A leading cyber security firm has joined experts who are concerned that cybercriminals may be capitalizing on growing fears over the coronavirus, leading to an increase in malicious online activity, reports CBS News.
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FBI director stresses collaboration in fighting cybercrime
BOSTON — Fighting cybercrime in a world that is increasingly doing business online will require new approaches, including greater collaboration across nations and the business and academic communities, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray.
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Banks Told to Prepare for Cybercrime Jump in Coronavirus Fallout
The outbreak has prompted lenders to ask more employees to work from home or spread them across different offices, while more clients may choose online banking over going to branches. While banks have improved defenses against hackers in recent years, the ECB has called cybercrime and technology deficiencies some of the top risks for the industry this year.
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Paranoia around Coronavirus is Fueling Cyber Crime
Cyber criminals are capitalizing on the fear people have about the Coronavirus epidemic and are resorting to phishing emails, malware, key-loggers, and fake online charities to dupe people of their personal information and money. Cyber criminals are also targeting industries such as travel, shipping, manufacturing, healthcare, and retail to either create panic and bring businesses to a standstill or hold businesses to ransom unless they pay off the demanded ransom.
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Why aren’t presidential candidates talking about cybercrime?
As of the last debate, all eight events have been held without any substantive discussion about a national security threat that arguably impacts more Americans than any other. If candidates want to connect with more voters about the issues that are actually affecting their daily lives, they should talk about their plans for grappling with cyber threats—particularly cybercrime.
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California Leads U.S. in Cyber-Crime Complaints: FBI
The annual FBI Internet Crime Report was released Tuesday and listed more than 50,000 online crime complaints in California for 2019. More than 50,000 Californians reported being victims of online crime last year, new Federal Bureau of Investigation data show. Their combined losses totaled more than half-a-billion dollars, the FBI said.
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Why DevOps Is An Attractive Target For Cybercrime Syndicates
Such attacks are on the rise since it is an easy way for cybercrime syndicates and nation-states to infiltrate millions of systems by compromising one software that is commonly used. These attacks, known as supply chain attacks, are not new, and this category of attack has been on the rise.
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Three Sneaky Cybercrime Tactics to Watch Out For
Being savvy about cybersecurity doesn’t mean just knowing the big trends. You also need to stay on top of new tricks and tactics that hackers are using to target people and organizations. Study up on these three emerging threats so you can stay ahead of attempted cyberattacks.
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Recommendations for navigating the dynamic cybercrime landscape
The past five years have seen significant progress in both the recognition of cybercrime, but also the increase threat posed by organized cyber cartels and nation states.
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Secret Service to launch private-sector cybercrime council
The council, which will be known as the “Cyber Investigations Advisory Board” (CIAB), will aim to “provide Secret Service’s Office of Investigations with outside strategic input for the agency’s investigative mission, including insights on the latest trends in cybercrime, financial crime, technology, and investigative techniques,” according to an internal Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force Bulletin.
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