Ransomware crisis deepens as attacks and payouts rise
During the second quarter, new ransomware groups, including PLAY, Medusa, RansomHub, INC Ransom, BlackSuit, and some additional lesser-known factions, led a series of attacks …
Keeping up with automated threats is becoming harder
98% of organizations attacked by bots in the past year lost revenue as a result, according to Kasada. Web scraping (web crawling) is a significant threat followed closely by …
Cyber threats that shaped the first half of 2024
Global cybercrime has shown no sign of decline and is expected to grow strong per year over the next five years. To identify the most urgent cybersecurity threats of the first …
Deepfakes: Seeing is no longer believing
The threat of deepfakes lies not in the technology itself, but in people’s natural tendency to trust what they see. As a result, deepfakes don’t need to be highly …
Third-party risk management is under the spotlight
In the aftermath of the CrowdStrike IT outage, new research has uncovered a critical vulnerability within financial institutions regarding supply chain resilience. The outage …
Cybercriminals capitalize on travel industry’s peak season
Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the travel and hospitality industry’s peak season, using increased traffic as cover for their attacks, according to Cequence Security. …
Old methods, new technologies drive fraud losses
GenAI, deepfakes and cybercrime are critical threats putting intensifying pressures on businesses, according to Experian. Top online security concerns for consumers According …
Half of enterprises suffer breaches despite heavy security investments
Data breaches have become an increasingly severe threat, with recent reports highlighting a surge in their frequency and cost. Understanding the latest trends and statistics …
Lateral movement: Clearest sign of unfolding ransomware attack
44% of unfolding ransomware attacks were spotted during lateral movement, according to Barracuda Networks. 25% of incidents were detected when the attackers started writing or …
Adversaries love bots, short-lived IP addresses, out-of-band domains
Fastly found 91% of cyberattacks – up from 69% in 2023 – targeted multiple customers using mass scanning techniques to uncover and exploit software vulnerabilities, revealing …
GenAI buzz fading among senior executives
GenAI adoption has reached a critical phase, with 67% of respondents reporting their organization is increasing its investment in GenAI due to strong value to date, according …
Fraud tactics and the growing prevalence of AI scams
In the first six months of 2024, Hiya flagged nearly 20 billion calls as suspected spam – more than 107 million spam calls everyday. The data showed spam flag rates of more …