All posts in cybercrime
22 Nov, 2023
Android, Banking, Blockchain, Business Email Compromise, cloud, Cryptocurrency, CXO, cybercrime, cyberespionage, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, finance sector, International, Malware, Mobile Security, Open Source, Phishing, Ransomware, Security, Security News, supply chain attacks
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A new report from French-based cybersecurity company Sekoia describes evolutions in the financial sector threat landscape. The sector is the most impacted by phishing worldwide and is increasingly targeted by QR code phishing. The financial industry also suffers from attacks on the software supply chain and stands among the most . . . Read more
17 Oct, 2023
Australia, cloud, cloud apps security, Cloud Security, cloud storage, cloud storage apps, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, International, Malware, Microsoft, microsoft onedrive, Phishing, Security, Security News, spearphishing, Storage
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A new report from Netskope detailing the top techniques used by cybercriminals to attack organizations found that cloud apps are increasingly being used by threat actors, representing 19% of all clicks on spearphishing links. The report also shed light on the attackers’ targets according to their financial or geopolitical motivations. . . . Read more
ESET researchers discovered a Ballistic Bobcat campaign targeting various entities in Brazil, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates, using a novel backdoor we have named Sponsor. We discovered Sponsor after we analyzed an interesting sample we detected on a victim’s system in Israel in May 2022 and scoped the victim-set . . . Read more
24 Aug, 2023
cybercrime, Data loss, Hacking, IoT, Naked Security Podcast, podcast, Privacy, Security News, TP-LINK, Vulnerability, WinRAR
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by Paul Ducklin HOW MANY CRYPTOGRAPHERS? No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere that good podcasts are found. Or just drop the . . . Read more

by Paul Ducklin CELEBRATING THE TRUE CRYPTO BROS No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere that good podcasts are found. Or just . . . Read more

by Paul Ducklin It’s been a while since we’ve written about card skimmers, which used to play a big part in global cybercrime. These days, many if not most cyber-breach and cybercrime stories revolve around ransomware, the darkweb and the cloud, or some unholy combination of the three. In ransomware . . . Read more
10 Aug, 2023
bust, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, cybercrime, Data leakage, Data loss, Hacking, Intel, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, podcast, Security News, surveillance
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by Paul Ducklin SNOOPING ON MEMORY, KEYSTROKES AND CRYPTOCOINS No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere that good podcasts are found. Or . . . Read more
21 Jul, 2023
cryptocurrencies, cybercrime, Developer, eu, european union, Europol, International, networking, Ransomware, Security, Security News, supply chains, United Kingdom
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Image: SomYuZu/Adobe Stock The Europol report reported on cybercriminals’ use of cryptocurrencies and how their techniques are more sophisticated. However, there was good cybersecurity news, too. Europol, the European Union’s agency for law enforcement cooperation, released its yearly Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report, which provides key findings and emerging . . . Read more
06 Jul, 2023
cybercrime, devops, Hacking, IT, Malware, Naked Security Podcast, podcast, Privacy, secops, Security leadership, Security News, X-Ops
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by Paul Ducklin PUTTING THE X IN X-OPS First there was DevOps, then SecOps, then DevSecOps. Or should that be SecDevOps? Paul Ducklin talks to Sophos X-Ops insider Matt Holdcroft about how to get all your corporate “Ops” teams working together, with cybersecurity correctness as a guiding light. No audio . . . Read more
30 Jun, 2023
CXO, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Encryption, firewall, Hackers, lifetime subscription, Malware, Password, Phishing, private data, protection, Security, Security News, smartdns, vpn
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