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Cost of telecommunications fraud estimated at €29 billion a year
As our society evolves, so does our reliance on telecommunications technology. Cybercriminals prey on our daily use of electronic devices and continuously seek out new ways to …
Average DDoS attack sizes decrease 85% due to FBI’s shutdown of DDoS-for-hire websites
The FBI’s shutdown of the 15 largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) for hire vendors (booters) reduced the overall number of attacks worldwide by nearly 11 percent …
Enterprises are blind to over half of malware sent to their employees
As the use of SSL grows to the point where it’s the standard protocol, cybercriminals are increasingly using encryption to conceal and launch attacks. This has become possible …
Businesses need to rethink security priorities due to shifting trends
One shift in attacks that businesses should be aware of is the rapid growth of cryptocurrency mining, which increased 237 percent, according to the 2018 Security Roundup …
Half of business leaders say a breach could end their business, others remain unaware
A majority (58 percent) of executives at SMBs are more concerned about suffering a major data breach than a flood, a fire, a transit strike or even a physical break-in of …
Researchers and businesses need to work together to expose IoT vulnerabilities
As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows and smart devices gain popularity, cybercriminals will continue to find new ways to exploit all connected things. Two new vulnerabilities …
Increasing security measures are driving cybercriminals to alter their techniques
Increased security measures and awareness are driving cybercriminals to alter their techniques in search of a better return on investment (ROI). Total recorded vulnerabilities …
Most IoT devices are being compromised by exploiting rudimentary vulnerabilities
Cybercriminals are looking for ways to use trusted devices to gain control of Internet of Things (IoT) devices via password cracking and exploiting other vulnerabilities, such …
Criminal groups promising salaries averaging $360,000 per year to accomplices
New research from Digital Shadows reveals that criminal groups are promising salaries averaging the equivalent of $360,000 per year to accomplices who can help them target …
Indicators of poor password hygiene exposed
The recovered compromised credentials and personally identifiable information (PII) as well as the identified trends in online security habits and the data criminals tend to …
Impersonation, sender forgery and corporate email spoofing top the charts
This Q4 of 2018 was a busy period for phishing scammers. INKY researchers saw a spike in email volume this time of year as people use email to gather their receipts from …
Cybercriminals increasingly taking aim at businesses
2018 has been the year when cryptominers first dethroned ransomware as the most prevalent threat due to a meteoric spike in Bitcoin value in late 2017, then slowly trailed off …
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