One in Seven Healthcare Employees Will Fall for Phishing Emails

Mar 20, 2019 6:45:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlights how vulnerable the healthcare sector is to phishing attacks, according to Jessica Davis at Health ...

The Phishing Bait is Bitcoin; the Hook is a Clipboard Hijacker

Mar 19, 2019 4:21:59 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new phishing campaign is spreading malware through emails that claim to have Bitcoin investment updates, according to My Online Security. The emails direct the victim to download an ...

Big Norwegian Aluminum Producer Norsk Hydro Suffers Major Ransomware Attack

Mar 19, 2019 11:11:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Norsk Hydro ASA, one of the world’s biggest aluminum producers, suffered production outages after a ransomware attack affected operations across Europe and the U.S.

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #12 Triton Is the World’s Most Murderous Malware, and It’s Spreading

Mar 19, 2019 9:47:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[World Premiere] KnowBe4's New 12-Episode Security Awareness Video Series - The Inside Man

Mar 19, 2019 6:39:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re excited to announce the world premiere of an innovative new security awareness video series for our customers called ‘The Inside Man’. In KnowBe4’s new 12-episode video series, a ...

Online Retail Experienced 28 Billion Credential Stuffing Attacks Occurred in the Second Half of 2018

Mar 18, 2019 8:16:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mass automated attacks using stolen credentials are on the rise, according to Akamai’s 2019 State of the Internet / Retail Attacks and API Traffic report, putting consumers and retailers ...

[SCAM OF THE WEEK] Phishing Attack Warns About Boeing 737 Max Crashes And Infects Workstations

Mar 17, 2019 8:41:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Large airline crashes tend to uniquely focus almost everyone's attention. Lowlife internet criminals are exploiting the fear connected to these incidents, and leverage it in phishing ...

"Hacking Humans" Is The 2019 No. 1 Podcast Covering Social Engineering!

Mar 16, 2019 10:49:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Each week the CyberWire’s Hacking Humans podcast looks behind the social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that make headlines and take a heavy toll on ...

[SCAM OF THE WEEK] New "Final Warning" Sextortion Emails State Adult Sites Infected You

Mar 16, 2019 10:02:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Bleepingcomputer reported this week: "A new sextortion email campaign is underway that states a hacker infected the recipient's computer while they were visiting an adult web site. The ...

Three Romanian Men Commit Vishing And Smishing Crimes Worth $21 Million

Mar 16, 2019 8:43:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Three Romanian citizens have pleaded guilty to carrying out a scheme that used recorded messages and cellphone texts to trick thousands of people into revealing their social security ...

Phishing Attack Use of Encryption Increases 400% for Malware Delivery, Communications, and Data Exfiltration

Mar 15, 2019 12:58:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Encryption has become the norm for many cybercriminals looking to obfuscate all parts of an attack, according to Zscaler’s 2019 Cloud Security Insights Threat Report. One of the goals of ...

Software Supply Chains and Phishing Top Microsoft’s List of Greatest Cyberthreats

Mar 15, 2019 12:53:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report highlights the trends seen in 2018 with phishing as the preferred attack method and supply chains as a primary attack target.

GCSE coursework lost in ransomware attack on UK Bridport school

Mar 14, 2019 1:47:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a school, causing it to lose some students' GCSE coursework.

Credentials and Personal Data Continue to be the Primary Targets of Social Engineering Scams

Mar 14, 2019 1:14:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Targeted attacks are increasing, with cybercriminals focused on stealing information that can be used to impersonate a user and perpetuate their scams.

Ransoms are Becoming More Expensive While Ransomware Attacks Become More Damaging

Mar 14, 2019 1:10:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware isn’t going anywhere, and cybercriminals are stepping up their game increasing payments while also targeting backups more often to improve their chances of payment.

[On-demand Webinar] 5 IT Security Myths Your CISO Believes are True… BUSTED!

Mar 14, 2019 10:22:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Facts are facts… but what happens when IT security pros take myths at face value? That got us thinking… what if we whip out our magnifying glasses, pull out the trench coats and use our ...

Matrix Ransomware Uses a “Swiss Army Knife” of Tools to Infect, Compromise, and Spread

Mar 14, 2019 7:29:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Since the days of EternalBlue, we’ve been concerned with malware spreading within a network. The latest iterations of Matrix Ransomware use a sophisticated list of embedded tools to do ...

Passwords and Their Encryption Are Easy Prey for Cyber Criminals in Account Takeover Attacks

Mar 14, 2019 7:27:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Passwords serve as the foundation for most security today. But security vendor SpyCloud have recovered over 3.5 billion credentials, demonstrating just how insecure they really are.

[Heads up] Ransomware V2.0 Is Set to Resurge As Your Insurance Now Pays Off The Ransom

Mar 11, 2019 3:51:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Holy Smokes! Ransomware may be poised to return as a top scourge for companies, as more and more of them pay up—it's actually their insurance company that makes the payment—after an ...

Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading

Mar 11, 2019 10:26:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the summer of 2017, a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia experienced a worrisome security incident that cybersecurity experts consider to be the first-ever cyber attack carried out ...

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