even higher today, mainly because organizations are still not structuring security strategies appropriately.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Dateline Cybercrime .

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These scams often start innocently on dating sites or social media but quickly escalate to requests for money or sensitive information. RELATED: 5 Emotions Used in Social Engineering Attacks ] Cybersecurity experts warn these tactics are becoming more advanced with the use of new technology.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

The costliest cybercrimes were against businesses, involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes that added up to U.S. Phishing attacks topped the list of all cybercrimes, totaling 241,342 incidents – more than double the 2019 total of 114,702 – and causing losses of more than U.S. $54 54 million.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. “They even got [a] forum to discuss things.”

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

Indeed, experts who spoke with SC Media said they doubt enough incentive currently exists for competing threat actors to overcome the inherent challenges in working collaboratively and developing a revenue-sharing model. Kennedy similarly noted that such cybercriminal relations can create a traceable digital paper trail of sorts.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

. “South Korea’s main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, said North Korea’s capacity to steal digital assets is considered among the best in the world because of the country’s focus on cybercrimes since U.N. economic sanctions were toughened in 2017 in response to its nuclear and missile tests.” Citing the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

In contrast, WormGPT has promoted itself as a new, uncensored LLM that was created specifically for cybercrime activities. WormGPT was initially sold exclusively on HackForums , a sprawling, English-language community that has long featured a bustling marketplace for cybercrime tools and services. “I’m an open book.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. 30, Bug posted a sales thread to the cybercrime forum Breached[.]co Today, one of the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

These are the latest findings in our “Demographics of Cybercrime” report , presented in partnership with Digitunity, a nationally recognized non-profit dedicated to eliminating the technology gap, and Cybercrime Support Network, whose non-profit mission is to serve individuals and small businesses impacted by cybercrime throughout the country.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. The news made the headlines and was reported by many other media outlets and websites without appropriate verification. Meantime Fortinet has sent this statement to several international media outlets, excluding CH Media.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Technology is now an indispensable part of student life, used for everything from socialising and calling home, to writing and researching essays. Unfortunately, that makes students taking their first steps into adult life a prime target for cybercrime. What about when you’re inside college walls?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

technology companies during the summer of 2022. In that incident, the attackers exploited a security vulnerability in a Plex media server that the employee was running on his home network, and succeeded in installing malicious software that stole passwords and other authentication credentials. 9, 2024, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2023

” On March 3, 2023, a denizen of the now-defunct cybercrime community BreachForums posted a thread which noted that a unique component of the malicious app code highlighted by DarkNavy also was found in the ecommerce application whose name was apparently redacted from the DarkNavy analysis: Pinduoduo.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The portal of the FBI’s InfraGard US Critical Infrastructure Intelligence was hacked, and data is available for sale on a cybercrime forum. InfraGard is a social media intelligence hub for high profile persons,” USDoD told Krebs. Critical Infrastructure. “InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. ” reported KrebOnSecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2024

The funding will be used for core research and development to build new AI technology and products to protect against generative AI threats, such as deepfake social engineering and autonomous fraud. While billions have been spent on security products, the impact of cybercrime has actually been getting worse.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. ” Steven Chung, Acer Corporate Communications, told the media.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 22, 2021

the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cybercrime. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.–(

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY. Byron: I was initially drawn to cybersecurity as a USA TODAY technology reporter assigned to cover Microsoft. Erin: What cybersecurity technologies are you most excited about right now? Erin: So, let’s get started.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That’s a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then again I’m bound to keep doing this as long as they keep letting me. Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. KrebsOnSecurity turns 13 years old today.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, new research from e2e-assure has revealed that few organisations are taking full advantage of security technologies available today. The Growing Gap in Cyber Defence In 2023, cybercrime continues to loom large, with media headlines underscoring the severity of the issue.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2023

It seems that the problem was known in the cybercrime ecosystem. At this time, a Revolut spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by multiple media. Crooks made expensive purchases that would be declined, then withdraw the refunds at ATMs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Prioritize activating MFA, particularly for essential platforms like email, financial portals, and social media accounts.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. In August 2019, a slew of websites and social media channels dubbed “HKLEAKS” began doxing the identities and personal information of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. com , meternask[.]com

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2022

When KrebsOnSecurity recently explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media firms and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. ” NEEDLES IN THE HAYSTACK.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Cloud technologies also play an important role in the latest anti-fraud developments. Sedys concluded, “AI and ML technologies are vital in the fight against cybercrime, helping organizations identify anomalies. Media contacts: Avinash Nandra / Benjamin Hart, Spreckley, oxylabs@spreckley.co.uk

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

We love our social media. The potential impacts and implications for an executive or company that had their social media channels targeted by threat actors are endless. When threat actors weaponize social media, they use techniques and tactics you see in the legitimate world. Prediction: Lazarus Wants to Add You as a Friend.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Today’s columnist, Alex Romero of Constella Intelligence, warns that security teams need to watch for groups that use the technology to spread misinformation. At first, deepfakes referred to pornographic material that incorporated this face-swapping technology in specific online forums and other spaces.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A TASS source revealed that the defendants have deep knowledge in the field of international payment systems and are suspected of committing crimes in the field of computer technology, technology and the Internet information and communication network. “Art. Punishable by imprisonment for up to seven years.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2021

The G7 members highlights the importance to collaborate to increase the security of supply chains, the statement also recognizes the foundational role that telecommunications infrastructure, including 5G and future communication technologies, plays and will play in underpinning our wider digital and ICT infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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