Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Social Engineering 105

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 105

Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Education was the most targeted industry in 2022, with attacks increasing by 576%, while the retail and wholesale sector dropped by 67% from 2021. The latest phishing report from Zscaler ThreatLabz reveals that phishing attacks are still on the rise, detailing a 47.2%

Phishing 120

Phishing Social Engineering Education Retail 120

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

Data breaches 86

Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Malware 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

This London-based business provides facility management & security services to organizations such as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), HM Revenue & Customs, various UK boroughs and councils, British retailer WHSmith , and other organizations.

Identity Theft 87

Identity Theft Social Engineering Retail Banking 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from PayBito crypto exchange FBI issued a flash alert on Lockbit ransomware operation CISA orders federal agencies to fix actively exploited CVE-2022-21882 Windows flaw Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley Ransomware attack hit Swissport International causing delays (..)

Social Engineering 80

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Small Business Ransomware 80

Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) just released the 2022 Holiday Season Cyber Threat Trends report that reveals the most prevalent malware tools leveraged by cyber criminals this year, with phishing and fraud dominating the list.

Retail 78

Retail Cyber threats Social Engineering Phishing 78

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which bad actors pose as a trustworthy entity via phone, email, or text message in order to steal personal information from the recipient. Attackers may try to get their victims to reveal their date of birth, social security number, credit card information, or account passwords.

Phishing 131

Phishing Banking Social Engineering Scams 131

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. Forecasts for 2022. ” Mobile banking Trojans on the rise.

Cryptocurrency 120

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 120

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

This number will be different from organization to organization and system to system.

Penetration Testing 98

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Risk Data breaches 98

Veracode Security

MAY 14, 2021

Verizon recently published its 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). This year, Verizon analyzed 79,635 incidents, of which 29,207 met their quality standards and 5,258 were confirmed data breaches, from 88 countries around the world. Web applications made up 39 percent of all data breaches.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Cybercrime Social Engineering Phishing 102

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

According to IDC’s 2021 State of Cloud Security Report , 79 percent of surveyed companies reported a cloud data breach in the last 18 months. Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks.

Penetration Testing 132

Penetration Testing Encryption Risk Technology 132

IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2023

Twitter released a statement indicating that this attack was the result of employees with internal access falling victim to social engineering that allowed the bad actors to take advantage of their insider privilege. The affected accounts included Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Apple, and Uber.

Insurance 98

Insurance Data breaches Social Engineering Accountability 98

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

Cryptocurrency 236

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 236

SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

A major BEC by the Russian group RedCurl last summer hit 14 companies in six countries, including construction companies, financial firms, retailers, insurance businesses, law firms, and travel. An even starker contrast: 58% of BEC attacks imposed losses on their targets, compared to just 24% of data breaches and 10% of ransomware attacks.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Ransomware Social Engineering Accountability 69

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Regarding Q1 2021, the campaigns of phishing and malware increased in reference to 2020, probably as a result of the Facebook data breach leaked in early January 2021. Criminals are using those kinds of data for performing massive campaigns and targeting Portuguese Internet end users. of the total, in comparison with 20.2%

Threat Reports 89

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 89

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

And on top of that, social engineering woes are growing, that's becoming more and more of fraudulent payments, just all these other things. It’s not like data breaches are going away, they’re shifting. It's not really a dip. Like I said, I believe it's a false positive. VAMOSI: That’s interesting.

Internet 40

Internet Internet Insurance Cyber Insurance 40

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

You might not think of it as a major aspect of security and yet, stolen credentials are really the key to data breaches today. So maybe, you know, the sort of social engineer the end user believes they're logging into a correct website for example. So today, we'll go for the low hanging fruit.

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Mobile Password Management 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

More retailers accept several forms of online payments. Hacked social media accounts’ prices are decreasing across all platforms. The guides add a cost of cents to the purchase, and it’s anybody’s guess if they work at all. Cryptocurrency trading accounts. Hacked accounts for crypto are highly-priced now.

Accountability 112

Accountability Marketing Hacking Cryptocurrency 112

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135