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The Often-Overlooked Element of a Hack: Endpoints

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Mar

2021

The number of data breaches has skyrocketed during the ongoing health crisis, as hackers have taken full advantage of these uncertain times. According to the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report, complaints soared by 69.4% in the last year. Unfortunately, media coverage of mega breaches (e.g., SolarWinds, Capital One) often puts a spotlight on the tail […]

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Tech Support Scams Inflicted Nearly $150 Million in Losses in 2020, IC3 Reveals

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Mar

2021

Despite newly created opportunities for fraudsters to rip-off unsuspecting citizens during the ongoing pandemic, tech support scams inflicted nearly $150 million in reported losses in 2020. According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report, the FBI’s Internet Crime Center received 15,421 fraudulent tech support complaints from victims in 60 countries – a 171% increase from 2019. […]

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Five Months After Takedown Attempt, CISA and FBI Warn of Ongoing TrickBot Attacks

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Mar

2021

In a joint advisory published on Wednesday, the two agencies revealed that a sophisticated group of cybercrime actors is leveraging a traffic infringement phishing scheme to lure victims into downloading the TrickBot malware. Initially observed in 2016 and believed to be the work of the threat actors behind the Dyre Trojan, TrickBot has become one […]

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The Often-Overlooked Element of a Hack: Endpoints

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Five Months After Takedown Attempt, CISA and FBI Warn of Ongoing TrickBot Attacks

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