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Free Smartwatches Are Vector to Hit Military Personnel with Malware

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Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is urging military personnel to be on the lookout for unsolicited, suspicious smartwatches in the mail, warning that the devices could be rigged with malware. You're compromising your personal and/or professional data with malware." Worst case?

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Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half

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The new Beep malware is top of mind for organizations and individuals. We are continuing to observe an unyielding surge in the volume of cyberthreats, including advanced malware, botnets, ransomware, cryptojacking, and more," said Callie Guenther, Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Research at Critical Start, in a press release.

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Global costs of cyber attacks in 2024 and the future

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Rising in frequency and complexity, cyber intrusions present substantial risks to various sectors, including corporations, governmental entities, and private individuals. Types of Cyber Attacks Ransomware A potent malware, Ransomware is now the preferred tool for cybercriminals. trillion USD this year.

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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

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These attackers have criminal intent, as they'll lure in victims by claiming to be a friend, family member, bank, or other well-known companies and websites. Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. These methods aim to put end-users in an advantageous position when under attack or presented with anything suspicious.

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Hacking News Roundup: Even 'Fast Company' Isn't Safe

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The Yanluowang group is linked to "Evil Corp," the Lapsus$ gang (responsible for a recent Uber attack ), and FiveHands malware. Bleeping Computer reports that hackers working for Russia are using mouse movements in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to garner access and trigger malicious scripts. Here's one report of the incident.

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Booz Allen Releases Annual Financial Services Cyber Trends for 2015

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As companies continue to roll out – and consumers embrace – new electronic, wireless payment systems, hackers are presented with more targets. Economic prosperity and light-speed growth in mobile banking in some countries have bypassed regional and local financial organizations’ ability to manage threats.

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Global Effort Seizes EMOTET Botnet

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In 2014, it was first found to be a banking Trojan, but quickly evolved into a perfect solution for cybercriminals everywhere. Europol says the EMOTET group was able to take email as an attack vector to the next level: "Through a fully automated process, EMOTET malware was delivered to the victims’ computers via infected e-mail attachments.

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