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SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Security Affairs

Nigerian cyber gang SilverTerrier, specialized in BEC attacks, used COVID-19 lures in recent attacks on healthcare and government organizations. SilverTerrier has been active since at least 2014, it is a collective of over hundreds of individual threat actors. . “On April 8, 2020, we witnessed the most recent campaign by this actor.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

To prove ownership over the hijacked firms, they hire low-wage image editors online to help fabricate and/or modify a number of official documents tied to the business — including tax records and utility bills. “It makes sense, because they’ve already got control over all these dormant businesses,” he said.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 129,611 Tcman Source (New) Manufacturing Spain Yes 108 GB (179 files) Compass Group Italia Source (New) Hospitality Italy Yes 107 GB Pan-American Life Insurance Group, Inc. Incorporated Source (Update) Insurance USA Yes 7,361 Advantis Global, Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing Canada Yes 1.2 and Robert W.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in August 2022 – 97 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached

IT Governance

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

IT Governance

Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1,212 Butte School District Source (New) Education USA Yes 900+ Fenway Community Health Center, Inc. Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Unknown 598 Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.