SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Number of data leaks from medical organizations, 2009–2020. Since the start of the pandemic, many companies working in the information security sphere, including Kaspersky, have discussed the fact that medicine has become a more common bait in cybercriminal scams. The HIPAA Journal , which is focused on leaks in the U.S.

Phishing 145

Phishing Healthcare IoT Authentication 145

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

Millions in the UK Targeted by Malware via a DHL Scam Text Message. Millions of UK citizens received a scam text message (aka smashing) which impersonated DHL in April. NCSC advice FluBot: Guidance for ‘package delivery’ text message scam . The Problem with Website Passwords (from Blog Post from 2009).

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Passwords Scams Government 124

Malwarebytes

JULY 14, 2022

Phishing attacks, vulnerability exploits, DDoS attacks, and much more threaten your company’s Macs at any time — and if any of them are successful, it could cost your business millions in lost productivity and information theft. And it’s not just malware you have to worry about with your Mac endpoints. OK, that sounds annoying.

DNS 127

DNS Adware Malware Antivirus 127

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It's been active since 2009 and is responsible for many high profile attacks. In January of 2022 the Malwarebytes Intelligence Team uncovered a campaign where Lazarus conducted spear phishing attacks weaponized with malicious documents that used a familiar job opportunities theme. Be careful. bloxholder[.]com. rebelthumb[.]net.

Cryptocurrency 96

Cryptocurrency Malware Scams Cybercrime 96

Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

Junk email campaigns touting employment or “money mule” scams cost $300 per million, and phishing emails could be blasted out through Severa’s botnet for the bargain price of $500 per million. One was Alan Ralsky , an American spammer who was convicted in 2009 of paying Severa and other spammers to promote pump-and-dump stock scams.

Antivirus 345

Antivirus Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams 345

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

From 2009 to the present, Aqua’s primary role in the conspiracy was recruiting and managing a continuous supply of unwitting or complicit accomplices to help Evil Corp. Some tips from Europol on how to spot money mule recruitment scams dressed up as legitimate job offers. indep: Yeah. indep: Greetings. tank: [link].

Cybercrime 286

Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 286

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the past, the country has been credibly blamed or proven responsible for several cyberattacks against Ukraine and its surrounding neighbors, including DDoS attacks in Estonia in 2007, Georgia in 2008, and Kyrgyzstan in 2009. The risk of scams. The full thread on support can be found here.

Cybersecurity 104

Cybersecurity Ransomware Malware Government 104

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Criminals leverage all of it, exposing people to scams," he said. For Charlet, the 2009 Operation Aurora cyberattack on Google was a watershed moment for the company. For example, how do we discern when an email may be phishing; how do you know what to do and what not to do?". Recognizing and reporting phishing.

Cybersecurity 93

Cybersecurity Education Security Awareness Password Management 93

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2018

A story published here on July 12 about a new sextortion-based phishing scheme that invokes a real password used by each recipient has become the most-read piece on KrebsOnSecurity since this site launched in 2009. There are several interesting takeaways from this phishing campaign.

Phishing 187

Phishing Passwords Scams Password Management 187