United States Reported Less Data Breaches in 2020 but with much more Expensive Successful Hacker Attacks
According to the annual report of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 1,108 cyber incidents were reported in 2020 and the number casualties from these incidents was close to 301 million people, a drop of 66% over the previous year.
The social engineering technique of impersonation also helped attackers reap massive profits:
The volume of business fraud and hacking by corporate e-mail systems (BECs) reported to the FBI in 2020 was US$ 1.8 Billion – a figure that reflects half of all cyber damage in monetary terms.
“The trend away from mass data breaches and toward more precise and sophisticated cyberattacks doesn’t mean businesses can relax. Just the opposite. They need to learn whole new ways of protecting their data.”
– James E. Lee, ITRC COO
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When Trust Becomes a Trojan Horse: How Cybercriminals Are Weaponizing File-Sharing Platforms
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Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging trusted platforms like GetShared to bypass traditional email security measures. A recent incident involved a phishing email that mimicked a GetShared notification, claiming to share a file named “DESIGN LOGO.rar.” The email included a message inquiring about pricing and delivery timelines, creating a facade of legitimacy. However, red flags such as the mismatch between the file name and the message content, and the sender’s email domain linked to known scam activities, revealed its malicious intent.
These attacks exploit the inherent trust in legitimate services, making them less likely to be flagged by security filters. Employees may inadvertently engage with such emails, leading to potential breaches.
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Social Engineering Is Booming – Why Your Team May Be Your Biggest Risk
🧠 Social Engineering Attacks Just Got Smarter (And Scarier)
🎯 99% of today’s cyber threats require human interaction – not technical flaws.
📩 Email is still the #1 entry point. But here’s the twist: attacks are now hyper-personalized and industry-specific. Fake invoices in manufacturing. Patient spoofing in healthcare. CEO impersonation in finance.
🎭 Criminals aren’t breaking in – they’re being invited in. Why? Because they know how to manipulate trust.
⚠️ Proofpoint’s new Human Factor Report confirms: social engineering is now the #1 attack vector across sectors.
💼 If your security strategy isn’t prioritizing people – it’s already outdated.
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The Hidden Threat: How Email Attachments Are Compromising Corporate Security
📧 Email Attachments: The New Frontier of Cyber Threats
Recent data reveals that 20% of organizations face monthly account takeover attempts. Cybercriminals are embedding malicious content within email attachments, with 23% of HTML attachments being weaponized.
Alarmingly, 68% of malicious PDFs and 83% of malicious Microsoft documents contain QR codes leading to phishing sites. Additionally, 12% of malicious PDFs are linked to Bitcoin sextortion scams.
Nearly half of email domains lack DMARC protocols, increasing vulnerability to spoofing attacks. Moreover, 24% of all email traffic is now unwanted or malicious spam.
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