Ryuk Ransomware Takes a Single Victim for $34 Million in Ransom

Nov 10, 2020 8:25:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report from Security Researcher Vitali Kremez puts the spotlight on exactly how the group behind Ryuk ransomware is successful in infecting and obtaining payment from its victims.

Threat Actors Use Fake Sites for Espionage

Nov 10, 2020 8:21:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Volexity report that the Vietnamese threat actor OceanLotus has been using phony news and bogus activist websites to track users, or to trick them into downloading malware. ...

Fake Microsoft Teams Updates to Infect Systems

Nov 9, 2020 5:46:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to Bleeping Computer, ransomware operators are using malicious fake ads for Microsoft Teams updates to infect systems. The infection would deploy Cobalt Strike to compromise the ...

The Most Common Password Frustrations

Nov 9, 2020 5:01:48 PM By Roger Grimes

We all know the well-worn adage to make our passwords long and complex. Sometimes trying to do so can be completely frustrating.

Cyber Security Awareness Month is Over... Now What?

Nov 9, 2020 2:52:31 PM By Javvad Malik

October was Cyber Security Awareness Month, the month during which many organisations and individuals contributed their ideas, shared content and helped educate each other on the ...

Malicious Macros Remain Highly Effective

Nov 9, 2020 8:25:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros are still one of the top choices for attackers of all skill levels, according to Craig Williams from Cisco Talos. On the CyberWire’s ...

Cybercriminals Target Brazilian Government in a Ransomware Attack

Nov 5, 2020 4:02:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The bad guys managed to fully encrypt Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (SCJ), Ministry of Health, and Government of the DF this week. Technicians from SCJ discovered that there was a ...

6 Lessons I Learned from Hacking 130 MFA Solutions

Nov 5, 2020 2:16:43 PM By Roger Grimes

I was fortunate enough to write Wiley’s Hacking Multifactor Authentication. It’s nearly 600-pages dedicated to showing attacks against various multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions ...

Unfortunate Learning Lessons from Clicking on a Suspicious Phishing Email

Nov 5, 2020 11:19:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Israeli news source YNet released a story about a woman who clicked on a suspicious phishing link, was fired from her job, and was accused of fraud with a criminal indictment.

Phishing Links Sent Via Legitimate Google Drive Notifications

Nov 5, 2020 8:24:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are abusing a Google Drive feature to send phishing links in automated email notifications from Google, WIRED reports. By mentioning a Google user in a Drive document, the ...

Cannabis Company GrowDiaries Suffers Data Breach of 3.4 Million Users

Nov 4, 2020 9:52:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A recent report from SiliconANGLE released information that cannabis company GrowDiaries suffered a data breach with details of 3.4 million users being exposed online.

Thinking Skeptically About Smishing

Nov 4, 2020 8:55:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Organizations need to train their employees to be on the lookout for SMS phishing (smishing), according to Jennifer Bosavage at Dark Reading. Bosavage explains that attackers exploit ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Top 5 IT Security Myths Your CISO Believes Are True… BUSTED!

Nov 4, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Facts are facts, but what happens when IT security pros take myths at face value?

Organizational Security Posture Effectiveness Declines by 38% Due to COVID

Nov 4, 2020 7:02:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Remote workforces, insecure devices, a lack of multi-factor authentication, and a lack of user education all add up to a security nightmare for the average organization today.

WARNING: Americans’ Password Habits are Horrible, Putting Organizations at Risk

Nov 4, 2020 7:01:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data shows the average American uses short, uncomplicated, and often predictable passwords, practices which only increase the insecurity of corporate user accounts.

Cyber Insurers Expect to Raise Ransomware Policy Premiums as Much as 25%

Nov 4, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The increase in the frequency of ransomware attacks, as well as the rise in the demanded ransom amounts is causing cyber insurers to change tactics to limit their risk.

Manipulation by Disinformation: How Elections are Swayed

Nov 3, 2020 10:25:40 AM By Javvad Malik

Security Serious Week 2020 focused on disinformation, and there were many talks, tweetchats, presentations, panel discussions, and blogs.

CyberheistNews Vol 10 #45 [Heads Up] Here Are Some Truly Scary Social Media Stats

Nov 3, 2020 10:08:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Conman in the Secret World

Nov 3, 2020 8:31:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last week, Garrison Courtney, a former spokesman for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, was sentenced to seven years in prison for running a massive Ponzi scheme involving dozens of ...

[SCAM OF THE WEEK] Sean Connery's Final Wish is Revealed

Nov 2, 2020 2:02:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

After the sad passing of famous actor Sir Sean Connery, Yahoo News released an article that revealed his final wish after he passed away peacefully with his family at his side.

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