Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Cybercrime 71

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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 Security Affairs – financial sector, cybercrime ).

Cyber Attacks 108

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Reuters’ published a news article saying Brazil’s electro-nuclear power plant was hit by a ransomware attack, bringing down the operations to a halt on a partial note. Note- Lazarus group aka Guardians of Peace is a Cybercrime group that is being funded by North Korean intelligence- as per US Intelligence.

Ransomware 134

Ransomware Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 134

SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2024

Ezra Graziano, Director of Federal Accounts at Zimperium, emphasized the urgency for defense against such evolving social engineering tactics. RELATED: The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks ] Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

Social Engineering 111

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. Nation-states and geopolitical tensions are increasingly fuelling modern cyber threats.

Cyber Risk 130

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

New AI-powered cybercrime tools suggest that the capability of AI hacking tools may be evolving rapidly. The creator of FraudGPT, and potentially also WormGPT , is actively developing the next generation of cybercrime chatbots with much more advanced capabilities.

Social Engineering 97

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Anton on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

This is the shortest global median dwell time from all M-Trends reporting periods” “Mandiant observed more destructive cyber attacks in Ukraine during the first four months of 2022 than in comparison to the previous eight years.” Exploits remained the most leveraged initial infection vector used by adversaries, at 32 percent.

Social Engineering 130

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

Basic OTR Protocol Overview in the context of the global growing cybercrime trend. It should be worth pointing out over 98% of Russian and Eastern European cybercrime-friendly propositions actively rely on the use of public and private proprietary Jabber-based servers and active OTR (Off-the-Record) type of communications.

Encryption 105

Encryption Cybercrime Social Engineering Mobile 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

Social Engineering 126

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 126

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% of cyber attacks IBM handled. Social Tactics. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9

Social Engineering 121

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Internet 121

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Seeing an actor attempt to use basic social engineering techniques to convince an internal target to be complicit in an attack against their employer was notable.”. … In this case, our actor simply needed to download the ransomware from GitHub and socially engineer someone to deploy the malware for them.”.

Ransomware 128

Ransomware Social Engineering Engineering VPN 128

Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.

Social Engineering 122

Social Engineering Engineering Accountability Backups 122

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Data breaches Ransomware Cybercrime 98

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Let’s focus attention on three key areas that have seen significant changes: state-sponsored activity, cybercrime, and hacktivism. Everything seemed to point to a wave of Russian state-sponsored destructive cyber attacks to support the invasion, multiplying the threat posed by the Russian army.

Cyber threats 96

Cyber threats Cybercrime Cyber Attacks DDOS 96

Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

The truth is technology has grown at an exponential rate and so has cybercrime. Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. More than 90% of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email. Perhaps we thought, who would want to hack a completely unknow person like me? Rosa Rowles.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Scams IoT 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Quishing, an insidious threat to electric car owners Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2024-32896 Discontinued D-Link DIR-846 routers are affected by code execution flaws.

Data breaches 123

Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Hacking 123

SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side. will lead more people to poverty, which always translates to increased criminality (cyber or otherwise), and we know ransomware to be extremely profitable.

Cybersecurity 145

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Security researchers say the threat actor does not rely on current events or news in social engineering schemes, as so many cybercriminals typically do. Phishing in the transportation sector. Instead, they use keywords, or "lure themes," related to transportation, such as flight, aircraft, fuel, yacht, charter, etc.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Manufacturing 98

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The main reason why these campaigns exploded so dramatically was that they used previously leaked NSA exploits called EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, which made the attacks absolutely inconspicuous and therefore almost impossible to prevent. WannaCry and NotPetya cyber-attacks have since been attributed to state-funded threat actors.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Recently the company suffered a ransomware attack and threat actors have stolen the personal information of a large number of people. The stolen data also includes driver’s license numbers and/or social security numbers.

Social Engineering 136

Social Engineering Ransomware Cyber Attacks Banking 136

Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2022

Geopolitical Cyber Attacks — The New Battlefield. The new battlefield on display in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine war shows a progression of cybersecurity tactics revolutionizing the overall attack plan. Cyber attacks create an unpredictable dilemma in the conflict. The post Geopolitical Cyber Attacks?—?The

Cyber Attacks 52

Cyber Attacks IoT Firmware Social Engineering 52

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Acohido to share his ideas about the current cyber threat landscape, the biggest threats for businesses today, the role of AI and machine learning in cyberattacks and cyberdefence, and the most effective methods for companies to protect themselves. He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY.

Cyber threats 203

Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Threat Detection Cybersecurity 203

eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

According to Group-IB, the likelihood of the database systems being used in cybercrime and security breaches is high. The CRI study noted five major cyber threats: Social engineering and phishing attacks that gain entrance to networks via scam emails with malicious attachments or links. Ransomware.

Social Engineering 129

Social Engineering Internet Internet Risk 129

SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. Cybercrime today remains successful because of the ways it hijacks the people behind the keyboard. Emotional pleas are common in these types of attacks and prey on victims' altruistic side.

InfoSec 94

InfoSec Social Engineering Phishing Cybercrime 94

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Recognize that cyber-criminals are constantly evolving their tactics, so it is essential to stay up to date with emerging trends and vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity 93

Cybersecurity Education Cyber threats Passwords 93

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. The Rising Risks The widespread shift to a work-from-home (WFH) economy left countless networks vulnerable to cyber attacks. Article by Beau Peters.

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybercrime 105

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2022

On the other side, there are those who choose to use their skills in a less ethical way to profit off of organizations through ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes. This cyber-attack puts vulnerable people, those already in need of humanitarian services, at further risk.

Social Engineering 97

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Cybercrime Security Awareness 97

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Malware 106

Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2025

X marks the botnet: Outage outrage was a Ukrainian cyberattack, implies our favorite African billionaire comedy villain. The post No, Elon X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine appeared first on Security Boulevard.

DDOS 93

DDOS Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Media 93

SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

Who are the threat actors behind these cyber attacks? And what are key attacker motivations? 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. If you want to know more about the enterprise business model of cybercrime, listen to this podcast episode: And what about the 30% of data breaches being linked to internal actors?

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Social Engineering Malware Cybercrime 69

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from PayBito crypto exchange FBI issued a flash alert on Lockbit ransomware operation CISA orders federal agencies to fix actively exploited CVE-2022-21882 Windows flaw Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley Ransomware attack hit Swissport International causing delays (..)

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Small Business Ransomware 98

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Still, little was reported about the details of the cyber incident, including who the attackers are, how the cyberattack happened, and the social engineering methods used to make the email look official. Monadnock Ledger-Transcript , a local newspaper, provided an update about recouping the costs.

Insurance 97

Insurance Ransomware Social Engineering Cybercrime 97

Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Types of cyber threats There are multiple ways to categorize cybersecurity threats. Social engineering. For example, a successful hacker attack on a network results in the leak of sensitive information. Malware, social engineering , and cyber attacks. By source: Physical damage. Cyberattack.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Cyber threats Engineering 52

SecureWorld News

MAY 11, 2023

RELATED: Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack? ] O'Connor's guilty plea today is a testament to the importance of law enforcement cooperation, and I thank our law enforcement partners for helping to bring to justice those who victimize others through cyber-attacks."

Accountability 96

Accountability Social Engineering Media Hacking 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Italy was also marginally affected by the attack and the case was dealt with by the Computer Crime Operations Centre of the Postal Police (CNAIPIC ) [link] , which promptly issued an alert [link] on the very day of the event, recommending some useful actions also to prevent further possible propagation. What should we learn from this?

Malware 111

Malware Computers and Electronics Encryption Ransomware 111

SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-Founder of Keeper Security, stresses the importance of adopting protective measures against phishing attacks: "Email and mobile phishing attacks are some of the most common and versatile tools in a cyber threat actor's arsenal.

Mobile 98

Mobile IoT Social Engineering Phishing 98

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Built on in-depth analysis of true-positive customer incidents, it provides a clear and accurate view of what really happens when attackers strike. Last year was a defining one for cybercrime. Last year, ransomware attackers shifted strategies : 80% of breaches we investigated featured exfiltration only.

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