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Ransomware en masse on the wane: top threats inside web-phishing in H1 2020

Security Affairs

Ransomware , the headliner of the previous half-year, walked off stage: only 1 percent of emails analyzed by Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) contained this kind of malware. Another 17 percent contained downloaders, while backdoors and banking Trojans came third with a 16- and 15-percent shares, respectively.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Security Experts Reflect on Safety

CyberSecurity Insiders

The global pandemic has kept people home, and so many consumers have entered the world of eCommerce. Many of those who are new to eCommerce have proven more likely to reuse passwords and less likely to follow security best practices. And for those that fell victim, many experienced multiple ransomware events. How can that be?