Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In March, the FBI issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. continues the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2021

A bold move by the retail giant which aims to offer the complete shopping journey for customers by changing how identification at check-in can substitute authentication at check-out for payment. The financial sector has long embraced innovation in tandem with the security industry and more recently, the retail industry.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In December 2019, Maastricht University (UM) announced that ransomware infected almost all of its Windows systems on December 23. It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. The attacker focused on encrypting data files in the Windows domain.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The incidence of ransomware attacks has continued to climb, over 700% by some estimates in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with phishing emails being the primary vector. Many online retailers depend heavily on outreach and advertising via email and social media networks to bolster their sales through the holiday season.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

One criminal gang said that it had targeted the organisation and encrypted its systems. More worryingly, the same database contained usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords. Reports suggest that the group is stealing the data rather than encrypting the organisations’ systems and holding them to ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. During the 2019 holiday season, the Barracuda research team analyzed 4,200 Android apps related to shopping, Santa, and games. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. How to Defend Against a Malicious Mobile App.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. Late 2019 and all of 2020 were marked by an unprecedented surge in ransomware attacks. Ransomware operators buy access and then encrypt devices on the network.

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