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Who’s Hacking You?

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For even more tips from Webroot IT security experts Tyler Moffitt, Kelvin Murray, Grayson Milbourne, George Anderson and Jonathan Barnett, download the complete e-book on hacker personas. To learn more tips on how to identify and prevent attacks, download the complete e-book below. The Impersonator. The post Who’s Hacking You?

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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

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While organizations can invest in sophisticated cybersecurity and threat detection solutions to detect anomalous network and system activity, a socially-engineered conversation between a malicious actor and an untrained employee can easily slip under the radar.

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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2022. Non-mobile statistics

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Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q2 2022 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q2 2022 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications, Q2 2021 — Q2 2022 ( download ). Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q2 2022 ( download ). Country or territory*. %**.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface. Users sometimes unknowingly infect themselves with adware installed by default when they download and install other applications. Most users are familiar with adware in the form of unclosable browser pop-ups.

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IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. PC statistics

SecureList

Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2021 ( download ). Geography of financial malware attacks, Q3 2021 ( download ). Number of new ransomware modifications, Q3 2020 — Q3 2021 ( download ). Number of unique users attacked by ransomware Trojans, Q3 2021 ( download ). Country*. %**. Turkmenistan.

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Increasing Your Business’s Cyber Threat Intelligence

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Additionally, with the rise of mobile computing also comes an increase in related threats. Few realize that 99% of mobile malware infects systems through third-party apps, which are downloaded and installed on private and business devices millions of times per day. 5 Steps Toward Improving Your Business Cyber Threat Intelligence.