Stu Sjouwerman

Twitter Takes Down Over 32,000 Nation State Accounts Involved in Disinformation Campaigns

Jun 16, 2020 3:14:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Manipulation/disinformation campaigns are running rampant on social media and Twitter just took action -- again. "Disinformation" is a form of propaganda honed into an art form by Russia. ...

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #25 [Eye Opener] "For a long time I've had a gap in my O365 security. PhishRIP is amazing and solves the problem."

Jun 16, 2020 10:17:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

BEC Isn't Back; It Never Left

Jun 16, 2020 8:27:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks aren’t new, but they’re growing increasingly effective, according to Zeljka Zorz at Help Net Security. Zorz cites an article from BakerHostetler, ...

Another Bitcoin Scam, with Bogus SpaceX on the Side

Jun 15, 2020 8:24:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers took over three popular YouTube channels and used them to impersonate the official SpaceX channel to generate cryptocurrency, according to Lisa Vaas at Naked Security. The ...

Fraudsters Are Exploiting Newborns and Recently Deceased People

Jun 12, 2020 9:21:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Criminals are crafting detailed fake identities using data belonging to newly born and recently deceased people, according to Sanjay Gupta, Vice President, Global Head of Products and ...

Australian Beverage Manufacturer Shutdown IT Systems After Cyberattack

Jun 12, 2020 8:50:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A cyberattack forced Australian beverage manufacturer Lion to shut down its IT system, interrupting manufacturing and orders, the company disclosed on June 9.

Japan CERT: 75% of BEC Email Scams Involve the Forgery of an Invoice from a Business Partner

Jun 11, 2020 4:59:28 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New research from the Japan Computer Emergency Response Team provides needed insight into what tactics and methods are used as part of Business Email Compromise scams.

Multifactor Authentication Versus Credential Stuffing?

Jun 11, 2020 12:51:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

You shouldn’t assume multi-factor authentication will protect your accounts from credential stuffing attacks, according to Gerhard Giese at Akamai. Credential stuffing is a type of ...

Sharp Increase Of Phishing "From" Dutch Tax Authority

Jun 11, 2020 12:28:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Dutch Tax Authority saw a sharp increase in reports of phishing emails and text messages made to look like they came from the Tax Authority since the start of the coronavirus crisis. ...

Maze Ransomware “Cartel” Adds More Ransomware Gangs to its Data Leak Platform

Jun 10, 2020 8:27:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It’s one thing if you’re up against one ransomware cybercriminal group. But what happens when they start acting like the good guys and joining forces?

Pretexting Defined

Jun 10, 2020 8:23:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Pretexting is a social engineering tactic in which an attacker attempts to gain information, access, or money by tricking a victim into trusting them, according to Josh Fruhlinger at CSO ...

[HEADS UP] Recent Phishing Attack in Germany Hits Coronavirus Task Force

Jun 9, 2020 11:28:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An ongoing phishing attack has been targeting executives of a company working to provide the German coronavirus task force with protective gear. The company is multinational and more than ...

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #24 [Heads Up] Remote Work Isn’t Good for Corporate Security. 30% of Organizations Have Been the Victim of Phishing Scams Since the Lockdown

Jun 9, 2020 9:41:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Twitter Takes Down Over 32,000 Nation State Accounts Involved in Disinformation Campaigns

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #25 [Eye Opener] "For a long time I've had a gap in my O365 security. PhishRIP is amazing and solves the problem."

BEC Isn't Back; It Never Left

Another Bitcoin Scam, with Bogus SpaceX on the Side

Fraudsters Are Exploiting Newborns and Recently Deceased People

Australian Beverage Manufacturer Shutdown IT Systems After Cyberattack

Japan CERT: 75% of BEC Email Scams Involve the Forgery of an Invoice from a Business Partner

Multifactor Authentication Versus Credential Stuffing?

Sharp Increase Of Phishing "From" Dutch Tax Authority

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Pretexting Defined

[HEADS UP] Recent Phishing Attack in Germany Hits Coronavirus Task Force

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