The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

Cyber-attacks continue to make headlines, and wreak havoc for organizations, with no sign of abating. Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread. Zero-trust factors in.

DDOS 214

DDOS Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Malware 214

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Editors note: This report was authored by Kimberley Bromley, Hayden Evans, and Joseph Keyes. Today, were proud to present the ReliaQuest Annual Cyber-Threat Report: 2025. Now in its third year, this report offers a close look at the top cyber threats our customers faced throughout 2024.

Threat Reports 59

Threat Reports Cyber threats Phishing Social Engineering 59

CSO Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

This is clearly seen in their targeting of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, as highlighted in NETSCOUT’s 2H 2021 Threat Report. Attackers know bringing down VoIP providers that service a large number of customers causes a lot of pain and therefore is ripe for extortion. Why target VoIP providers?

DDOS 109

DDOS Cyber Attacks Threat Reports Internet 109

Digital Shadows

APRIL 8, 2025

Our insights are relevant across industries, highlighting how these attackers deliberately probe for defense weaknesses and prey on organizations struggling to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of cyber attacks. This method is highly effective because it takes advantage of the credibility of known senders.

Cyber Attacks 66

Cyber Attacks Phishing Ransomware Accountability 66

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

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

Artificial Intelligence 124

Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Ransomware Malware 124

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 22, 2022

USB Pen Drives also called as Removable pen drives are posing as a great cyber threat to IT Infrastructure says research carried out by IBM X-Force and another research carried out by Honeywell Cybersecurity claims that 52% of cyber attacks are targeted at the removable media.

Cyber threats 118

Cyber threats Media Cyber Attacks Threat Reports 118

Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It should come as no surprise that 2021 will be recalled as one of the most disrupting years in the history of cyber-attacks, with ransomware causing mayhem on companies and governments, as well as essential infrastructure, on a scale never previously seen.

Cybersecurity 124

Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks Government Ransomware 124

SecureWorld News

APRIL 13, 2025

Natural language processing (NLP): NLP allows AI to analyze and interpret human language, making it useful for scanning security logs, analyzing threat reports, and detecting suspicious activities in emails or messages. It helps identify anomalies and potential third-party risks in real-time.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Threat Detection Cyber threats 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

What would the consequences be if such an event happens were to happen on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or during the holiday shopping season? Retailers started the century as the prime targets for cyber attackers looking for credit card data. Data Security. Marcelo Delima | Senior Manager, Global Solutions Marketing.

Retail 127

Retail Cybersecurity Threat Reports Ransomware 127

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. Awareness and training campaigns that help employees identify and report phishing campaigns are helping to thwart hacks.

Mobile 117

Mobile Government Phishing Risk 117

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Hacking 121

Hacking Advertising Spyware Antivirus 121

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2021

As an increasing amount of critical data gets stored in the cloud, the prospect of cyber-attacks and data breaches rises exponentially. This is evident through the ever-increasing incidents of sophisticated cyber-attacks that result in data breaches costing organizations billions in losses.

Encryption 126

Encryption Data breaches Cyber Attacks Risk 126

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 121

Ransomware Data breaches Telecommunications Mobile 121

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. To Sum It Up.

Digital transformation 104

Digital transformation Encryption Data breaches Big data 104

Webroot

MARCH 25, 2022

According to the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report, medium-sized organizations (21 to 100 licensed PCs) experienced malware infection rates that affected nine PCs on average last year. It could simply be a result of human error. Data loss can also occur as a result of falling victim to ransomware, malware or phishing.

Backups 132

Backups Small Business Phishing Malware 132

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Whether you prioritize cybersecurity or not, cybercriminals will always prioritize (their own) profit, as the attacks described in our 2021 Threat Report prove. Cyber attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, and cybercriminals are devising new tactics to achieve their unscrupulous goals nearly on a daily basis.

Marketing 247

Marketing Digital transformation Technology Cybersecurity 247

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

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Data breaches 86

Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Cyber Attacks 86

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

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. And here’s the tricky part.

Data privacy 127

Data privacy Data breaches Social Engineering Technology 127

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2019

And as our 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Europe Edition recently revealed, many of these businesses become extremely vulnerable during digital transformation, with those in Europe being no different. To find out more about Europe’s evolving data threats, download the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Europe Edition today.

Digital transformation 102

Digital transformation Cybersecurity Encryption Threat Reports 102

Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

Hacking 98

Hacking Ransomware Cybercrime Malware 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate. According to Check Point by mid-year cyber attacks have risen 42% globally. During 2022 over 65% of organizations expected security budgets to expand.

Phishing 134

Phishing Mobile Ransomware Technology 134

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

Antivirus 125

Antivirus Education Cyber threats Phishing 125

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Avast explains that one of the biggest IoT security threats is the use of vulnerable devices to access organizations’ network and thus may gain access to sensitive information. Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however.

IoT 122

IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Healthcare 122

The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Jim and I talk about the findings of DirectDefense’s latest Security Operations Threat Report and dig into the intriguing ways artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping both cyberattack and defense automation strategies.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Artificial Intelligence Threat Reports Technology 52

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 98

Mobile IoT Social Engineering Phishing 98

McAfee

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the new work from home environment, we released a report uncovering a correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, such as Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with an increase in cyber-attacks targeting the cloud. To support today’s U.S.

Cyber threats 94

Cyber threats InfoSec Big data Architecture 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Today, at the dawn of the 4th industrial revolution, manufacturers of all kinds are a tempting and vulnerable high-value target for threat actors because of their high intrinsic worth and the dangers of economic harm from supply chain disruptions. Many devastating full-scale cyber attacks started from a simple user error.

Manufacturing 71

Manufacturing Cyber threats Encryption IoT 71

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

worth of NFTs from tens of OpenSea users Trickbot operation is now controlled by Conti ransomware.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Malware Encryption Phishing 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 23, 2018

One need not look very far to find examples of the threats facing these entities: In Singapore, 1.5 million SingHealth patient records – including those of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, were compromised in what is being called the Republic’s worst cyber attack.

Healthcare 72

Healthcare Data breaches Penetration Testing IoT 72

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 98

Social Engineering Risk Technology Engineering 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, all this attention from cyber criminals, as well as regulators and governments, has produced an extremely resilient industry with some of the best cyber security practices of any sector. Malware and ransomware attacks increase. Download the full 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition now.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Banking 62

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 28, 2024

Want more threat intel on a weekly basis? Follow HYAS on LinkedIn Follow HYAS on X Read recent HYAS threat reports: HYAS Investigates Threat Actors Hidden In Gaming Services Caught in the Act: StealC, the Cyber Thief in C HYAS Protects Against Polyfill.io

Phishing 64

Phishing DNS Malware Accountability 64

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

Yet, the heart of retail operations - point-of-sale (POS) devices - are constantly on the radar of scammers, and when it comes to digital interactions, the retail sector is ranked as one of the most vulnerable industries to cyber-attacks. Want to dive deeper into the current state of cybersecurity threat environment?

Retail 71

Retail Cybersecurity Ransomware Authentication 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 3, 2024

The 2023 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Edition outlines some of the major threats faced today, from dealing with multi-cloud environments, to encryption management, ransomware and even good, old fashioned human error.

Digital transformation 62

Digital transformation Data breaches Encryption Insurance 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive madhav Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:16 Our recently released 2024 Data Threat Report showed a direct correlation between compliance and cyber security outcomes. 84% of organizations that failed a compliance audit reported having a data breach in their history.

Marketing 62

Marketing Data breaches Risk Authentication 62

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

In 2021, VMware’s 2021 Global Incident Response Threat Report found that 51% of surveyed security professionals experienced extreme stress or burnout over the past 12 months with 65% considering leaving the profession. Post pandemic, more research has come to light.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130