An Irresistible Business Model Once thought to be on the decline, successful ransomware attacks against all types of companies and organisations have dotted the headlines in the last two years. In 2019, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 2000 ransomware complaints, accounting for US$8.9 million in losses. We expect these numbers […]
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IT teams are showing progress in many battles IT teams are on top of patching. Three quarters of IT teams apply patches to desktops, servers, applications, and internet-facing assets within a week of release. Servers and internet-facing assets are patched most quickly, with 39% of respondents patching them within 24 hours. Prevention is prioritized. On
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FIN11: Widespread Email Campaigns as Precursor for Ransomware and Data Theft FIN11 is a well-established financial crime group that has recently focused its operations on ransomware and extortion. Their shift is emblematic of the changing nature of cyber criminal activity, which has become increasingly aggressive and difficult to ignore. Intrusive ransomware operations have sharply climbed
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Data integrity attacks have compromised corporate information including emails, employee records, financial records, and customer data. Destructive malware, ransomware, malicious insider activity, and even honest mistakes all set the stage for why organizations need to quickly recover from an event that alters or destroys data. Businesses must be confident that recovered data is accurate and
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Welcome to the Q2 2020 issue of the ESET Threat Report! With half a year passed from the outbreak of COVID-19, the world is now trying to come to terms with the new normal. But even with the initial panic settled, and many countries easing up on their lockdown restrictions, cyberattacks exploiting the pandemic showed
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The Current State of Cybersecurity Companies must protect their own and their customers’ most private and essential information from cybercriminals, and it’s a 24/7 job that requires constant preparedness and instant response. With attacks coming from many different types of attack vectors across many different attack surfaces, cybersecurity is an ever-evolving priority for executives in
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Executive summary The survey provides fresh new insight into the experiences of organizations hit by ransomware, including: Almost three quarters of ransomware attacks result in the data being encrypted. 51% of organizations were hit by ransomware in the last year. The criminals succeeded in encrypting the data in 73% of these attacks. 26% of ransomware
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The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating malicious cyber activity by criminals, nation-state adversaries, and terrorists. To fulfill this mission, the FBI often develops resources to enhance operations and collaboration. One such resource is the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient mechanism for reporting
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A year in cybersecurity is often marked by how disruptive the activity observed was — not just from a destructive standpoint, but also from the perspective of whether day-to-day life was affected. By any such measure, 2019 was an active year. From U.S. school districts to asset management firms, from manufacturing to media, ransomware attacks
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The conflict of “good vs. evil” is a theme that’s captivated humanity throughout history, spanning religion, ethics, philosophy, politics, art, literature, and cinema. Often with larger-than-life characters leading the narrative, the “good vs. evil” conflict reveals humanity’s intrinsic desire to be safe amidst an omniscient and, often, ephemeral sense of fear. In cybersecurity, this conflict
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