Distract victims by leading them through multiple platforms until they lose caution and become trusting enough to supply login credentials!
With a revolution in remote working, collaborative tools such as SharePoint and OneNote are now more useful than ever. However, this has also presented more opportunities for cybercriminals to target remote workers.
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Two factors probably account for this trend, but we must not let our guard down for even a moment.
Ransomware attacks detected and blocked by cybersecurity provider Kaspersky on computers of small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia have dwindled from 1.4M hits in H1 2019 to just half a million in H1 2020, based on their latest figures.
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Few studies have been conducted into how cybercriminals quickly clean stolen funds without attracting attention: this report is long overdue.
Take a look inside the complex web of money mules, front companies and cryptocurrencies that criminals use to siphon funds from the financial system after a cyber-attack. That is what a new report by secure financial messaging service SWIFT and cybersecurity consultancy BAE Systems Applied Intelligence.
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Cheap-and-cheerful cloud storage solutions are abundant, but so are the cases of misconfigurations that can lead to hackings or data leaks.
On 1 Sep 2020, more than 108,000 scanned images of over 54,000 Australian driving licenses were found to have been leaked online. The leak was discovered by a Ukrainian security consultant who stumbled upon the folder on an Amazon storage service, which also contained phone numbers, addresses and birth dates, all available for public view.
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How regtech helps to combat money laundering and other financial crimes in the age of digital banking.
The COVID-19 pandemic is giving criminals plenty of new opportunities to commit financial crime and launder the proceeds. The proliferation of online fraud and financial crimes results from several key factors:
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