Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

FakeCall is a banking trojan that uses voice phishing by impersonating banks in fraudulent calls to obtain sensitive information from victims. Upon detecting specific events (e.g., The malware allows operators to steal bank users’ sensitive information and money from their bank accounts.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2021

During the pandemic, for instance, Google has reported a 350% increase in phishing sites. Refunds for cancelled events or travel plans. Cybercrime annual revenue currently totals $1.5 Make sure you monitor your identity for signs of fraud , especially during this time of cybercrime growth.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2021

Sometimes, it’s used even if an attack being discussed is a basic phish, or maybe some very generic malware. This week’s events are a very good, and rather alarming, illustration. A Latvian woman has been charged for their alleged role in a transnational cybercrime organisation. What happened this week, you ask?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2025

The backdoor is distributed through: Phishing emails with themes such as code of conduct to trick users into downloading the malware. The backdoor can drop additional payloads, block input, clear event logs, wipe clipboard, delete browser data, and erase profiles for apps like Skype and Telegram.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The phenomenon This phenomenon represents an evolution of traditional phishing tactics, as attackers seek to overcome defenses using more personalized and targeted approaches.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. Here are five notable historical events that influenced cybersecurity assessment and transformed it into what it is today: The Battle of Midway (1942).

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2021

Since the initial lockdown, we have seen the rise of certain types of cybercrime, including scams and fraud campaigns that either bank on the global COVID-19 pandemic or take advantage of potential victims that adhere to work-from-home measures. Future cybercrimes in the UK and beyond. Organized crime: Online fraud.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The report also discusses the criminal organizations behind cyberattacks and the influence of geopolitical events. The report follows the Internet Organized Crime Assessment (IOCTA), Europol’s assessment of the cybercrime landscape and how it has changed over the last 24 months.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time. Phishing site with chat support.

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Scams Phishing Social Engineering Banking 134

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

The latest version of the skimmer is only 150 lines of code, which is ten times less than the first release, anyway, it implements more event listeners to hook into the payment process and steal payment card data. “The previous version of Group 4’s skimmer wasn’t actually a skimmer—it was an overlay payment phishing system.”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. businesses called #ShieldsUp.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The phishing email, marked by Google as safe, was delivered to more than 16,000 users’ addresses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

Like many other cybercrime gangs operating these days, DoppelPaymer will steal reams of data from victims prior to launching the ransomware, and then threaten to publish or sell the data unless a ransom demand is paid. We don’t know, but that’s the roll of the dice,” Holt said. ”

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

From ransomware attacks to phishing scams, hackers are becoming more sophisticated. Nation-states are teaming up with cybercrime gangs Cybercrime is no longer just about lone hackers. China is focusing on its political goals in the South China Sea, often collaborating with cybercrime rings like Storm-0558.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2024

From the Stands to the Screen - Safeguarding Global Sporting Events with Cybersecurity josh.pearson@t… Thu, 07/25/2024 - 07:00 Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. Encryption Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. And how can we protect against them?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 14, 2025

The evolution of cybercrime is shifting into hyperdrive. With these insights, security personnel know which attack vectors to watch more closely, how to orchestrate the defenses, and what new phishing and social engineering trends to warn employees about. Internal data The first place to look is within.

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Media Social Engineering Malware Financial Services 74

Identity IQ

AUGUST 31, 2023

How to Identify and Avoid Holiday Phishing Scams IdentityIQ The holiday season brings joy, celebrations, and… a surge in online scams. Holiday phishing scams are an ongoing issue that ramps up when folks are feeling the most festive. What Is a Phishing Scam? How Does Phishing Work? What Are the Types of Phishing Attacks?

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Scams Phishing Identity Theft Banking 98

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

Internationally, there is no doubt that this predominantly serves to facilitate the detection and blocking of topics sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party, such as the events of June 4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square. Credential harvesting attacks via phishing emails are now a daily occurrence. Password leaks are commonplace.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In this post, we explore a particular phishing scam targeting corporate users via the AnyDesk remote software and how ThreatDown can prevent the misuse of such programs by cybercriminals. Attackers could trick them by sending them to a typical phishing page or making them download malware, all of which are good options.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 1, 2021

UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime (Action Fraud) is warning citizens to watch out for travel-related fraud following the government’s announcement last week that it would lift travel restrictions.

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Scams Cybercrime Advertising Cryptocurrency 98

Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Beware before you share Phishing scams Avoid clicking on malicious links in emails and social media.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This is the 10 th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2021 and July 2022. According to the report, phishing campaigns are not identified as the most common initial vector of such ransomware attacks. Cybercrime actors. Malware: 66 disclosures of zero-day vulnerabilities observed in 2021.

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Cyber threats Phishing Social Engineering Ransomware 141

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

According to researchers at INKY, in the last few months, there’s been a sharp rise in these work-related phishing lures. It is imperative that organizations also have the technology to create a timeline of events to understand the security incident in sequential order.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2024

From the Stands to the Screen - Safeguarding Global Sporting Events with Cybersecurity josh.pearson@t… Thu, 07/25/2024 - 07:00 Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. Encryption Global events like the Olympics attract an extraordinary amount of attention. And how can we protect against them?

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

From protecting sensitive corporate data to safeguarding our personal information, the battle against cybercrime is ongoing. Spear Phishing While phishing remains one of the most prevalent methods cybercriminals use, spear phishing represents a refined form of the traditional phishing technique.

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Scams Phishing Backups Education 138

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The year 2021 was eventful in terms of digital threats for organizations and individuals, and financial institutions were no exception. The research in this report is a continuation of our previous annual financial threat reports ( 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ), providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the threat landscape.

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Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 141

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

SME Edge verifies all connections in and out of offices, disallows internet traffic that has not been approved for enterprise use, and closes all network traffic loopholes, protecting against phishing, social engineering, and zero-day attacks. SME Edge protects the Client’s traffic in real-time.

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Social Engineering Phishing Data breaches Cybercrime 113

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Since 2017, host Jack Rhysider has investigated some of the most noteworthy stories related to the darkside of the internet, specifically hacking, data breaches, and cybercrime. It requires some baseline industry knowledge, but it’s a great way to stay on top of InfoSec current events. Malicious Life. 5 stars, 670 ratings.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2024

CISA adds Adobe Commerce and Magento, SolarWinds Serv-U, and VMware vCenter Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Walsall teenager arrested in joint West Midlands Police and FBI operation Treasury Sanctions Leader and Primary Member of the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn Three arrested for (..)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Although the main types of threats (phishing, scams, malware, etc.) remain the same, lures that fraudsters use vary greatly depending on the time of year, current major events, news, etc. Further dangers are associated with data and money theft, as well as phishing pages aimed at hijacking accounts in the new social media.

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Education Phishing Scams Social Engineering 137

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For example, a popular tactic in spyware attacks is now to send phishing e-mails from compromised corporate mail accounts of a partner organization of the intended victim. The debate about which threats pose the most danger to industrial enterprises often revolves around comparisons between APTs and cybercrime. Current attack vectors.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Meanwhile, “RansomHub” is rising rapidly due to its attractive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

However, deploying unproven artificial intelligence (AI) could result in unexpected outcomes, including a higher risk of cybercrime. While enforcement of FERPA is left to the department of education, there is some sense of data accountability and disclosure of events. Disclosing an event early helps get ahead of the distortion.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2022

While it should come as no surprise that cybercrime broke pretty much every record in 2021, the actual numbers behind the crimes are quite revealing. Cybercrime in the last five years. The first section of the report provides an overview of what cybercrime has looked like in the last five years.

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