Criminal hackers are targeting South Koreans with an Android Trojan that dupes victims into handing over payment card data by faking phone conversations with lenders. Developers are using "several unique evasions that we had not previously seen in the wild," Check Point researchers write.
As the pandemic abruptly shifted the work landscape, cyber attackers quickly evolved their tactics, which include ransomware, business email compromise, and account takeover attacks. And phishing attacks are persistent. But guess what. So are we.
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Cyber criminals are getting bolder and more sophisticated with their threats. As more business assets move to the cloud, attackers have followed close behind. This cloud account compromise threat brief will help you understand:
The anatomy of cloud account takeover
What damage cyber criminals can do with a...
The latest IBM Cost of a Data Breach report highlighted that 19% of total data breaches are due to compromised and stolen credentials, resulting in $4.5 million in losses, and 40% of ransomware attacks start through email. So how do you protect this vital communications channel?
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Banking Trojans, ransomware, fake finance apps programmed to steal data - the cybercriminal cartels have become more punitive in 2023, escalating destructive attacks on financial institutions. This is just one key finding of the annual Cyber Bank Heists report by Contrast Security's Tom Kellermann.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) can be a highly effective way to safeguard your organization’s data, but that doesn’t mean it’s unhackable. And nobody knows that better than award-winning author and Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4, Roger Grimes. While researching his most recent book Hacking...
Meta's popular social media platforms are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals, and account takeover complaints rose over 1,000% last year. This social threat is spilling over into banks and government agencies, and experts criticize Meta for moving too slowly to address security issues.
Expel has released its latest quarterly threat report, which looks at continued identity-based attacks and the impact of MFA fatigue. Jon Hencinski shares insights on attack trends, gaps in compensating controls and what to look for in pre-ransomware activity.
Cloud email security: It involves new strategies and tools to defend against a new wave of attacks. Arun Singh of Abnormal Security discusses the latest flavor of email attacks and the new Knowledge Bases created to help enterprises increase their education and defensive capabilities.
The email attack vector. It may not earn much discussion, but the adversaries take full advantage of it with phishing, BEC and now email platform attacks. Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security, talks about the latest threat trends and how to detect and defend against them.
Account takeover-based email attacks are on the increase because they are harder to detect than any other type of attack. Your organization’s existing controls may no longer be enough to guard against ATO-driven financial fraud, credential theft, and brand damage.
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Microsoft 365 offers tiers of security features, but their email security capabilities may not be as robust as their popularity. Your organization sends thousands of emails every day, and email can be one of the most vulnerable methods for attacks. Phishing, malware, ransomware, stolen credentials, and more can all be...
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