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2023 Thales data threat report reveals causes for data security breaches

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 19 Apr 2023

France-based technology company Thales has released its ‘2023 Thales Data Threat Report’, showcasing a surge in ransomware attacks and increased risks to data in the cloud.

ransomware, cloud, data breaches, data protection, data privacy, cybersecurity

Commvault partners with Microsoft to back up data for customers

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Apr 2023

Commvault, a data protection and information management provider, and Microsoft have showcased the cost savings driven by their joint solutions.

data protection, data, partnership, ransomware, fraud prevention

Crypto exchange Bitzlato charged with money laundering

News | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Jan 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has been charged by authorities from the United States with laundering more than USD 700 million.

cryptocurrency exchange, ransomware, digital assets, money laundering

Payment redirection scams mounted to USD 227 million in 2021: ACCC report

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 08 Jul 2022

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s has published its 'Targeting Scams' report, stating a 77% increase in payment redirection scams compared to 2020.

scam, report, fraud prevention, cybercrime, ransomware

Hoxhunt raises USD 40 million to solve the human side of cybersecurity

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 31 May 2022

Finland-based cybersecurity training platform Hoxhunt has secured USD 40 million to aid development its technology and increase growth in new markets.

cybersecurity, fraud prevention, fraud detection, expansion, ransomware

CYFIRMA launches DeFNCE app for user's safety

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Feb 2022

Threat management company CYFIRMA has revealed its new mobile app, DeFNCE, designed to facilitate users acquire cyber safe habits.

product launch, cybercrime, fraud prevention, hacking, ransomware, malware

Ransomware burdens global supply chains by attacking their manufacturing

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Feb 2022

IBM Security has released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index unveiling how ransomware and vulnerability exploitation together were able to burden global supply chains.

cybersecurity, report, ransomware, supply chain finance, cybercrime

Scammers are winning: EUR 41.3 (USD 47.8) billion lost in scams, up 15%

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Feb 2022

Jorij Abraham, Managing Director at ScamAdviser, discusses concrete facts regarding the reasons that led to an increase in scam attacks and what is to be done to combat them


scam, online fraud, ransomware, banks, phishing

F-Secure, CyberPeace Institute partner to counter cyber attacks

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 26 Nov 2021

Finland-based cyber security provider F-Secure has partnered with Switzerland-based CyberPeace Institute to cooperate in the forensic analysis of cyber attacks and other areas.

digital identity, cybersecurity, partnership, ransomware, fraud prevention, digital assets

CISA, FBI recommend fraud prevention measures ahead of Thanksgiving

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 25 Nov 2021

US-based Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have warned against ransomware attacks around Thanksgiving holiday and recommend safety measures.

ransomware, digital identity, fraud prevention, FBI, online fraud

Ransomware, supply chain attacks, DDoS drive cyber risk for APAC financial institutions

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Nov 2021

FS-ISAC has announced that ransomware and supply chain attacks, as well as a resurgence of banking trojans and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, are the top cybersecurity threats to financial institutions across the APAC region.

supply chain finance, ransomware, cybersecurity, financial institutions, cloud

US, Israel to combat ransomware attacks

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Nov 2021

The US Treasury Department has announced a partnership with Israel to combat ransomware, with the two countries launching a joint task force to address cybersecurity, according to Reuters.

ransomware, partnership, online fraud

Axio unveils Ransomware Preparedness Assessment solution

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 Feb 2021

Axio, a cyber risk management Software-as-a-Service company, has revealed the availability of a free Ransomware Preparedness Assessment tool.

Axio, product launch, ransomware, fraud, cybersecurity, US, fraudulent activity

Top 5 learnings from 2020's exceptional peak season

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 01 Feb 2021

Mark Strachan, EMEA Managed Risk Principal at Cybersource, discusses the top 5 learnings from 2020's exceptional peak season, and considers what to look out for as we head into 2021

Mark Strachan, Cybersource, COVID-19, Brexit, fraud, cross-border, MOTO, PSD2, SCA, merchants, account takeover, authentication, phishing attacks, behavioural analytics, ecommerce, tokenization, ransomware, hacking, data privacy

SentryBay reveals new solution to protect online retail banking from malware

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Aug 2020

SentryBay has revealed it is launching BankSafe, which is meant to bring the same level of patented enterprise malware protection to online retail banking customers.

SentryBay, online retail banking, BankSafe, cybersecurity, banks, data theft, ecommerce transactions, security, phishing, ransomware

Latest Mimecast research finds threat actors more motivated by money than intelligence or IP

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 06 Aug 2020

Mimecast has launched a report that provides technical analysis of US targeted attacks that attempted to infiltrate the security environment of Mimecast customers. 

Mimecast, report, spam, phishing, malware, ransomware, impersonation attacks, opportunistic attacks, targeted attacks, COVID-19

Diebold Nixdorf experiences ransomware attack

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 May 2020

Diebold Nixdorf, a US-based ATM and payment technology provider, has suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. 

Diebold Nixdorf, ATM, payment technology, ransomware, hackers, customer networks, corporate network

Open source blogging platform Ghost affected by crypto mining malware

News | Cryptocurrencies | 04 May 2020

Ghost, an open source blogging platform, has had its servers compromised by crypto miners as part of an extensive ransomware campaign.

Ghost, open source platform, blog, crypto mining malware, ransomware, Salt software, cybercriminals, Cryptojacking, cryptocurrency, Monero

Ransomware attack disrupts fintech company Finastra

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Mar 2020

Finastra, a UK-based company that provides financial software and adjacent services to the world's banking sector, has disclosed a security incident on March 20, 2020.

Finastra, banking, ransomware, security, UK, financial software

Internet fraud cost Americans USD 3.5 mln in 2019, FBI says

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 13 Feb 2020

Via an annual report on cybercrime, FBI has revealed that criminals are focusing on previously successful internet scams to defraud businesses and individuals in the US. 

cyberscams, ransomware, FBI, fraud, cybercrimes, US, phishing, BEC, threats, account compromise, financial information