Malwarebytes

MARCH 30, 2022

But this could have easily led to nefarious payloads, like malware, and some have already classed this as a smishing (or “SMS phishing”) attempt. Interestingly, Welch said, the texts appear to be targeting users of Verizon Wireless, one of the biggest telecommunication companies in the US.

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Wireless Telecommunications Mobile Media 102

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

reported that Hexane is targeting organizations in the oil and gas industry and telecommunication providers. Using compromised accounts, the threat actors send spearphishing emails with malicious Excel attachments to deliver the DanBot malware, which subsequently deploys post-intrusion tools.” Security experts at Dragos Inc.

DNS 82

DNS Passwords Penetration Testing Social Engineering 82

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

It primarily goes after targets located in China, such as foreign diplomatic organizations established in the country, members of the academic community, or companies from the defense, logistics and telecommunications sectors. Leaving the mystery of the delivery method aside for now, let’s look at the capabilities of the malware itself.

Malware 125

Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 125

Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2023

They keep these under wraps for as long as they can, only resorting to destructive malware when necessary. Usually, this involves some crafty social engineering, like spear phishing or setting up a watering hole to deliver custom malware. APTs need someone inside the target's network to run their malware.

Social Engineering 62

Social Engineering Phishing Malware Software 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be of paramount importance to the stability of nation states for years to come.

Cyber threats 71

Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT 71

IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

These training programs imitate cyberattacks and educate people about existing malware. Doing so, businesses will be put ahead of the threats, and future risks – no matter if they are called ransomware, deepfake, or social engineering attacks – will hit on a robust human firewall of cybersecurity awareness.

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Cyber threats Cybersecurity Education Risk 106

Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2022

When LAPSUS first grabbed the attention of the cybersecurity community, they had already compromised companies like Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Brazil; Claro, one of Brazil’s telecommunications operators; and Brazil’s Ministry of Health. It is said that they use stolen code to better hide their malware.

Hacking 85

Hacking Social Engineering Telecommunications Cybersecurity 85

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Consequently, when different sophisticated hacking techniques, types of assaults, and malware are learned, your innocent employees become your cyber security partners.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2024

The campaign targeted Israeli employees of large multinational organizations with a pay-related social engineering lure. Proofpoint attributes this campaign to TA450 based on the observation of tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with the cyberespionage group, campaign targeting, and malware employed in the attack.

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Phishing Social Engineering Telecommunications Accountability 111

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware. Australian telecommunications giant Optus suffers a data breach involving nearly 10 million customers , including passport or license numbers on almost three million people.

Cryptocurrency 237

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 237

Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The basic attack involves malware that encrypts important files, databases, systems, and more, paralyzing business operations. Keep backups completely isolated and air-gapped offline to prevent malware from infecting those too. Use immutable object storage for backups. Stress reporting suspicious activity.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Insurance Cyber Insurance 52

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

In our initial report on Sunburst , we examined the method used by the malware to communicate with its C2 (command-and-control) server and the protocol used to upgrade victims for further exploitation. This campaign made use of a previously unknown malware family we dubbed FourteenHi.

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Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 142

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Taking this approach allows the group to speed up the process of an attack, given destructive malware is less complicated than ransomware. Influence operations (IO) have also been utilized as a weapon during the conflict, by targeting Russian telecommunications providers, utilities, and private companies.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Ransomware Media Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Bonupdater, Helminth, Quadangent and PowRuner are some of the most sophisticated Malware attributed to OilRig and analyzed over the past few years. For example by using: user credential leaks, social engineering toolkits, targeted phishing, and so on and so forth or is more on there to be discovered ? MuddyWater. CopyKittens.

Computers and Electronics 80

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Malware Government 80

SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

Some of the scam sites discovered promised to reimburse a certain sum to the customers of a major international telecommunications company. Remember that by installing any software from unverified sources, you risk infecting your device with malware. However, the list of employees they distributed was malware in disguise.

Phishing 110

Phishing Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability 110

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB’s report Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 examines various aspects of cybercrime industry operations and predicts changes to the threat landscape for various sectors, namely the financial industry, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and the energy sector. downloaders), and new types of botnets (brute-force botnets).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data. UNC4841 deployed new malware designed to maintain presence on a small subset of high-priority targets compromised either before the patch was released or shortly afterwards. Verdict: prediction not fulfilled ❌ 7.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 117