PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

global ransomware attack and the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. Writ large, the attack and entré into the Bangladesh Bank two years ago took place by sending phishing emails to employees of the bank and — upon snaring some unwitting victims — gaining access to SWIFT. The Methods.

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SWIFT Phishing Ransomware Central Bank 75

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have enterprises worried about cybersecurity — specifically, concerns about ransomware attacks. Phishing emails — 93 percent of which include ransomware, according to ITProPortal — should by no means be ignored. Compare that to ransomware, which made up just 11 percent.

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Ransomware Phishing Email Compromise Online and Mobile Banking 44

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As phishing and ransomware become known commodities in the world of digital security, the hackers and crackers just change up their methods. A major contributing factor in that, according to Symantec, is the diminished value of bitcoin on the market, as it is typically used in ransomware attacks as the payment method.

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Ransomware Credit Cards Identity Theft Privacy 46