VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

SMEs face numerous cyber security threats that can jeopardize their operations and financial stability, with phishing attacks, malware, and ransomware being among the most common. In addition, insider threats pose significant risks, as employees may inadvertently or maliciously compromise sensitive information.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

A new report from CyberEdge Group, a research and marketing firm serving the cybersecurity industry’s top vendors, has found that ransomware incidents are at an all-time high, with one-third of victims paying the ransom associated with an attack. So all in all, it’s the best of times and the worst of times for security folks.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Australian logistics company Toll has been forced to disable its systems and use non-digital processes after a ransomware attack on Friday (Jan 31) caused delays throughout the country, according to a report by ZDNet. “We The company said that no personal data was compromised in the cyberattack. . “We On Wednesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The risk of fraud continues to climb for organizations of all sizes as the latest data reveals third-quarter spikes in business email compromise and ransomware scams. 233,817 is the average ransomware payment an organization pays to regain control of its systems, according to new data from Coveware.

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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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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

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. This typically goes hand-in-hand with ransomware, where hackers will request a ransom to be paid to either be able to access your data or return it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Ransomware And Malware. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence last week issued a pair of ransomware alerts. Business Email Compromise. They are completely automated, and the rapidity of their appearance is striking,” Reichel said. Following an upsurge in such attacks, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2016

When it comes to bitcoin, the stories about ransomware seem to be nothing out of the ordinary for the mainstream news cycle. But this time, the case is a bit more serious as it has to do with hackers using bitcoin ransomware to lock out local government employees from their own computers. The result? million in losses for victims.

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The SEC put out various alerts over the entirety of the pandemic on the danger of the attacks, warning various sizes of businesses about ransomware attacks affecting broker dealers and investment advisors as well as credential compromises taking peoples' login information and exposing private information.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

SamSam ransomware attacks are up — and the attackers are getting more demanding. SAMSAM) was used to compromise the networks of multiple U.S. Researchers at AlienVault noted that this ransomware also has a talent for spreading to any computers that share a network with the infected computer. MSIL or Samas.A

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

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. By comparison, phishing scams usually bring in between $300 – $500, while ransomware attacks cost around $4,400.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Recently, Visa has noted a marked delay in when cybercriminals choose to cashout compromised accounts, hoping to evade detection after initial provisioning fraud. Ransomware: More sophisticated ransomware attacks are affecting more companies and individuals. Although there was an overall decrease of 12.3%

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The SEC has issued warnings in the past few months on ransomware, which involves attacks on broker dealers, investment advisors and investment companies, along with attacks on service providers that affect companies under the purview of the SEC.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Last month, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, was crippled by a ransomware attack that led to it paying a hefty sum to recover government systems. Just days later, it happened again: another Florida city, Lake City, confirmed to reporters that it had been compromised by a ransomware attack and agreed to pay the ransom to regain control. .

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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. The city was hit with the ransomware attack on Dec. 13, which led to a forensic investigation and the scrubbing of more than 3,400 government computers.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 7, 2024

It thus evaluates every new access individually to account for the possibility that previously authorized users have been compromised or organizational policies have changed. As businesses become more digital, their vulnerability to cybersecurity threats like data breaches and ransomware attacks also rises.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The majority of malware victims are small businesses, GoDaddy noted, with ransomware a rising threat to SMBs and their coffers, with one-in-five SMBs having fallen victim to a ransomware attack in the last year. One case, however, involved more than 35,000 compromised files.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

With cybercriminals not making as much from ransomware and cryptojacking, they have been focusing more on a strategy called “formjacking” to raise cash. Ten stolen credit cards from each website that is compromised can result in up to $2.2 Symantec said it blocked more than 3.7 million each month.

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Launched in the Ukraine a decade ago, the internet-based cybercriminal enterprise stole identities, compromised debit and credit cards and personal, financial and banking information and spread computer malware, the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said in a statement.

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Automated attacks such as ransomware, business email compromise, and system-level takeover fraud, outpaced high-touch attack methods such as check fraud, the survey said. Researchers said the findings underscore the acknowledgment that fraudsters are stratifying their methods to optimize returns by automating and scaling attacks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

The ransomware gang Sodinokibi was blamed for demanding $6m (£4.6m) in exchange for customer data. Travelex said the malware was kept in check and customer data was not compromised. . The ransomware gang asked for $6 million in exchange for encrypted customer data.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

According to KPMG, over the past two years, 81 percent of health care organizations were the victims of cyberthreats or even had data compromised. The number of instances is rapidly increasing. The reason this is happening?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Mitiga is working with law enforcement after uncovering a widespread business email compromise (BEC) scam that has netted more than $15 million. According to a PYMNTS report, there were 33 percent more ransomware payments made by businesses during the first quarter of 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

Last year saw a significant surge in the number of extortion threats, with the majority (56 percent) of the 600 organizations surveyed by Radware admitting that they have fallen victim to a cyber ransom attack and 41 percent identifying ransomware as the biggest cyber threat. Gmail Users Get Fooled.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Lenders including Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Virgin Money had to stop foreign currency services after exchange provider Travelex was hit by a ransomware gang, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. Travelex said it had contained the ransomware and investigations show that customer data was not compromised.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 11, 2024

The main phishing attacks identified in the report include malicious URLs, malware or ransomware attachments, and compromised account infiltrations. Repercussions extend beyond financial losses, significantly impacting individuals within organisations.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 11, 2023

“Perhaps the most significant target for malicious actions in 2024 will be the politically motivated disinformation campaigns in the US and UK election, compromising both political candidates and the respective election processes. “In 2024, we will see these ransomware attackers continue to get more sophisticated and organised.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

KnowBe4 , a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider, launched a new tool designed to help IT managers combat CEO fraud, or Business Email Compromise (BEC) as it is referred to by the FBI. KnowBe4’s tool, called Phishing Reply Tracking, tests if users will interact with hackers on the other end of a phishing email.

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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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The Paypers

MARCH 1, 2017

(The Paypers) US companies are opening Bitcoin wallets and purchasing Bitcoin in case company servers or computers are compromised with ransomware encryption.

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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

MARCH 9, 2020

The FBI has once again sounded the alarm on the proliferation of digital fraud like ransomware and the business email compromise (BEC) scam, releasing new stats on the financial damage such criminal activity has caused in the U.S. in recent years.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

According to reports , Yonathan Klijnsma, a threat researcher at RiskIQ, told the outlet that the same group of hackers that breached Ticketmaster may be behind the attack at British Airways, in which more than 380,000 credit cards were compromised. “This British Airways attack was just an extension of this campaign,” said Klijnsma.

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