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Hackers Hit By Pandemic, Start Auctioning Data

Cybercriminal businesses have seen a hit from the weakened economy. In response, they’re further morphing tactics to extract money. Times are tough. Cybercriminals are getting creative. We’ve seen several stories of Ransomware groups releasing stolen data to force ransom payment (like here). Some have even formed a cartel to expand reach and revenue (like here). Now, they’ve added a new line of revenue from victim data. The criminal group …

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Cyber readiness starts with awareness

News emerged in a new report last week that just 10% of European and US firms are “cyber ready”, despite surging attacks. The study from insurer Hiscox — which spanned the UK, US, Germany, Belgium France, Spain, and the Netherlands — should be something of a wake-up call for IT and cybersecurity leaders. SMEs, in particular, are said to be in the …

Attack Campaign Using Fake Browser Updates to Deliver Ransomware and Banking Malware

Researchers observed an attack campaign distributing fake browser updates to infect website visitors with ransomware and banking malware. Sucuri reported that the attackers inject either links to an external script or the entire script code into a compromised webpage. In both cases, this code creates a message box informing the user that a critical error resulted from an outdated version of …