Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from January to March, Q1, of 2021. Threat Report Portugal Q1 2021: Phishing and malware by numbers. It is important to make reference to the values of Q4 2020 as phishing and malware maintain a growing trend.

Threat Reports 107

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Data collection 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to September, Q3, 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 108

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 108

SC Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

Fortinet Lab’s Global Threat Landscape Report for the second half of 2020 reads more like a decade of attacks, not just a six-month period. The post 2020: The Year of Living Dangerously appeared first on SC Media.

Threat Reports 124

Threat Reports Media Engineering 124

SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

2020 was challenging for everyone: companies, regulators, individuals. As a result, 2020 was extremely eventful in terms of digital threats, in particular those faced by financial institutions. In 2020, the group tried its hand at the big extortion game with the VHD ransomware family. Key findings. to 13.21%.

Banking 144

Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 144

Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. By September 2020, the average ransom payment peaked at $233,817. “In

Threat Reports 119

Threat Reports Phishing Ransomware Backups 119

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 98

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

2020 marks the launch of the Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition for the seventh consecutive year. This year the report focuses on the post digital transformation era. The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition indicates that we have reached a tipping point.

Digital transformation 79

Digital transformation Threat Reports Encryption Technology 79

Webroot

APRIL 4, 2022

If your business falls within these industries or if you’re concerned your personal PC could be prone to infection, read the complete section on malware in the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report. The year-end average for 2021 more than doubled the 2020 average, reaching $322,168.

Threat Reports 122

Threat Reports Ransomware Cyber threats Phishing 122

Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Bitdefender this week has published its annual Consumer Threat Landscape Report for 2020 underscoring some of the most prevalent cyber threats targeting regular users today. A key stat: cybercrime in 2020 was marked by a visible and aggressive targeting of the human layer. Aligned efforts to capitalize on COVID-19.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Ransomware Cyber threats Malware 116

Dark Reading

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SPONSORED: As most of the world shifted to remote work in 2020, cybercriminals upped their game, devising ways to use the fears and anxieties of organizations and end users against them.

Threat Reports 77

Threat Reports Cybersecurity 77

McAfee

DECEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a tumultuous and unpredictable year, where we restructured our lives and redefined how we work and interact with each other. Although 2020 has undoubtedly been a year of trials and tribulations, I wanted to share some of McAfee’s top highlights. Ahead of the 2020 U.S. To support today’s U.S. Learn more here.

Cyber threats 94

Cyber threats InfoSec Big data Architecture 94

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Morphisec , a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and server security solutions, today released the 2021 edition of the Morphisec Labs Threat Report at Black Hat USA. The post Morphisec Releases 2021 Threat Report for Black Hat USA appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Threat Reports 64

Threat Reports Data collection Education 64

SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

As part of the blog, Lookout also linked to its Financial Services Threat Report , which was authored by Schless. Some of the report’s highlights include the following: The motive of almost 50% of phishing attacks was to steal corporate login credentials.

Mobile 126

Mobile Phishing Banking Financial Services 126

Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

Mobile device management (MDM) deployments haven’t exactly put the kibosh on threats to financial services. In fact, even while MDM adoption rose 50%, quarterly exposure to phishing between 2019 and 2020 jumped by 125%, according to the Lookout Financial Services Threat Report.

Financial Services 141

Financial Services Phishing Malware Mobile 141

Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2021

The CrowdStrike 2021 Global Threat Report called 2020 one of the most active years in recent memory for those tasked with stopping breaches and protecting organizations against cyberattacks, provided details on trends that emerged throughout the year and called on security teams to become more versatile, proactive and productive to step out in front (..)

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Threat Reports Security Awareness Ransomware 140

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 1, 2021

As per the document ‘Mobile Malware Evolution 2020’ document released by Kaspersky, the online banking services have become prime targets to those spreading Mobile Adware. And the threat report says that hackers are now focusing on improving the quality of adware, rather than raising their victimizing scope with mass attacks.

Adware 141

Adware Mobile Banking Firmware 141

Dark Reading

APRIL 22, 2022

Comcast Business mitigated 24,845 multi-vector DDoS attacks in 2021, a 47 percent increase over 2020.

DDOS 62

DDOS Threat Reports 62

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Are Maze operators behind the attack on the IT services giant Cognizant? Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Hacking 121

Hacking Advertising Spyware Antivirus 121

Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Cybersecurity professionals are not standing still for these threats and try to address them properly. In some sense, 2020 was special—the coronavirus pandemic and the global shift to remote working became significant factors affecting the cybersecurity landscape. How exactly? Let’s find out.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Data breaches Phishing Cyber threats 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 18, 2021

SonicWall Cyber Threat report has confirmed that the year 2021 witnessed a record number of ransomware attacks in just 6 months, taking the number to 304.3 million; double than what was observed in the first six months of 2020.

Ransomware 133

Ransomware Cryptocurrency Cyber threats Threat Reports 133

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center has issued the warning that Russian hacking group dubbed Nobelium Threat Actor have compromised the networks of technology service providers and resellers of cloud service providers and so it’s high time private entities review their Cybersecurity posture.

Cyber Attacks 133

Cyber Attacks Threat Reports Technology Hacking 133

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

share in 2020 to the second most common in 2021 with 12.2%. Emotet (9.3%), described by Europol as “the world’s most dangerous malware”, underwent a drop of five percentage points between 2020 and 2021.This The mass change in cybercriminals’ objectives and methods seen in 2020 continued in 2021.

Banking 139

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 139

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.

Mobile 115

Mobile Government Phishing Risk 115

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 288 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Cyber Attacks 87

CSO Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report provides insight into which industries are more targeted than others, with the highest infection rates in 2020 belonging to Wholesale Trade (up 32.2%), Mining/Oil/Gas (up 32.0%), Manufacturing (up 25.9%) and Public Administration (up 25.0%).

Surveillance 95

Surveillance Manufacturing Data breaches Threat Reports 95

Webroot

JANUARY 26, 2022

In fact, phishing attacks spiked by 510% from just January – February 2020, according to the 2021 Threat Report. These increases leveled off by the summer, but phishing attacks still increased 34% from September – October 2020. Overall, 76% of executives report that phishing is still up compared to before the pandemic.

Phishing 128

Phishing DNS Backups Security Awareness 128

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, someone leaked several years of internal chat logs from the Conti ransomware gang , and those logs show Megatraffer was working with the group to help code-sign their malware between July and October 2020. WHO IS MEGATRAFFER? Fitis’s Himba affiliate program, circa February 2014.

Malware 303

Malware Cybercrime Software Accountability 303

Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

2020 was a year of immense change. In our 2020 Webroot Threat Report , our security experts made a series of predictions related to the threat landscape. In the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report , we illustrate how securing and protecting your business doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Backups Threat Reports Small Business 126

Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud ® Threat Report , we found overall infection rates to be rising fastest in the healthcare, non-profit and arts/entertainment/recreation industries. In fact, the median ransom demand in 2021, according to advanced findings from our upcoming threat report, was $70,000.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Small Business Backups Threat Reports 126

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Chipmaker Intel reveals that an internal error caused a data leak Hacker leaks data of 2.28M users of dating site MeetMindful Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing sensitive docs Cryptocurrency exchange BuyUcoin hacked, data of 325K+ users leaked Cryptomining DreamBus botnet targets Linux servers Dutch police arrested two people for the (..)

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Data breaches Phishing Hacking 109

Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A new threat report shows that APTs are switching up their tactics when exploiting Microsoft services like Exchange and OWA, in order to avoid detection.

Threat Reports 97

Threat Reports Internet Internet Government 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The CrowdStrike 2021 Global Threat Report also confirmed that the Kim Jong Un nation is planning to close its border ties with China as a precautionary measure to curb the spread on COVID-19 from Chinese border migration.

Cyber Attacks 104

Cyber Attacks Healthcare Cryptocurrency Ransomware 104

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% of consumer PCs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America were infected during 2020. Antivirus programs can also protect against other malicious software like trojans, worms, adware and more. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

Antivirus 134

Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 134

Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. Remote work exploded in 2020 with the advent of COVID-19, rapidly ushering in a new way of working before all of the security details could really be worked out.

Hacking 137

Hacking DNS Firewall Malware 137

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to the 2020 Insider Threat Report , contractors, service providers, and temporary workers pose the greatest risk to 50% of organizations. These attacks require physical access as someone must physically insert the rogue device, and in this case, that “someone” was an insider; more specifically, an outsourced worker.

Social Engineering 137

Social Engineering Healthcare Engineering Hacking 137

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. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Hacking 86

Hacking Spyware Advertising Passwords 86

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The H1 2021 ICS threat report at a glance. higher than that for H2 2020. The percentage of computers where this type of threats was blocked has grown since 2020. Percentage of ICS computers attacked. During the first half of 2021 (H1 2021), the percentage of attacked ICS computers was 8% , which was 0.4

Spyware 133

Spyware Media Internet Internet 133