Cyberattack

In computers and computer networks an attack is any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of an asset.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Insurance Brokerage Launches Cybersecurity Assessment Service
Insurance Brokerage Launches Cybersecurity Assessment Service
March 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An insurance brokerage has launched an initiative to bring together some of the world’s biggest insurers for a collaboration on a cybersecurity product ratings service,...

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Report: BEC Fraud Increasingly Goes Mobile
Report: BEC Fraud Increasingly Goes Mobile
March 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The wiles and ways of scammers to part businesses from their money continue to proliferate, and continue to use technology as a springboard to trick...

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Microsoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
Microsoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
March 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft’s lastest cybersecurity report has revealed that state-sponsored hackers have attacked several financial services firms, managing to steal “large sums of cash.” According to Bloomberg,...

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Symantec: Formjacking Is Cybercriminals’ Newest Scam
Symantec: Formjacking Is Cybercriminals’ Newest Scam
February 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

With cybercriminals not making as much from ransomware and cryptojacking, they have been focusing more on a strategy called “formjacking” to raise cash. That’s according...

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Businesses Fail To Manage Risk Despite Preparing For ‘Major Crisis’
Businesses Fail To Manage Risk Despite Preparing For ‘Major Crisis’
January 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporates aren’t prepared to tackle the headwinds of market risks, according to two separate reports released last week. FTI Consulting released its inaugural Resilience Barometer...

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Crypto’s $2.5 Million Daily Fraud Problem
Crypto’s $2.5 Million Daily Fraud Problem
January 23, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The big bitcoin and crypto breach events are well-known news items. There was the Mt. Gox hack that saw $473 million in bitcoin disappear, the Bitfinex...

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Five At Five: Amazon’s New Cashback Idea
Five At Five: Amazon’s New Cashback Idea
January 14, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Amazon to attract...

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Hackers Make $3.7M In Ryuk Ransomware Attack
Hackers Make $3.7M In Ryuk Ransomware Attack
January 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Ryuk, a ransomware threat that has been spreading online, has earned the hackers more than 705 bitcoin in five months, which has an estimated value...

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Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
January 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for a cyberattack that disrupted Boston Children’s Hospital‘s network for two weeks. Reuters...

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