The Winners and Losers of the Empire Market Shutdown Empire Market was launched on the dark web in January 2018. By filling the void left by the shutdown of Alphabay and Hansa marketplaces in mid-2017, it grew into one of … Read More
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How To Identify The Next Major Cyber Threats through Job Postings
How to Identify the Next Major Cyber Threats Through Job Postings A significant challenge for security teams is to extract intelligence from open-source information. Malicious actors routinely post advertisements like the one below. This actor is offering up a method, … Read More
Why all the Spam? How Phishing Emails Get to You
How Phishing Emails Get to You? A phishing attack is any communication (email, SMS, instant messaging) campaign launched by a malicious actor to steal personal data and credentials. Phishing attacks are one of the biggest threats to data security. According … Read More
Ransomware and Supply Chains
The Low Hanging Fruit: Your Vendors And Partners Ransomware is a growing threat to any organization, government or business. In Canada alone, it is estimated that ransomware attacks and the associated downtime cost our economy CAD$2.4 billion in 2020. HOW … Read More
Credential Stuffing Attacks And CRA
Credential Stuffing Attacks And CRA The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is an essential part of the Canadian Federal Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With an estimated cost of over $71 billion dollars and limited vetting of applicants, the CERB program … Read More
HOPE Conference 2020 VIDEO: Pricing and Mapping the Underground
Pricing and Mapping the Underground: HOPE 2020 Flare Systems’s David Hétu had the pleasure of speaking at H.O.P.E. (Hackers On Planet Earth) on July 31st this year on pricing and mapping the cybercrime underground. Watch the On-Demand Recording Now! https://youtu.be/OW4a3qldytAHackforums are known … Read More
5 Trends in Loyalty Program Fraud in Canada
5 Trends in Loyalty Program Fraud in Canada Loyalty programs have grown tremendously in the last decade. Memberships rose to 3.8 billion members recently , with a total value of USD$323 billion for the ecosystem. Loyalty program fraud has significantly … Read More
Infographic: 3 Months After CERB
3 Months After CERB Receive the complete report on CERB Fraud* * This report will only be sent to Cyber Security Professionals. Please enter your corporate email. How CERB Fraud Works The CERB program costs over $71 billion to the … Read More
Infographic: Are Code Repositories a Source of Risk?
Are Code Repositories a Source of Risk? This infographic presents the risks your company faces when using code repositories.Passwords and API key leaks lead to loss of data integrity, financial losses, and the risk that even more confidential information subsequently leaks. … Read More
How are Canadian Fraudsters Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
How are Canadian Fraudsters Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic? When disasters hit, fraudsters are usually quick to take advantage of the situation and especially of the most vulnerable. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to trigger many types of fraud converging … Read More