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FIN study: Significant increase in hacker attacks

Banks and insurers have been among the preferred targets of hackers for years. The study "From Cyber ​​Security to Cyber ​​Resilience - Strategies for Dealing with an Increasing Threat Situation" provides insights into the state of cyber resilience of companies in Germany. Although financial service providers are often better positioned in terms of cyber security, there is still a lot to be done to achieve solid cyber resilience. The specialist magazine "CSO Online" has listed more than 30 cyber attacks on companies in various sectors since the beginning of the year. However, the number of unreported cases is likely to be higher. The new study "From Cyber ​​Security to Cyber...

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Financial industry: 91 percent affected by cyber security incidents
Financial industry: 91 percent affected by cyber security incidents

The financial sector in Germany is confronted with a multitude of threats - this is the result of the current Kaspersky study "Cyber ​​security: Focus on the financial sector". 91 percent of German financial organizations have already been affected by cyber security incidents. A total of 91 percent of the IT decision-makers surveyed in financial organizations had already had a security incident to complain about, so that seven out of ten respondents (69 percent) therefore assess the IT risk as high. They report generic malware (26 percent), ransomware (31 percent), spyware (27 percent) and targeted attacks (17 percent). Over 90 percent already affected The digitization of the financial sector is experiencing new technologies…

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Financial institutions hit hardest by social media attacks
Financial institutions hit hardest by social media attacks

Social media attacks have doubled since 2021, according to new PhishLabs report. Financial institutions are hit the hardest with 68 percent of social media attacks. The phishing attacks target brands, companies and their employees. Social media attacks have doubled since 2021. That's according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from PhishLabs by HelpSystems, the leading provider of digital risk protection solutions. In addition, email-triggered hybrid vishing (voice phishing) attacks have more than quintupled and overall phishing volume is up 28 percent year-over-year. Social media attacks have doubled in...

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Dangerous hacks in September to November 2021
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

When it comes to IT security in a company, employees are considered to be the greatest risk. In November this was shown by the hacks on the United Nations and on Attila Hildmann's website and Telegram channels. Unknown attackers have acquired the access data of a UN employee in the Darknet. This enabled them to log into the UN's own project management software Umoja and from there to penetrate further into the United Nations network. Two-factor authentication could have prevented this, but was not available. The attackers had access to the UN network for at least five months. The aim was to find more ...

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