Security Through Education

JUNE 2, 2025

But lately, those little squares have been showing up in a much sneakier way, thanks to something called Quishing its basically phishing, but with a QR code. They may advertise a seemingly lucrative business opportunity for their company, drawing unsuspecting targets to apply. Through impersonation: Scammers have gotten creative.

Scams

Cisco Security

JULY 7, 2025

Endpoint security still meant antivirus agents. From a threat standpoint, attackers mostly used brute force to break down perimeter defenses while phishing, zero-days and other adaptive and evasive attacks weren’t on many people’s radar. Cloud computing was nascent and was still without online storage and elastic compute.

Cyber Risk

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Meanwhile, “RansomHub” is rising rapidly due to its attractive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.

Cyber Attacks

SecureList

APRIL 21, 2025

Primary infection vectors include phishing emails with malicious attachments or links, as well as trojanized legitimate applications. The attackers clone these websites and inject malicious advertisements into the cloned page that redirect users to a malicious CAPTCHA. Fake Telegram channels for pirated content and cryptocurrencies.

Malware

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The research also shows that reCAPTCHA relies on fingerprinting (collecting "user agent data and other identifying information") and shares this data with advertisers. Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware Techspot This study demonstrates Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 are flawed and don't actually keep out bots.

Surveillance

Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2025

This means a malware file might appear benign to antivirus scanners and other signature-based approaches, only fetching or creating harmful code via an AI API at runtime. ChatGPT-Based Mutation Services: By mid-2023, underground forums began discussing and advertising custom AI models like WormGPT and FraudGPT fine-tuned for malicious tasks.

Malware

Zero Day

JULY 1, 2025

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. Image: FBI. Tan DaiLin, a.k.a. “Wicked Rose,” in his younger years.

Antivirus

Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “ The Manipulaters ,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. Manipulaters advertisement for “Office 365 Private Page with Antibot” phishing kit sold on the domain heartsender,com.

Phishing

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This is evident by the apparent scale of the infrastructure behind a relatively new company based in Montenegro called PushWelcome , which advertises the ability for site owners to monetize traffic from their visitors. One notification was an ad for Norton antivirus; the other was for McAfee.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2019

A vulnerability in Kaspersky Antivirus had exposed a unique identifier associated with users to every website they have visited in the past 4 years. A vulnerability in the Kaspersky Antivirus software, tracked as CVE-2019-8286, had exposed a unique identifier associated with its users to every website they have visited in the past 4 years.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Group-IB’s CERT-GIB analyzed hundreds of coronavirus -related phishing emails and discovered top malware strains in COVID-19 campaigns. Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team ( CERT-GIB ) analyzed hundreds of coronavirus-related phishing emails between February 13 and April 1, 2020. Spyware: the most likely COVID-19 payload.

Phishing

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cofense researchers spotted a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States to infect them with the Amadey malware. Security experts at Cofense uncovered a phishing campaign that is targeting taxpayers in the United States attempting to infect them with a new piece of malware named Amadey. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Manipulaters’ core brand in the underground is a shared cybercriminal identity named “ Saim Raza ,” who for the past decade across dozens of cybercrime sites and forums has peddled a popular spamming and phishing service variously called “ Fudtools ,” “ Fudpage ,” “ Fudsender ,” etc.

Software

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. Types of Phishing Attacks. There are different types of phishing attacks and each is deceiving and manipulative in its own unique way. The most common type is phishing is carried out through fraudulent email receptionist. Another targeted phishing practice is Whaling.

Phishing

Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

enabling bad actors to perform spear-phishing attacks comparatively with a high success rate. An attacker could exploit the weakness to carry out spear-phishing campaigns using messages that include links to malicious files hosted on Google Drive. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Malware

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links. Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 attempts to follow phishing links in messengers. They used official advertisements and provided a synopsis of the film on the website. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector. Trends of the year.

Phishing

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The attack described by Microsoft begun with a phishing message that was opened by an internal employee, the malware infected its systems and made lateral movements infected other systems in the same network. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

.” The NCSC also provided info about the initial infection vectors observed in the ransomware attacks: Insecure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configurations Vulnerable Software or Hardware Phishing emails. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Education

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

The term malware has been gaining prominence as a result of the wave of malware and phishing campaigns that anyone is subject to”, says Cipher. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT.

Malware

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Security experts from NVISO Labs recently spotted the activity of a new malware gang, tracked as Epic Manchego, that is actively targeting companies across the world with phishing emails since June. The phishing messages carry weaponized Excel documents that are able to bypass security checks and that had low detection rates.

Cybercrime

Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2019

According to the indictment, the GozNym network exemplified the concept of ‘cybercrime as a service,’ in that the defendants advertised their specialized technical skills and services on underground, Russian-language, online criminal forums. The indictment alleges 32-year-old Eduard Malancini , a.k.a.

Cybercrime

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2020

Experts spotted a new malware dubbed QNodeService that was involved in Coronavirus-themed phishing campaign, crooks promise victims COVID-19 tax relief. Researchers uncovered a new malware dubbed QNodeService that was employed in a Coronavirus-themed phishing campaign. “The use of Node.js Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware

Webroot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Unlike official streaming platforms that generate revenue from advertising or user subscriptions, illegal streaming sites must find alternative ways to make money—even if that means giving cybercriminals access to your information. While computer antivirus is effective, sometimes malware still wins. Click here to learn more.

Scams

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Leverage antivirus software. Protect yourself from malware by purchasing, updating, and upgrading antivirus software. Common schemes include pop-ups advertising free goods or services in exchange for filling out a survey or warnings that your device has been infected. Phishing schemes don’t only travel by way of email.

Scams

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

. “The “fxmsp” group established persistent access, or “backdoors,” to victim networks, which they then advertised and sold to other cybercriminals subjecting victims to a variety of cyberattacks and fraud.” The conspirators often modified antivirus software settings to allow malware to continue to run undetected.”

Hacking

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

. “Since August, CISA and MS-ISAC have seen a significant increase in malicious cyber actors targeting state and local governments with Emotet phishing emails. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Government

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

.” DEV-0569 relies heavily on defense evasion techniques and employed the open-source tool Nsudo to disable antivirus solutions in recent campaigns. The downloader, tracked as BATLOADER , shares similarities with another malware called ZLoader. ” concludes the IT giant.

Ransomware

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2019

When we speak of a corporate environment there are a number of tools that we can find, such as Web Application Firewall (WAF), Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS), Antispam, Antivirus, Firewall, Web Filter / Application Control, DLP (Data Loss Prevent) Switches, Routers and etc. Pierluigi Paganini. Twitter: [link].

Cyber Attacks

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2019

The website was used by attackers to redirect traffic to advertising sites that attempted to deliver malware. pw /XcTyTp advertisement website. A warning message from endpoint antivirus software when users try to visit malicious site redirected by Joomla and WordPress sites. htaccess code injection. ” concludes Sucuri.

Advertising

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2019

Vulnerability in UC Browser Apps exposes to phishing attacks. Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability found in Kaspersky Antivirus Engine. Top-Tier Russian Hacking group Fxmsp claims hack of major AntiVirus Companies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. through SIM swapping.

Antivirus

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

Hackers launched spear-phishing attacks against organizations in the oil and gas industry sector spreading the Agent Tesla info-stealer malware. This info-stealer is also able to kill processes associated with malware analysis related processes and antivirus solutions. ” reads the analysis published by Bitdefender.

Spyware

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced. Don’t click on anything you’re unsure of.

Malware

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This malware is currently used for phishing & remote access by #DPRK cyber actors to conduct illegal activity, steal funds & evade sanctions. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 13, 2025

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location 404media Note: This isn't a privacy change by apps displaying programmatic advertising, rather a revelation how location data companies may acquire user location data using shady tactics.

Scams

Malwarebytes

JUNE 17, 2021

This popularity among users also makes it a popular target for advertisers and malicious actors. uBlock will block advertisements, including video ads, as well as trackers. The autofill option will save you a lot of time and offers some protection from phishing attacks. What is the best antivirus extension for Chrome?

Advertising

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

According to the experts, LOLbins are very effecting in evading antivirus software. . ” The attack chain starts with spear-phishing messages containing a malicious link that leads the potential victims to an LNK file. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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