RCE and privilege elevation vulnerabilities abound
Financial Services Sector Breaches Triple in Five Years
Accenture report claims cybercrime costs are higher than any other sector
Telegram Zero-Day Exploited by Crypto-Miners
Kaspersky Lab claims Russian hackers also used it to install backdoor
Employee Training Tops List of Financial CISO Priorities
Infrastructure upgrades and network defense were prioritized by just 25% of CISOs.
Equifax Brings on Home Depot CISO in Wake of Massive Breach
Farshchi is perhaps best known for being the person who took up the reins as CISO at The Home Depot after its breach.
CISOs Fear Web Threats the Most
Meanwhile, 67% of respondents claimed they don’t have sufficient staff to handle the daily barrage of cyber-alerts they receive.
BEC Attacks Jumped 17% Last Year
Wire transfer fraud dominates as scammers widen the net
Euro SMBs Paid Out $98m for Ransomware Decryption Last Year
Small businesses also experienced serious downtime, according to Datto
Crypto-Wars: Bitgrail Hits Back at Dev Team After $170m ‘Theft’
Crypto-exchange founder now claims Nano developers defamed him
Necurs Fuels Massive Valentine’s Day Spam Campaign
The campaign delivers short email blurbs supposedly from Russian women living in the US.