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Cryptocurrency Phishing Threats Luring New Victims 

Security Boulevard

Cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks are on the rise, with a report from Kaspersky recording an increase of 40% in 2022 compared to the previous year. The post Cryptocurrency Phishing Threats Luring New Victims appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Roundup September 2023

BH Consulting

Business Email Compromise: a scam on the rise Business email compromise (BEC) scams are raking in more cash for fraudsters, who are evolving their tactics to avoid detection. Among the most popular lures and themes for the scams were payroll diversion, where the scammer asks to change their bank account or direct debit information.

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Hacker Personas Explained: Know Your Enemy and Protect Your Business

Webroot

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users. Let’s look at a few primary examples.

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Top 5 Insider Threats to Look Out For in 2023

Security Affairs

According to statistics on insider threats, these threats may originate from employees, business contractors, or other reliable partners with simple access to your network. However, insider threat reports and recent developments have shown a sharp rise in the frequency of insider attacks.

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Healthcare Organizations Need to Adapt Their Data Protection Policies to the New Threat Environment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In addition, telemedicine has generated a larger pool for potential phishing scams as well as other socially-engineered, and technically based, attacks (e.g., The degree of digitalization and the scientific efforts for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine have further increased the threat surface. ransomware).

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Threat Report Portugal: Q3 & Q4 2022

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. This makes it a reliable, trustworthy, continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from March to June, Q2, 2022. This makes it a reliable, trustworthy, continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware.