SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. One in eight government employees were exposed to phishing threats.

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Mobile Government Phishing Risk 99

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Kaseya obtained a universal decryptor for REvil ransomware attack Over 80 US Municipalities Sensitive Information, Including Residents Personal Data, Left Vulnerable in Massive Data Breach Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2021 What Is An Identity and Access Management So-lution and How Can Businesses Benefit From It?

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Spyware Data breaches Government Threat Reports 112

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.

Backups 145

Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The victims are targeted with spear-phishing emails that trick them into mounting a malicious ISO file and double-clicking an LNK, which starts the infection chain. In June, we identified a previously unknown Android spyware app that targets Persian-speaking individuals. í religion that are banned in Iran.

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Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 143

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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Spyware Hacking Advertising Passwords 58

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites. Webroot’s 2021 Threat Report. push users into installing a browser hijacker known as mysearchflow.com, which is blocked as Spyware/Adware by Webroot. Bitcoin scams. With cryptocurrency values soaring again, executable based cryptojacking has been on the rise.”

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Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 114

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 121