Titaniam’s ‘State of Data Exfiltration & Extortion Report’ also finds that while over 70% of organizations had heavy investments in prevention, detection, and backup solutions, the majority of victims ended up giving into attackers' demands.
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The Victims tag covers people and organizations harmed by cyberattacks, including breaches, scams, malware, identity theft, and data exposure.
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Victims are people, organizations, or public bodies that suffer harm from cyber-enabled activity, such as account compromise, fraud, unauthorized data access, malware, or service disruption. The term may describe both the directly compromised party and individuals whose information, devices, or accounts are affected through an incident involving another organization.
For security practitioners, victim impact guides triage and response: identify affected systems and data, contain access, preserve evidence, and restore trustworthy operations. Exposed personal or confidential information can create privacy and notification obligations, while compromised credentials or devices may enable further attacks against the victim or its contacts. Recording victim details in threat intelligence—such as the targeted sector, initial access method, and affected assets—can help identify campaigns and improve controls. Clear communication and support also matter, because victims need accurate guidance on credential resets, account monitoring, fraud reporting, and available remediation.
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Info Security Magazine
4 years ago
Nevadan Arrested for Alleged $45m Metaverse Investment Fraud
Scheme allegedly targeted over 10,000 victims
Threat Post
4 years ago
Mitel VoIP Bug Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Researchers warn threat actors are using a novel remote code execution exploit to gain initial access to victim’s environments.
Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives
4 years ago
Log4Shell Vulnerability in VMware Leads to Data Exfiltration and Ransomware
We analyzed cases of a Log4Shell vulnerability being exploited in certain versions of the software VMware Horizon. Many of these attacks resulted in data being exfiltrated from the infected systems. However, we also found that some of the victims were infected with ransomware days after the data exfiltration.
The Hacker News
4 years ago
Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of "Black Basta" Ransomware
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate has amassed nearly 50 victims in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand within two months of its emergence in the wild, making it a prominent threat in a short window
Bleeping Computer
4 years ago
Clever phishing method bypasses MFA using Microsoft WebView2 apps
A clever, new phishing technique uses Microsoft Edge WebView2 applications to steal victim's authentication cookies, allowing threat actors to bypass multi-factor authentication when logging into stolen accounts. [...]