Sentences with phrase «cybercriminals $»

The FBI says that ransomware nets cybercriminals $ 1 billion a year.

We saw businesses pay cybercriminals $ 8 billion worldwide to gain access to their data after being locked out by ransomware.

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Seven percent of U.S. organizations lost more than $ 1 million to cybercriminals in 2013, according to a report by PwC.

Alberta - based bitcoin storage specialist Flexcoin has announced that it will shut down following an attack and subsequent robbery that saw cybercriminals abscond with 896 BTC (roughly $ 600,000 at press time) stored in the company's hot wallets.

Bitcoin exchange service Bitstamp suspended its operations temporarily after cybercriminals stole $ 5 million worth of the virtual currency after a hack.

An Austrian aerospace parts manufacturer — FACC, has been the target of a cyberattack that resulted in cybercriminals making away with a staggering $ 55 million from...

In fact, it was a spelling mistake in an online transfer involving Bangladesh Central Bank that prevented cybercriminals from walking away with a total of $ 1 billion earlier this year.

Additionally, last year cybercriminals used a spearphishing campaign dubbed «Carbanak» to steal approximately $ 1.3 billion from 100 banks in 30 countries.

The growing confidence of cybercriminals using ransomware is encapsulated by a sharp growth in the average amount of a ransom demand, increasing from $ 294 in 2015 to $ 1,077 last year.

Helping to fuel the ransomware boom is the digital black market, where hackers can sell ransomware kits for as little as $ 10 and as much as $ 1,800, making it easier for other cybercriminals who can't code to get a piece of the action.

Over the last several years, the annual profits of the cybercriminals amounted to $ 200 million.

A study found that cybercriminals launder $ 80 - $ 200 billion a year and are moving away from Bitcoin as Monero offers greater anonymity.

Over $ 1 million worth of Ethereum tokens has been stolen by cybercriminals posing as Bee Token, a cryptocurrency startup with hopes of revolutionizing the home sharing industry by way of the blockchain.

Earlier this year, Russian cybercriminals started hawking around a new $ 500 (# 385) tool called «Katyusha Scanner» that automates searching for and exploiting SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerabilities on websites.

``... cybercriminals have already managed to steal 23 Bitcoins, which is the equivalent of approximately $ 140,000 (as of the end of October).

A group of cybercriminals calling themselves Pravyy Sector are threatening the Polish Ministry of Defence on Twitter, demanding $ 50,000 to be paid to a Ukrainian bank account or a bitcoin address.

Reuters reports that Zaif's operator had previously faced system checks after Coincheck Inc. allowed $ 530 million in cryptocurrency to be stolen from their coffers by cybercriminals, sparking concern over the security of registered exchanges nationwide — as well as the quality of Japan's regulatory oversight.