Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up. New cybercrime groups are also expected to start operations in Asia and Latin America. Attacks on Crypto.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB supported an INTERPOL-led operation Falcon targeting business email compromise cybercrime gang from Nigeria, dubbed TMT. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, supported an INTERPOL-led operation Falcon targeting business email compromise (BEC) cybercrime gang from Nigeria, dubbed TMT by Group-IB.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The pandemic has fuelled an increase in cybercrime that shows no signs of abating. Cybercrime operators know that going after large companies is risky and carries greater repercussions from law enforcement. To add insult to injury, WannaCry was initially spread through a phishing campaign.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

A Ukrainian man was sentenced in the US to 5 years in prison for his criminal activity in the cybercrime group FIN7. for high-level hacking activity in the cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Carbanak Group and the Navigator Group). Iarmak is the third member of the FIN7 cybercrime group to be sentenced in the U.S. in May 2020.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Research reveals that 68% of small- to medium-sized businesses have no policy to ensure cybersecurity, perhaps due to a belief that they don’t have anything worth stealing. Because many small business owners are often busy and strapped for time, cybersecurity might not be a top priority. Noisy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2023

Cyber researchers warn of a modified Zoom app that was used by threat actors in a phishing campaign to deliver the IcedID Malware. Cyble researchers recently uncovered a phishing campaign targeting users of the popular video conferencing and online meeting platform Zoom to deliver the IcedID malware. ” concludes the report.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Cyber security in banking refers to technologies, practices, and processes designed to protect banks’ digital systems, data, and networks from cybersecurity threats. Cyber security measures ensure this data is safeguarded against breaches, fraud, hacking, and other forms of cybercrime.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The financial cybercrime world is facing new threats. A 2017 IBM-X-Force Research pointed out a fresh new malware entering the final security domain: the IcedID Banking Trojan. As hackers become more creative day by day, they are also cunning and determined to become pros.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2018

Industrial sector hit by a surgical spear-phishing campaign aimed at installing legitimate remote administration software on victims’ machines. Attackers personalized the content of each phishing email reflecting the activity of the target organization and the type of work performed by the employee to whom the email is sent.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, especially since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye titled, "Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19," 81% of global organizations have experienced increased cyberthreats, and 79% experienced downtime from an attack during a peak season.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

FireEye compiled the report using data from dozens of ransomware infections that it has investigated from 2017 to 2019. The cybersecurity firm says that ransomware gangs breach a company’s network, spend their time moving laterally to as many workstations as possible. SecurityAffairs – ransomware attacks, cybercrime).

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The evolving world of cybercrime can be complicated, and at the end of the day, you just want what’s best for your business. While you don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to successfully protect your business, it’s beneficial to understand the ways cybercriminals seek to threaten your livelihood. How to prevent website malware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The charges captures years-worth of North Korean hacking, including the widely publicized 2014 Sony hack, the 2016 hack of the Central Bank of Bangladesh, the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack and others. Attorney for the Central District of California.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

phishing scam on its Messenger service that had been doing the rounds since at least 2017. Upon further examination, it turned out that thousands of these phishing links had been distributed, through a devious network sprawling across the back channels of the social media platform.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Long before COVID-19, some notable behind-the-scenes forces were in motion to elevate cybersecurity to a much higher level. These developments would have, over the next decade or so, steadily and materially reduced society’s general exposure to cybercrime and online privacy abuses. states, for instance.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily. This information was first made public by experts from Group-IB’s Brand Protection team at the CyberCrimeCon 2018 international cybersecurity conference. billion in 2016.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 In December 2017, Group-IB published the first report on this group: “MoneyTaker: 1.5

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Of course, the CBR does not have anything to do with the phishing campaign – the hackers faked the sender’s address. A spear-phishing campaign set up to look like it was carried out by the Central Bank is a relatively widespread vector of attack among cyber criminals; it has been used by groups such as Buhtrap, Anunak , Cobalt , and Lurk.

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Banking Computers and Electronics Phishing Cybercrime 102

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2023

link] #Cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/8hTbDVxJVm — CISA Cyber (@CISACyber) July 6, 2023 The flaws CVE-2022-31199 reside in the Netwrix Auditor User Activity Video Recording component and affect both the Netwrix Auditor server and agents installed on monitored systems. . & Canada organizations. see Mitigations section below).[

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

million customers impacted. million customers impacted.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky Lab have detailed four different families of Brazilian banking trojans, tracked as Tetrade, that have targeted financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe. The Brazilian cybercrime underground is recognized as the most focuses on the development and commercialization of banking trojans.

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Banking Malware Phishing Advertising 105

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2022

Microsoft has tracked the threat actor since 2017 and says that its objectives and victimology closely align with the state interests of Russia. Seaborgium's campaigns typically involve phishing and credential theft, which lead to intrusions and data breaches.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

The malware was pulled from sale in 2017, but it continued to infect systems across the world. ” The attack vector is represented by phishing messages, attackers leverage spoofed emails using weaponized Microsoft Office documents as attachments. ” states the report published by CheckPoint. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

TA544 is a financially motivated threat actor that is active at least since 2017, it focuses on attacks on banking users, it leverages banking malware and other payloads to target organizations worldwide, mainly in Italy and Japan. “That’s why you must take a people-centric approach to cybersecurity. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Bahrain, 08.04.2019 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , and NGN International, a global system integrator, analyzed cybersecurity landscape in Gulf countries in 2018. According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report, on average, from June 2017 to August 2018, the details of 1.8

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Artificial Intelligence Government Banking Advertising 66

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

Once purchased a pool of proxies, threat actors could redirect malicious internet traffic through the IP addresses associated with the compromised devices and carry out a broad range of malicious activities, including credential stuffing attacks, accessing compromised social media accounts, and sending out phishing messages.

Computers and Electronics 99

Computers and Electronics Internet Internet Manufacturing 99

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has detected a massive upload of debit and credit card records mostly related to the largest Turkish banks on one of the most popular underground cardshops. million from H2 2017-H1 2018 to H2 2018 – H1 2019. 28 and Nov. Pierluigi Paganini.

Marketing 62

Marketing Banking eCommerce Advertising 62

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah. Eva Galperi n | @evacide.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services. In 2017, their number increased by 369% compared to 2016. Within a year, the number of data leaks soared by 369%.

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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. First, the actor sends a spear-phishing email to the potential victim with a lure to download additional documents. We believe the attacks occur in several stages.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Between 2016 and 2017, mobile devices experienced a 54% spike in malware variants, and Mac computers saw an 80% increase in malware attacks. Defacement malware is generally easy to fix once you get a cybersecurity professional involved, but it can cause website visitors to lose trust in your company. As many as 17.6

Small Business 52

Small Business Malware Data breaches Insurance 52

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

ValidCC , a dark web bazaar run by a cybercrime group that for more than six years hacked online merchants and sold stolen payment card data, abruptly closed up shop last week. ValidCC, circa 2017. “UltraRank combined attacks on single targets with supply chain attacks.” We did not take this decision lightly!”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 10, 2020

Clients hired a group of perpetrators to phish and hack their way across an amazing array of industry verticals like banking, education, energy, law, media, government, and more. And just wait until you find out who is accused of running this cybercrime scheme. You could hire Dark Basin to phish up some dirt of your own.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 Following the 2016 breach, National Bank hired cybersecurity forensics firm Foregenix to investigate. million total. All told, the perpetrators stole more than $569,000 in that incident.

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