SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2023

that traditionally falls during our business day, and those who participate in viewing and playing in their "office pools" are susceptible to a variety of security threats, especially those dreaded phishing lures. Mobile phishing attacks are on the rise. After all, it's not called, 'March Madness' for nothing!

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. Additionally, in many markets mobile banking has been pushing out online banking, with more and more convenient and secure banking apps emerging.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

Organizations Need a New NetSec Approach, Reveals Verizon’s 2021 Mobile Security Index. The FBI’s Cyber Division received as many as 4,000 complaints of digital attacks a day in H1 2020, reported by The Hill. Tue, 04/20/2021 - 11:33. Organizations suffered an unprecedented number of cyberattacks in 2020.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

While 2021 did see an increase in threats to financial institutions on a global scale, it also saw PC and mobile malware continue on the downward trend previously seen in 2020. This report aims to offer thorough insights into the financial cyberthreat landscape in 2021. Phishing: In 2021, 8.2% Financial Phishing.

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Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 101

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In the evolving digital commerce landscape, the threat to retail cybersecurity has never been more palpable. The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals that system intrusion, phishing, and web app attacks are the predominant patterns that enable criminals to steal personal and financial information, including credit card data.

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Retail Cybersecurity Financial Services Mobile 83

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

Even though, in 2020, we have seen ever more sophisticated cyberattacks, the overall statistics look encouraging: the number of users hit by computer and mobile malware declines, so does financial phishing. This report aims to shed a light on more details of financial cyberthreats in 2020. Financial phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 billion malware attacks were identified by the report. CEOs who say that cybersecurity is the biggest threat to short-term growth have doubled in the past year.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. In particular, six key threats made our list. These dark contenders include LemonDuck, REvil, Trickbot, Dridex, Conti and Cobalt Strike. “In

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Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the global volume of ransomware is increasing by 98%. Mobile Device Attack Vector. From locator services information to text messages, users fail to understand exactly what data is being collected from mobile devices and then shared or sold on the open market.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To make the overview more in-depth, we included both mobile and PC games. Thus, we analyzed threats related to the following titles: Minecraft. Number of unique users affected by threats related to the game, from July 1, 2021 to June, 30 2022. Need for Speed. Grand Theft Auto. Call of Duty. Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto.

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Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 103

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

According to a the report published by Comparitech that used the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) scores, Bangladesh saw the highest number of malware infections approximately 35.91% of the country’s mobile users have fallen victim to malware infections. 25% of breaches were motivated by the gain of strategic advantage (espionage).

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Cybercrime Small Business Data breaches Mobile 122

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites. Webroot’s 2021 Threat Report. Mobile Threats. All these sites supported mobile browsing and the advertising, social engineering and malicious content targeting mobile users, too. Bitcoin scams. We installed and ran this particular product.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

They appreciate the exponential growth that will come from connected, mobile devices. Cisco’s report which predicts 30 billion devices by 2023 of which 45% will be mobile won’t shock them. Mobile first strategies can also help with diversity, equity, and inclusion, too. billion) is expected online.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In our 2018 Data Threat Report-Retail Edition , we found 50% of respondents reported a data breach this past year, so it goes without saying that the holiday shopping season is a prime time for cyber criminals to target both retailers and consumers alike. Going mobile. No phishing here.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2020

gun exchange site on hacking forum Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 Emotet malware employed in fresh COVID19-themed spam campaign PoC exploit code for two Apache Struts 2 flaws available online XCSSET Mac spyware spreads via Xcode Projects. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Prisma Clouds’ 2021 Cloud Threat Report and Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report show how companies have needed to adapt and expand cloud workloads and how this has affected their cybersecurity. Phishing, ransomware, credential theft and web app attacks increased, catching organizations in their vulnerable states.

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Passwords Authentication Phishing Threat Reports 98

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The next most popular ruse is to ask for the recipient’s mobile number or personal email address. Its 2023 phishing threats report combines findings from email security data with a survey of security decision makers. The World Economic Forum has a useful blog with tips on safeguarding against BEC scams.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Read on for more details on these threats or jump down to see the linked vendor reports.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 119

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Antivirus software offers threat protection by securing all of your music files, photo galleries and important documents from being destroyed by malicious programs. Our real-time anti-phishing also blocks bad sites. Do I really need antivirus?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Gartner defines digital risk management as “the integrated management of risks associated with digital business components, such as cloud, mobile, social, big data, third-party technology providers, OT and the IoT.” The Threat Level Is Rising. billion worth of academic research by performing a phishing scam on university professors.”

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