SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Zimperium recently released its 2023 Global Mobile Threat Report 2023 , revealing a concerning increase in sophisticated attacks targeting mobile devices. The report sheds light on the escalating threat landscape faced by mobile-powered businesses.

Mobile 86

Mobile Social Engineering IoT Phishing 86

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Multifactor authentication (MFA) push notification fatigue attacks are increasing and are proving more effective, according to Expel’s quarterly threat report, based on data from the company’s customer base.

Authentication 126

Authentication Threat Reports Social Engineering Engineering 126

Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2023

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.

Cryptocurrency 98

Cryptocurrency Phishing Threat Reports Social Engineering 98

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Employees should be trained against various social engineering and phishing attacks, as it’s a classic vector used by cybercriminals to deploy malware. AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions.

Malware 117

Malware Social Engineering System Administration Antivirus 117

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

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.

Social Engineering 90

Social Engineering Risk Technology Cybersecurity 90

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

This trend is demonstrated in the latest Thales Data Threat Report 2021 ; 55% of the survey respondents reported that more than 40% of their data now resides in a cloud platform. However, with technology innovation comes new risks, security challenges and threats.

Data privacy 127

Data privacy Data breaches Social Engineering Technology 127

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Its 2023 phishing threats report combines findings from email security data with a survey of security decision makers. MORE As social engineering tactics improve, how can potential victims fight back? The World Economic Forum has a useful blog with tips on safeguarding against BEC scams.

Scams 59

Scams Passwords Social Engineering Cybersecurity 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Verizon report includes a startling statistic that appeared in the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report that “two-fifths of organizations are not confident that their current security systems could effectively secure the remote work environment.”. Security is a shared responsibility.

Mobile 71

Mobile Social Engineering Risk Threat Reports 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. Download the full Thales 2022 Data Threat Report for the Critical Infrastructure for more information.

Cyber threats 71

Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT 71

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

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.

Threat Reports 89

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 89

Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal ).

Threat Reports 88

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 88

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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). Encryption.

Healthcare 62

Healthcare Digital transformation Encryption Data breaches 62

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

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.

Scams 108

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 108

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to September, Q4, of 2021. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal ).

Threat Reports 94

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 94

Webroot

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Personal devices are often used for work and, as we saw in our 2020 Threat Report, are twice as likely as business devices to encounter infections. Hal Lonas, CTO and SVP of SMB engineering, Carbonite + Webroot. Home networks and their configurations are diverse. Many use out-of-date routers with insecure settings.

Cybersecurity 74

Cybersecurity Engineering Phishing Social Engineering 74

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Targeted attacks like these, plus social engineering, specifically phishing – where attackers pose as a trusted source, prey on human vulnerability, and use email or malicious websites to gain the information they want – are effective but they aren’t the only problem. Post pandemic, more research has come to light.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We have been tracking this threat actor for several years and previously published an APT threat report describing its malicious operations. Earlier this year, Symantec published a report describing a campaign called Antlion, which has been observed targeting financial institutions in Taiwan. Final thoughts.

Malware 139

Malware Ransomware Spyware Encryption 139

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 our mid-year BrightCloud® Threat report , we found a 440% increase in phishing, holding the record for the single largest phishing spike in one month alone.

Cybercrime 105

Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 105

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For example, under the guise of a number of cracked popular games, attackers spread the Swarez dropper, which we analyzed in detail in our previous gaming-related threats report. Swarez was distributed inside a ZIP archive which contained a password-protected ZIP file and a text document with a password.

Mobile 95

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 95

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the global volume of ransomware is increasing by 98%. Ransomware, as projected would continue to be a leading way for bad actors to leverage control and data to monetize hacking organizations. Phishing Targeted Attacks.

Phishing 134

Phishing Mobile Technology Manufacturing 134

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The volume of threats is astounding – in the HelpSystems research, 65% of FS firms said they had been the victim of a cyber-attack in the preceding 12 months – but it is the variety that can be overwhelming for cybersecurity teams. Guide: The Unkown Threat Report. Additional Resources. Featured: .

Digital transformation 145

Digital transformation Cybersecurity Cyber threats IoT 145

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

Most of these sites (more specifically the advertising on these sites) use dishonesty and social engineering to fool users into opening links, enabling an action on their browser or downloading a file they never intended to. Types of threats we saw on pirated streaming sites. Webroot’s 2021 Threat Report.

Scams 114

Scams Mobile Social Engineering Advertising 114

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Threat Intelligence (TI) representation across different levels There is a lot of information on cyberattacks on the internet, and, as a rule, the most helpful information is contained in cyber threat reports ( Threat Intelligence Reports ).

Cyber threats 91

Cyber threats Artificial Intelligence Malware Threat Reports 91

McAfee

JANUARY 15, 2020

There are several steps you can take to keep Emotet from establishing a stronghold in your network: Educate Your Employees: The most important step is to educate your employees on how to identify phishing and social engineering attempts. Above all, don’t fall into the trap of thinking it couldn’t happen to you.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Malware Education Social Engineering 52

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

On January 25, the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) announced that a North Korean-related threat actor had targeted security researchers. Our report, available to subscribers of our APT threat reports, includes discussion of both the passive-listener payload and the loader functionality included in the main module.

Malware 138

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2023

June 20, 2023 – IRONSCALES, the leading enterprise cloud email security platform protecting more than 10,000 global organizations worldwide, today announced the Beta launch of Themis Co-pilot for Microsoft Outlook , a GPT-powered chat assistant for self-service threat reporting.

Artificial Intelligence 183

Artificial Intelligence Phishing Social Engineering Data breaches 183

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

With over 450 pre-configured templates, speedily understand where you have threats. Reporting and troubleshooting capabilities can be customized to meet particular needs and are exportable in multiple formats. Discover security issues as part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as soon as possible.

Risk 104

Risk Penetration Testing Small Business Software 104