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A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report

April 24, 2019 admin bec, cybercrime, FBI, fraud, phishing, report, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:57:07 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process?

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Electrum Bitcoin wallets under siege

April 16, 2019 admin bitcoin, bitcoins, Botnet, cybercrime, ddos, Electrum, exploit kit, Exploits, RIG, RIG EK, Social engineering, vulnerabilities, wallet

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Threat actors are relentlessly phishing and attacking Electrum Bitcoin wallet users, racking up millions of dollars.

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Ellen DeGeneres giveaway scam spreading on social media

April 15, 2019 admin cybercrime, degeneres, ellen, Facebook, SCAM, Social engineering, social media

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:14:48 +0000

Scammers take aim at fans of Ellen DeGeneres with a bizarre chain of giveaways and free movie websites. Will anyone take the bait?

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Reputation management in the age of cyberattacks against businesses

March 14, 2019 admin 101, brm, Business, business reputation management, chief marketing officer, cmo, FYI, global economic crime and fraud survey, home depot, Incident Response, personally identifiable information, PII, privacy, reputation management, security breach notification laws, Social engineering, Wetherspoon

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:15:59 +0000

A business’s reputation takes years to build. With the current climate of data breaches, unsurprisingly, destroying it could only take seconds. What can businesses do to protect their brands from a fallout following a cybersecurity incident? In this post, we answer these questions and more.

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Tags: brm business reputation management chief marketing officer cmo global economic crime and fraud survey home depot Incident Response personally identifiable information PII privacy reputation management security breach notification laws Social Engineering Wetherspoon

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Sophisticated phishing: a roundup of noteworthy campaigns

February 20, 2019 admin cybercrime, font file phishing, google translate phishing, phishing, phishing kit, phishing template, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:21:40 +0000

A phishing page that hides behind a translation service. A kit that uses fake font files. A hyper-realistic campaign that could likely fool even the pros. We look at these noteworthy phishing attempts and more to show how far phishers have evolved, and remind users to remain vigilant against this threat.

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Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return

February 11, 2019 admin cybercrime, email, fake, pressure, SCAM, sextortion, Social engineering, spam, threat

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:38:53 +0000

A well-worn sextortion scam is back in user’s inboxes. We explain what to look for and why recipients shouldn’t panic.

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Tags: email fake pressure scam sextortion spam threat

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Movie stream ebooks gun for John Wick 3 on Kindle store

February 4, 2019 admin .stream, 3, Amazon, cybercrime, ebook, film, John wick, kindle, movie, parabellum, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:30:37 +0000

Over the weekend, we observed a clever spam campaign using bogus ebooks dressed as John Wick 3 movie files to push links to streaming sites. Can John and your ability avoid web based scams survive?

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What Enterprise Leaders Should know about Persistent Threats in 2019

January 31, 2019 admin Advanted persistent threats, APT, APTs, BPC, business process compromise, Current News, Security, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:00:29 +0000

Staving off critical threats in the current cybersecurity landscape is a tall order for any size organization. As hackers continually shift and improve upon their attack and breach strategies, IT and security stakeholders must do their best to keep up and remain informed of these trends. This is one of the best and most successful…

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