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Threat Group Continuously Updates Malware to Evade Antivirus Software

eSecurity Planet

LODEINFO has been observed engaged in a spear- phishing campaign since December 2019 by JPCERT/CC. They observed another spear-phishing campaign in March 2022. The malicious Word documents contained fake security notices that invited the victims to “Enable Editing” and “Enable Content,” which executes malicious VBA code.

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

When it comes to impactful types of internet-borne crime, phishing is the name of the game. According to Verizon's 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), a whopping 74% of breaches involve a human element, which is exactly what phishing aims to exploit. And for good reason. Tactics matter a lot, too.

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Phish or Be Phished. That is the question!

Security Boulevard

Phish or Be Phished. Email phishing attacks are becoming more challenging to spot. Why did the email provider’s email anti-spam and anti-phish protection layer not quarantine the message? Even with a generic greeting, you would think an AL-powered anti-phishing protection engine would have blocked the message.

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Phishing scheme shows CEOs may be ‘most valuable asset,’ and ‘greatest vulnerability’

SC Magazine

companies as a primary target of a new phishing scheme. Cybercriminals have been using a phishing kit featuring fake Office 365 password alerts as a lure to target the credentials of chief executives, business owners and other high-level corporate leaders. The company could not be certain, however, if the V4 phishing kit was involved.

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Hybrid phishing and vishing attacks hunt for credit card info

SC Magazine

A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad. A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home.

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NIST’s ransomware guidelines look a lot like cyber resilience

Webroot

It’s worth noting that blocking access to known ransomware sites is a recommendation that can be accomplished with network-level security. Don’t overlook security awareness training. One aspect of ransomware prevention not mentioned by NIST is the importance of security awareness training.