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Cybercriminals leveraging coronavirus outbreak to execute ransomware attacks

Cybercriminals are likely to leverage the global anxiety around the coronavirus outbreak to execute ransomware attacks against businesses, according to RiskIQ. After extensive …

phishing
Almost three-quarters of all phishing sites now use SSL protection

The total number of phishing sites detected by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) worldwide in October through December 2019 was 162,155, following the all-time-high of …

mobile apps
Blacklisted apps increase 20%, attackers focus on tax-branded key terms

In 2018, global app spending hit $101 billion and is expected to surpass that this year. Mobile is a significant portion of the overall corporate attack surface where security …

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The 5 biggest examples of executive threats and how to prevent them

Many executives focus their security efforts and budgets solely on physical threats, but attacks targeting an executive’s digital presence can be just as dangerous. …

Danger
Old Magecart domains are finding new life in fresh threat campaigns

Magecart has so radically changed the threat landscape, victimizing hundreds of thousands of sites and millions of users, that other cybercriminals are building campaigns to …

Qualys Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory
New infosec products of the week: August 2, 2019

Qualys is making its Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory app available to all businesses for free Qualys is making its Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory app …

RiskIQ JavaScript Threats Module protects orgs’ high-traffic payment pages from JavaScript attacks

RiskIQ, the global leader in attack surface management, announced the launch of RiskIQ JavaScript Threats Module to ensure customer trust in e-commerce by protecting …

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Every minute, $2.9 million is lost to cybercrime

Cybercriminals cost the global economy $2.9 million every minute last year, a total of $1.5 trillion, according to RiskIQ. Top companies pay $25 per minute due to security …

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Magecart compromised 17,000+ sites through unsecured Amazon S3 buckets

We often hear about misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets exposing sensitive business and customer data, but there’s another present danger: Magecart attackers have been …

GDPR
PII capturing websites still applying poor security measures one year after GDPR

One year after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, 1 in 10 PII capturing websites belonging to the top 10 UK financial services organizations …

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Compromised ad company serves Magecart skimming code to hundreds of websites

Security researchers have flagged a new web-based supply chain attack by one of the cybercriminal groups that fall under the Magecart umbrella. The attackers managed to …

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Cybercrime gangs continue to innovate to hide their crimes

According to the APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report, after spiking in the spring, phishing has been taking place at a steady pace — but phishers are using new …

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