Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi. We’ve also observed several different wipers and cybercrime groups such as FormBook using the same tactics. Spear phishing as the main initial infection vector. ???????? ???????????? ?????????? ????????? (A Figure 1: Phishing template. Figure 2: Phishing template.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate. Although there’s no one magic solution to eliminating cyberattacks and cybercrime risks, there are steps you can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim. businesses called #ShieldsUp.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced the seizure of domains used by Iran-linked APT Bohrium in spear-phishing campaigns. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced to have taken legal action to disrupt a spear-phishing operation linked to Iran-linked APT Bohrium. Middle East, and India. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

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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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The experts pointed out that crooks engaged in phishing activities have started to rely on the popular instant messaging platform more in recent months. On Telegram is possible to find channels that offer: Free phishing kits that can be used to target users of a large number of global and local brands. ” Phishing-as-a-Service.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The researchers from Google TAG are warning of Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ukraine with phishing campaigns. Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

The phishing attacks began in February 2023, the IT giant reported. In 2021, CISA added Remcos to the list of top malware strains due to its use in mass phishing attacks using COVID-19 pandemic themes targeting businesses and individuals.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

They could be on the other side of the globe, part of a cybercrime regime that will never be discovered, much less brought to justice. Likewise, lookalike and spoofed web domains and well-crafted phishing emails now easily trick employees into thinking they’re dealing with trustworthy sources. But the situation isn’t hopeless.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V. He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employees are the first line of defense against cybercrime and should understand how to recognize phishing emails and what to do if they suspect them. In addition, educating employees about cybersecurity issues can help to reinforce the security-minded culture of the organization and change employee behaviour.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

. “Microsoft, Fortra and Health-ISAC remain relentless in our efforts to improve the security of the ecosystem, and we are collaborating with the FBI Cyber Division, National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) on this case. Our action is therefore not one and done.”

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

The truth is technology has grown at an exponential rate and so has cybercrime. Cybercrime doesn’t just affect big businesses and national governments. More than 90% of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email. Stay educated, implement security recommendations, stay safe. Update your software.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. The attacks against the Canadian healthcare organizations were discovered between March 24 and March 26, they started with coronavirus -themed phishing campaigns that were carried out in the last months.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Protective DNS acts as a first line of defense against malware, supply-chain attacks, breaches, and phishing by blocking access to the infrastructure that commands & controls these attacks and is known to host malicious content. Phishing attacks are becoming more targeted, difficult to detect, and increasingly sophisticated.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to a blog post by Group-IB , the company detected and blocked malicious phishing emails originating from Tonto Team that were targeting its employees. The threat actor has been targeting government, military, energy, financial, educational, healthcare, and technology sector companies since 2009.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

. “Malware such as the Atomic macOS Stealer could be installed by exploiting vulnerabilities or hosting on phishing websites. Threat Actors can use the stolen data for espionage or financial gain. While not commonplace, macOS malwares can have devastating impacts on victims.”

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams. Given the rising threat of cybercrime, it’s our responsibility as cybersecurity professionals to do our part in maintaining strong cyber hygiene practices and lead from the top down.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Email Threats Are Becoming More Sophisticated There are a number of ways that email can be leveraged to compromise the security of an organization, but the most prominent approach is phishing. Today, according to the Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report , phishing is one of the leading five tactics used to initiate data breaches.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In a lecture this year for Gresham College, she pointed out similarities between the language used by politicians and law enforcement, the security industry’s marketing teams, and even cybercriminals who use phishing and scams. On her excellent ‘Beyond the phish’ Substack, she made a plea to stop inventing new terms for scams.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Ransomware attacks like the ones carried out by OnePercent Group have been crippling businesses across the country since the FBI first reported a 37% uptick in cybercrime in 2018. OnePercent utilizes a malicious file attachment via phishing email. OnePercent Group attacks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The topic of AI making the CIO role defunct is covered in this Diginomica blog : "It is hardly surprising that AI has caused the CIO issue to raise its head again, for AI is going to be at least as widespread, and as deeply penetrating into the heart of every business as digitalization," the author writes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Typically, this type of tool would be used to hijack said services and use the infrastructure for mass spamming or opportunistic phishing campaigns.” These include credentials for email providers, cloud service providers (AWS), server management systems, databases and payment systems – such as Stripe and PayPal.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The best way to arm yourself against such attacks is by educating yourself. Even though many consider spam and phishing outdated techniques, they are still employed by cybercriminals today. While there are different types of phishing, spear phishing is the most popular.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users. government stimulus payments are also on the rise.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The researchers said they had seen Nobelium using HTML smuggling in a spear-phishing campaign in May, and more recently, observed it being used to deliver the banking Trojan Mekotio and the AsyncRAT/MJRAT and Trickbot malware used by attackers to get control of targeted devices and deliver such malware as ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. The news of this fast-spreading computer virus dominated headlines, and the creator, Onel de Guzman, was arrested for committing this cybercrime.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct employee phishing tests. Also, see the blog post - The Ransomware Group Tactics which Maximise their Profitability.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2019

Hackers Do a Payroll Diversion Through Phishing. A direct deposit paycheck hack involves getting the necessary details from the victim through a phishing scheme. This method hackers use likely won’t come as a surprise when you consider a few recent statistics about phishing. Security Affairs – Paycheck, cybercrime).

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Verizon points out that cybercrime risk crosses all sectors regardless of industry vertical, but it provides 10 sectoral snapshots to help readers understand the threats in more depth. Finance fraud and phishing scams increase in Ireland, too Financial fraud and scams in Ireland have risen by 560 per cent in three years.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 31, 2023

The fears of the remaining Breached hacking forum admin, who shut down the notorious cybercrime meeting ground last week, have come true. Emotet Malware: Stealing Tax Data with Phishing Emails A new phishing campaign employing the Emotet malware is masquerading as U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This makes stealthy attacks incredibly popular in the cybercrime community. If you have a blog on your site, pay special attention to the comment section; attackers often use it to flood a site with nefarious or irrelevant links, which damages your reputation and your site’s domain authority. Stealthy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It’s actively promoted on cybercrime forums as the best choice for attacking business networks (which is a highly lucrative option for cybercriminals). If REvil’s demands aren’t met, they threaten to release the stolen data by auctioning it off on its website “The Happy Blog”. What Does REvil Ransomware Do?

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It’s distributed by a cybercrime group called Indrik Spider, which has been in operation since 2014. Over 60 organizations—mainly in healthcare, emergency services, and education industries—have been compromised to date. on our blog. So, what is DoppelPaymer ransomware? SiteLock can help you detect , remove , and restore.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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Herjavec Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

My gift to you this holiday season is a list of tips that will help you as a customer avoid adding cybercrime to that long list of stressors. Whether you’re taking advantage of the early Black Friday deals or getting a head start on your holiday shopping, good cyber hygiene begins with awareness and education.

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