PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

France-based telecom company Orange reported that a ransomware attack had compromised the data of 20 enterprise customers on one of its servers, according to news site teiss. ” Security firm Trend Micro found that the Nefilim Ransomware used in the attack had been discovered in March.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The most common threat that you might already be aware of is phishing scams. Through malicious software, usually gained by downloading something or opening a compromised link, you’ll be faced with data loss and/or further unauthorized access to your details. Malware is another popular method to achieve this.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 11, 2024

Phishing attacks continue to plague businesses, with as much as 94 per cent of companies falling victim to this type of cybercrime in the past year alone, according to the latest Egress ‘Email Threat Landscape 2024’ report. Repercussions extend beyond financial losses, significantly impacting individuals within organisations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

This week's B2B Data Digest looks at the rising threat of the business email compromise (BEC) scam and invoice fraud on companies of all sizes in the U.S., A 60 percent increase in ransomware payments signals continued B2B payment attacks, according to the latest data from Coveware. Canada and the world over.

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VISTA InfoSec

AUGUST 8, 2023

They can include computer viruses and ransomware kinds of attacks. Ransomware Ransomware is a malicious software attack targeted at your system to restrict you from accessing critical data for regular business operations. Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are usually deployed via emails and malicious websites.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

organizations fall victim to ransomware attacks every minute — and more than $1 million is lost each minute due to cybercrime. “These attackers target brands and consumers on the open web with tactics like phishing, spinning up malicious mobile apps, hacking third-party suppliers and directly compromising websites.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

New data was released this week with an urgent, albeit not necessarily unexpected, message: ransomware and other phishing attacks continue to dramatically spike, with more frequent and more expensive attacks hitting businesses and government entities of all sizes. The New York Times reported Sunday (Feb. as to which services we use.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

Google issued a stark warning last week about the state of cybersecurity: Phishing attacks are on the rise and continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities resulting from the global pandemic. Among a lengthy list of attack methods, ransomware and third-party breaches remain common tactics against law firms, the report revealed.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The rise of authentication bypass scams: Looking for a way to get around two-factor authentication, fraudsters are doubling down on one-time-password phishing scams, which allow criminals access to full account funds and information via increasingly convincing texts, emails or phone calls. Although there was an overall decrease of 12.3%

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky is reporting there has been an uptick in ransomware attacks this year, with many specifically targeting municipalities and their subset organizations. However, those numbers don’t show the accurate number of damage, and the longer-term consequences of the ransomware actions are more devastating. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

In this week’s Hacker Tracker , Radware shares its global cybersecurity research on what’s really motivating cybercriminals, a Gmail phishing attack targets savvy users and the U.S.’s In many cases, experienced or tech savvy users can spot a phishing email scam from a mile away. Money On The (Cybercriminal) Brain.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

The latest research in small business cybersecurity has revealed the relentless nature of the threat, with new strategies emerging and new strains of ransomware rearing their ugly heads. As a result, 71 percent of ransomware attacks are now targeting small businesses, according to a report released by Beazley Breach Response (BBR).

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From high-profile ransomware attacks and terrorist financing to scams that wiped out millions in savings, global crypto crime has become an urgent concern. Ransomware Hits an All-Time High 2024 also witnessed an unprecedented surge in ransomware attacks globally, with over 5,600 publicly reported cases. billion globally.

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VISTA InfoSec

JANUARY 29, 2024

Users are protected against phishing attacks through anti-phishing mechanisms. Its intent is to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the owner’s data, applications, or the operating system itself. New requirement to identify and safeguard staff from phishing attacks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to evolve. BEC is not the only cyberattack causing corporate losses, however, as ransomware threats continue to ramp up as well. million, thanks to a phishing scam. The city was hit with the ransomware attack on Dec. The losses for one Texas school district totaled to $2.3

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The most common threat that you might already be aware of is phishing scams. Through malicious software, usually gained by downloading something or opening a compromised link, youll be faced with data loss and/or further unauthorized access to your details. Malware is another popular method to achieve this.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

949 gigabytes of confidential data have been accessed by ransomware attackers targeting IT distributor Ma Labs , reports in CRN said, an attack that has stalled the company's operations and left its customers in limbo. million per targeted attack.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have enterprises worried about cybersecurity — specifically, concerns about ransomware attacks. Business Email Compromise scams continue to grow and steal more corporate money than ever before. Compare that to ransomware, which made up just 11 percent.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In my recent blog, “Real talk: The imminent and very real danger of IoT,” I wrote: Due to lack of security features, creating an IoT botnet is a great deal easier than phishing users to compromise PCs. Given the ease with which IoT devices can be hacked, we can expect more attacks to follow.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Issues like phishing and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) are top concerns, yet ransomware cannot be ignored as a destructive force. Of MSPs surveyed, about 75 percent said their SMB customers experienced “business-threatening” downtime as a result of a ransomware attack, said Datto’s chief technology officer, Robert Gibbons.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Tax season is upon U.S. small businesses, and fraudsters are taking advantage.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It’s a twist on the business email compromise (BEC) scam that typically involves scammers emailing business owners and seeking payment via wire transfer, ACH or paper check. 133,000: the average cost of a ransomware attack on a small business. “This is a scam, pure and simple. .

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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This reduction of the “single-factor” risk is critical in an era when cyber threats are growing daily, including: Phishing attacks : Cybercriminals trick users into revealing sensitive information, often by posing as trustworthy entities. In both instances, the lack of a second authentication method leaves an exposed vulnerability.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

As many as 35 percent of firms were hit by ransomware attacks, and when ransoms were demanded, 12 percent opted to pay up. Department of Justice said it had arrested 74 individuals who allegedly committed fraud via business email compromise scams. Finance departments were most vulnerable.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Business email compromise (BEC), B2B phishing scams, synthetic identities, fake accounts and trillions of aid dollars flooding out at a time of maximum uncertainty make this a fraudster’s paradise.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

With the ransomware market becoming saturated and overpriced, hackers are setting their sights on so-called cryptojacking, which is giving them a new revenue stream. What’s more — among the attackers, the majority used spear phishing to infect victims, a trick that has been around for a long time.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

Last weekend, a major ransomware attack affected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries across the globe. It is unusual for ransomware to have network worm capabilities,” Douthwaite said. “Right now there is no clear indication of the first compromise for WannaCry,” said Budiman Tsjin of RSA Security, a part of Dell.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

It looks as though even the House of Representatives isn’t safe from the threat of ransomware attacks. It’s unknown how many of the phishing attacks were actually successful, what type of data was compromised or even if a ransom was actually paid. The recent attacks have focused on using.js

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 20, 2024

No bank is immune to this threat, with ransomware attacks on financial services increasing from 55 per cent in 2022 to 64 per cent in 2023. Threats can also easily come from the inside as employees or contractors with access to sensitive information may intentionally or unintentionally compromise security.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As he noted, North Korea, acting as a singular cyberthreat, will do what it can to gain access to and compromise the credentials of foreign organizations with money ­— and, in turn, gain access to that money, of course. As Visner added, North Korea has been persistent and, to some extent, successful in its efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Hacking, skimming and phishing attacks are once again the most common type of data breach attack, making it the eighth year in a row for this type of data breach, researchers said. Researchers found that businesses saw 45.2 percent of the total 1,093 data breaches hitting U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Citing 2018 data from Verizon, Mastercard noted research that suggested the majority of cyberattacks are actually targeted at SMBs, ranging from phishing scams and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) to malware and ransomware attacks.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

A ransomware attack, committed on a piece of malware called WannaCry or Wanna Decryptor, infected computers in more than 100 countries, all told. According to recent research , 71 percent of breaches occur using passwords that were either weak enough to be cracked by bad actors or stolen from an usually unwitting human via a phishing scam.

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CoinRemitter

MAY 20, 2024

Common cryptocurrency wallet attacks Phishing: Phishing is a common way scammers trick people in both cryptocurrency and traditional systems. In 2023, cybercriminals using ransomware attacks extracted over $1.1 It’s best not to keep all your savings in hot storage, as it is more vulnerable to attacks like phishing.

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EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

An incident is only considered a data breach if the confidentiality of data is compromised. Malware attacks, such as ransomware and viruses, infect systems through malicious software or email attachments. Malware attacks, such as ransomware and viruses, infect systems through malicious software or email attachments.

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