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TA505 group updates tactics and expands the list of targets

Security Affairs

Recent campaigns show t hreat actors behind the Dridex and Locky malware families , the TA505 group, have updated tactics and expanded its target list. Trend Micro revealed that the TA505 group that is behind the Dridex and Locky malware families continue to make small changes to its operations. XLS or VBA.DOC macros.”

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The increasing trend of using mobile payments for in-store purchases (especially during the pandemic) is leading criminals to increasingly focus their efforts on defrauding people through online fraud and scams. This largely follows the trend in the industry of moving transactions primarily to a more web-focused infrastructure.

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The Rise of the Bad Bots

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This trend remained constant from 2016 to 2018. Although some bad bot use cases, such as content scraping and account takeover, are prevalent across different sectors, others, like scalping, usually impact specific industries like online retail and entertainment (ticketing). of internet traffic, while good bots accounted for 19.4%

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Wawa Breach May Have Compromised More Than 30 Million Payment Cards

Krebs on Security

.” Gemini’s director of research Stas Alforov stressed that some of the 30 million cards advertised for sale as part of this BIGBADABOOM batch may in fact be sourced from breaches at other retailers, something Joker’s Stash has been known to do in previous large batches. The company found the median price of U.S.

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Artificial intelligence in cyber security

IT Governance

This technology enables computers to be trained to process large amounts of data and identify trends and patterns. Such machine learning has been adopted in industries such as motoring, healthcare and retail. The 2018 Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report expects organisations to increase their use of encryption.

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VISA warns of cyber attacks on PoS systems of fuel dispenser merchants

Security Affairs

EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.) In the second and third attacks, forensic analysis of the targeted networks revealed indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can likely be attributed to the FIN8 cybercrime group. and non-compliance with PCI DSS. ” continues the alert. ” continues the alert.

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What is Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?

IBM Big Data Hub

Similarly, in the business world, when decision-making happens in silos and planning processes are disconnected, it’s like having a group of individuals playing their own instruments without any coordination. A retail company experiences a sudden surge in online sales due to a viral social media campaign.