VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The importance of cyber security for SMEs As small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often become prime targets for cyber attacks, resulting in significant financial losses and data breaches, the importance of cyber security can’t be emphasized enough. The rise of social engineering tactics further complicates the cyber security landscape.

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Fintech News

MAY 1, 2025

Data from Verizon Businesss 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report reveal that system intrusion has risen considerably over the past four years, escalating to become the dominant threat pattern across APAC. In 2024, these attacks accounted for 20% of breaches in APAC, marking a 49-point decline from 69% back in 2020.

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VISTA InfoSec

AUGUST 8, 2023

But a cybersecurity report shows that 43% of data breaches involve small businesses. They can include computer viruses and ransomware kinds of attacks. Ransomware Ransomware is a malicious software attack targeted at your system to restrict you from accessing critical data for regular business operations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

A new report from CyberEdge Group, a research and marketing firm serving the cybersecurity industry’s top vendors, has found that ransomware incidents are at an all-time high, with one-third of victims paying the ransom associated with an attack. So all in all, it’s the best of times and the worst of times for security folks.”.

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Fintech Review

APRIL 20, 2025

It covers the tools, platforms, and strategies that defend against data breaches, fraud, identity theft, and financial disruption. The risks range from phishing and account takeovers to ransomware and insider threats. It allows them to scale rapidly without compromising security. What Is Cybertech?

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 7, 2024

It thus evaluates every new access individually to account for the possibility that previously authorized users have been compromised or organizational policies have changed. As businesses become more digital, their vulnerability to cybersecurity threats like data breaches and ransomware attacks also rises.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

According to KPMG, over the past two years, 81 percent of health care organizations were the victims of cyberthreats or even had data compromised. It’s all important, because did you know that one in three Americans are victims of health care data breaches? The number of instances is rapidly increasing. The reason this is happening?

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The Fintech Times

JULY 30, 2024

The cost of data breaches has been on a steady incline for the past decade. However, evidence from IBM , a multinational tech firm, suggests that in the next 10 years, breaches could cost a lot more as we just experienced the highest year-on-year jump in cyber attacks (10 per cent).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

11) that the data breach at British Airways was due to credit card skimming installed by malware hackers. The researcher said the group was highly targeted in their approach, and that the British Airways breach was part of a broader plot to steal records from various websites. This is just the latest breach to hit an airline.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From high-profile ransomware attacks and terrorist financing to scams that wiped out millions in savings, global crypto crime has become an urgent concern. Ransomware Hits an All-Time High 2024 also witnessed an unprecedented surge in ransomware attacks globally, with over 5,600 publicly reported cases.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Their argument, reports in the Wall Street Journal said, is that small businesses are held to the same standards as large corporates when they suffer a data breach — even if the small business is found to not be at fault. One case, however, involved more than 35,000 compromised files.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

The latest research in small business cybersecurity has revealed the relentless nature of the threat, with new strategies emerging and new strains of ransomware rearing their ugly heads. As a result, 71 percent of ransomware attacks are now targeting small businesses, according to a report released by Beazley Breach Response (BBR).

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Triple extortion ransomware? And I reply that the truth is that breaches – even big, expensive, reputation-tarnishing breaches – often happen because of simple, mundane things. Opt for a way to let off some steam that doesn’t compromise your health. Is it the latest AI technology? We all need a way to unwind.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It’s been a big week in the broader cybersecurity realm, starting with a data breach of Sabre Corporation’s hospitality unit. The compromised Sabre system reports offering seamless connectivity to over 120 property management, 7 revenue management, 7 CRM and 18 content management solutions according to the company’s website.

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EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Now more than ever, businesses are focusing on preventing data breaches and implementing response protocols to mitigate breaches if they occur. According to the 2023 IBM Data Breach Report , the global average cost of data breaches was $4.45 What are data breaches?

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FICO

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In my recent blog, “Real talk: The imminent and very real danger of IoT,” I wrote: Due to lack of security features, creating an IoT botnet is a great deal easier than phishing users to compromise PCs. Given the ease with which IoT devices can be hacked, we can expect more attacks to follow.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 11, 2024

The main phishing attacks identified in the report include malicious URLs, malware or ransomware attachments, and compromised account infiltrations. Egress is now urging cybersecurity leaders to adopt new and robust monitoring measures to mitigate potential threats and identify vulnerabilities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2016

New research from Symantec estimates that over half a billion identities were stolen or exposed online last year, along with even more companies not reporting to true extent of data loss during security breaches. Just last month, the FBI issued a serious warning that the ransomware problem is likely to get much work before it gets better.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

Last year saw a significant surge in the number of extortion threats, with the majority (56 percent) of the 600 organizations surveyed by Radware admitting that they have fallen victim to a cyber ransom attack and 41 percent identifying ransomware as the biggest cyber threat. Gmail Users Get Fooled.

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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ransomware : Malicious software that encrypts a user’s data, demanding payment in exchange for the decryption key. Identify areas most vulnerable to breaches and prioritize them for MFA integration. Brute force attacks : Cyber attackers use trial-and-error methods to guess login credentials, exploiting weak passwords.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

B2B Software-as-a-Service company Blackbaud recently notified its customers that in February of this year it fell victim to a ransomware attack and was not aware of the issue until about three months later. Cybersecurity experts at Breach Clarity now peg the number of clients impacted at 136.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Organizations are ramping up cybersecurity investments in response to the ever-climbing threat of data breaches and cyberattacks. The findings are troubling: 44 percent of survey respondents said their companies had experienced “a significant, business-altering data breach caused by a vendor.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Healthcare is another major industry that Whitney said is one of “the most at-risk for ransomware and data breaches” with federally mandated patient privacy requirements (HIPPA) being widely implemented and having a compliant IT security framework that is up to date and in place is essential.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

Its “Sector 17 – The State of Cybersecurity in the Legal Sector” analysis found that 100 percent of law firms surveyed around the globe had been targeted in a cyberattack, pointing to the industry’s $1 trillion market value, making it a prime target for data breaches, phishing attacks and other malicious online activity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Employees certainly need more training to be able to detect a business email compromise (BEC) when they see one. Here’s the problem: The professional who falls victim to eInvoice scams like the business email compromise is, more often than not, a C-Suite executive. Additional Attacks Putting the Enterprise at Risk.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The American Farm Bureau has estimated that roughly 75 percent of commercial farmers have IoT technologies in place, but less than 5 percent have plans in place to deal with breaches. In addition to scrambling to deal with the fallout of compromised data, SMB owners can also be left vulnerable to ransomware demands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

While ransomware continues to be a go-to tactic for hackers for extorting and manipulating victims out of money, not everyone impacted is willing to just pay up. E-Sports Entertainment Association, which hosts competitive video game tournaments, was recently hit by a ransomware attack but refused to pay the $100,000 demanded of it.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Ransomware , to be exact. The company said in a statement that the data had not been compromised, adding that “we have now contained the virus and are working to restore our systems and resume normal operations as quickly as possible. The fact that the system has shifted to manual tasks speaks to the impact ransomware attacks can have.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Bank heists and data breaches saw no shortage in 2016, and corporates large and small could no longer avoid the risk of a cyberattack. 2017 will see a continued rise in cybersecurity threats particularly around business email compromise , ransomware and malicious insiders. In addition, the battlefield is evolving.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 20, 2024

No bank is immune to this threat, with ransomware attacks on financial services increasing from 55 per cent in 2022 to 64 per cent in 2023. The severity of the challenge is demonstrated in IBM ’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 , which ranks data breaches in the financial sector as second only to the healthcare industry in terms of costs.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout finds a worrying trend: 2016 was a record year for data breaches, with businesses emerging as the largest target for hackers by far. 1,093 data breaches hit entities in the U.S. percent of the total 1,093 data breaches hitting U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Elsewhere, a cyberattack raises concerns about the vulnerability of employee data when commercial card information is compromised. All employees with an active company card have been notified of the data breach. Financially, Cognizant said it estimates the impact of the ransomware attack could be between $50 million and $70 million.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Citing 2018 data from Verizon, Mastercard noted research that suggested the majority of cyberattacks are actually targeted at SMBs, ranging from phishing scams and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) to malware and ransomware attacks.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 20, 2024

Legitimate merchants fulfill the online order, but payment information is already compromised. Organizational fraud trends impacting the ecosystem include: Supply chains and third-party services are increasingly targeted with campaigns designed to maximize the impact of a single breach.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

In an encrypted message, Shadow Brokers announced the timely delivery of crippling exploits, such as Windows 10 bugs, ransomware, malware and internal info about international nuclear missile programs. The compromise of unreleased footage from the TV series “Orange Is the New Black” took place at a third-party production vendor.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

From baby monitors to smartphones and beyond, there’s virtually nothing that can’t be breached and/or compromised. Through a ransomware attack, there was no guest electronic keycard that was safe — each one had been hijacked by a sneaky hacker.

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