SVB Collapse: An Attackers Paradise you Should Beware of

Lately, the Silicon Valley Bank has been closed down by the California Department of Finance Protection and Innovation. This was apparently the result of a bank run that followed the risk of insolvency and a stock crash. 

Customers of SVB will be able to access the insured portion of their deposits through the deposit insurance national bank, which has been established by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which has been designated as the receiver. 

Naturally, this problem is receiving a lot of attention. However, it is primarily concerned with the finances, namely what brought SVB to this point and what the risk is currently to the deposit owners. 

The Cyber Fraud Potential of the SVB Collapse 

In most effective cases of cyberattacks social engineering, deception, and fraud to take advantage of humans are used as bait, at least in part. According to IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Study 2022, the initial attack vector is compromised credentials in around a third of cases. These credentials are typically acquired through phishing or other fraudulent activity. Business email compromise (BEC), on the other hand, is the second most lucrative assault method for organized cyber criminals. 

These attacks are most often fueled by chaos and confusion. Cybercriminals are well-organized and have a reputation for seizing openings. They now have a fantastic opportunity to target both current and

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