Collaborate Disseminate
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 says that in the cases it worked, the average demand was up 144% and average payment was up 78%.
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Business email compromise again proved costliest, at $2.4 billion, according to the bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center
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Igor Dekhtyarchuk allegedly ran the cybercrime forum Marketplace A, which specialized in stolen credit card data and website logins.
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Skyhigh is essentially the last piece of the puzzle created by Symphony Technology Group’s shakeup of several big cybersecurity brands.
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Cybercrime organization Lapsus$ posted suspicious screenshots. Microsoft officials said they are “aware of the claims and are investigating.”
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The entry points for Magecart and other e-commerce skimmers are changing, but the attackers are getting more clever, too.
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South Africa tech news site ITWeb reported that a group calling itself N4aughtysecTU is taking responsibility.
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Researchers at Cofense say the operators behind the Emotet botnet “have upped their game” for 2022’s tax season.
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The acquisition of Attivo Networks “is a natural platform progression” for SentinelOne, said COO Nicholas Warner.
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China’s march toward chip independence is of “great concern” and could have “broader impacts,” he said. It’s an issue that dovetails with the Russia-Ukraine war.
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