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The BEC List: Helping Thwart Business Email Compromise through Collaboration

October 11, 2018 admin bec, Business, Current News, cybercrime, Spotlight

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 19:30:01 +0000

Today, the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) gave the JD Falk Award to the Business Email Compromise (BEC) List. The BEC List comprises cybersecurity firms, researchers and internet infrastructure companies that help deal with cybercriminal activities and schemes. The JD Falk Award is given to individuals or groups whose meritorious work has…

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This Week in Security News: Tracking and Hacking

September 7, 2018 admin bec, Current News, cybercriminals, devops, Equifax

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:30:46 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Google revealed a secret deal with Mastercard that allows it to track what users buy offline. Also, Senate and House representatives warn that regulation may be coming for…

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Stop Impersonations of Your CEO by Checking the Writing Style

September 5, 2018 admin Artificial Intelligence, bec, Business, Security, Writing Style DNA

Credit to Author: Chris Taylor| Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:25:23 +0000

If one of your employees receives an email that looks like it’s from the CEO asking to send sensitive data or to make a wire transfer, could that employee spot it as a fake based on how it is written? He or she may be so concerned with pleasing the CEO that they may urgently…

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BEC is Big Business for Hackers: What makes these attacks so hard to prevent?

August 31, 2018 admin bec, Business Email Compromise, Current News, cybercriminals, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:34:48 +0000

For years, one of the most lucrative ways for hackers to generate profits was through ransomware attacks. These instances involve the use of strong encryption to lock victims out of their files and data – attackers then sell the decryption key in exchange for an untraceable Bitcoin ransom payment. Now, however, another highly profitable attack…

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A week in security (July 16 – July 22)

July 23, 2018 admin bec, bounty, breach, data, malware, ransomware, Security world, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:30:01 +0000

A round up of the security news from July 16 – July 22, including the release of our quarterly Cybercrime tactics and techniques report, breaches, airport security, bug bounties, and more.

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