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Researchers at ESTsecurity warn that a North Korean threat actor known as “Kumsong 121” is using compromised social media accounts to launch spear phishing attacks, the Daily NK reports. ...
Social engineering is at the heart of this attack, where scammers successfully tricked a town into redirecting not just one but several bank transfers.
After months of what was thought to be the retirement of the REvil ransomware gang, REvil-related systems and Tor sites popped up on the Dark Web last week.
People need to work to overcome their inherent biases in order to avoid falling for social engineering attacks, according to Heidi Mitchell at the Wall Street Journal.
Even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their cybersecurity defenses, which today’s determined hackers can exploit at will. There’s even a term for ...
With so many fans worldwide wanting to watch the race online, cybercriminals have stepped up to meet the demand with fraudulent websites intent on stealing credit card details.
Social engineering can come in many different forms: via email, websites, voice calls, SMS messages, social media and even fax. If it is a communication method, scammers and criminals are ...
Researchers at Expel offer a useful list of the top keywords used in phishing emails. First on the list is the word “invoice,” which is a general term that will be relevant to most ...
New analysis of cyberattack data by security vendor Fortinet sheds light on not only how much ransomware is really being experienced, but who’s being attacked the most.
The increase in remote users mixed with a lack of adjusting to cloud-based security services likely created the perfect opportunity for cybercriminals.
New data from cyber insurer Coalition puts the spotlight on not only how much worse attacks are getting, but claim data paints the picture that organizations just aren’t ready.
The German government has called out Russia for carrying out phishing attacks against German politicians ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, the Associated Press ...
Researchers at Anomali warn that the financially motivated threat group FIN7 is using Windows 11-themed phishing documents to deliver malware. The documents claim to have been created on ...
Researchers at Cisco Talos have translated a playbook used by the ransomware-as-a-service group Conti. The playbook contains detailed instructions for how to gain administrator access, ...
Microsoft’s recent announcement that the new version of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 11, will be released soon is capturing headlines around the world. Microsoft will allow ...
Over 2.9 Billion email-based threats were detected in the first half of 2021. Business Email Compromise, obfuscation, and living off the land reigned, according to new data from Zix.
In preparation for Labor Day, a new alert from the U.S. Government’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of an increase in ransomware attacks.
New data analyzed by NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team highlights a massive uptick in the number of ransomware attacks, further establishing it as the number one security ...
