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In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Jabbara, the VP and Global Head of Fraud Services at Visa, delves into digital skimming attacks, highlighting their common causes, and provides insights into what measures merchants can take to prevent them…. Continue reading Visa fraud expert outlines the many faces of payment ecosystem fraud
Between January 2021 and October 2022, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) analyzed and mapped the cyber threats faced by the transport sector, identifying prime threats, analyzing incidents, assessing threat actors, analyzing their motivations, an… Continue reading Cyber threats to EU transport sector sends urgent call for enhanced cybersecurity
While there was a reduction in the widespread exploitation of new vulnerabilities in 2022, the risk remains significant as broad and opportunistic attacks continue to pose a threat, according to Rapid7. Deploying exploits Attackers are developing and d… Continue reading Attackers are developing and deploying exploits faster than ever
Apps, whether for communication, productivity or gaming, are one of the biggest threats to mobile security, according to McAfee. The end of 2022 saw the release of some game-changing applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and DALL-E 2 image gene… Continue reading Don’t be fooled by a pretty icon, malicious apps hide in plain sight
Although ransomware‘s share of incidents declined only slightly from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware, according to IBM. Despite this, attackers continued to innovate with the report showing the ave… Continue reading Defenders on high alert as backdoor attacks become more common
The massive popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals: they are exploiting the public’s eagerness to experiment with it to trick users into downloading Windows and Android malware and visit phishing pa… Continue reading Users looking for ChatGPT apps get malware instead
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal network involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The operational activities resulted in five action days, which took place between Ja… Continue reading Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal gang involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The operational activities resulted in five action days, which took place between Janua… Continue reading Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
High-risk users represent approximately 10% of the worker population and are found in every department and function of the organization, according to Elevate Security research. High-risk users represent a sizable threat to the organization Additionally… Continue reading High-risk users may be few, but the threat they pose is huge
Despite the widespread belief that understanding the cyber threat actors who could be targeting their organization is important, 79% of respondents stated that their organizations make the majority of cybersecurity decisions without insights into the t… Continue reading Actionable intelligence is the key to better security outcomes