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Ransomware-as-a-Service is Organizing, Becoming More Devastating and Costly

Take a look at the complex relationships that exist today between the ransomware gangs and the various services they utilize, and you quickly realize this is a very organized and ...

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center Marks Its 6 Millionth Complaint as Pace Accelerates

The rate at which cyberattacks are increasing are being noticed by both their victims and the FBI, who are seeing more people affected by online crimes and scams.

Credential Stuffing the Financial Services Sector

Credential stuffing in the financial services industry has risen significantly over the past year, according to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet / Security report. Credential ...

When Cryptocurrency Investments Really Are Too Good To Be True

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that victims have lost more than $80 million in cryptocurrency scams since October of last year, with about $2 million of that total going to ...

Transparent Tribe Uses Spoofed Domains in Social Engineering Attacks

Researchers at Cisco Talos warn that the threat actor known as “Transparent Tribe” (also known as APT36 and Mythic Leopard) is using spoofed websites and malicious documents to deliver ...

[NEW PhishER Feature] Flip the Script on Phishing Emails with PhishFlip

We are excited to announce the availability of PhishFlip™ as part of the PhishER product to all PhishER customers.

Ransoms Increase 43% as More Ransomware Attacks Include the Threat to Leak Exfiltrated Data

With average payments rising to over $220K, organizations scramble to stop ransomware attacks as gangs begin taking more advantage of software vulnerabilities as their attack vector.

Healthcare Organizations Should Expect Cyber Insurance Premiums to Increase 25 to 50% This Year

In light of recent upticks in payouts – particularly around ransomware – cyber insurers are better understanding the risk and are adjusting rates accordingly.

Paying the Ransom Is Not Just About Decryption

I just read that a well-known pipeline company paid $5M to the ransomware hacker group. And despite that, they are still having to use their backups because the decryption process is too ...

Kicking You While You’re Down: Ransomware Attacks Begin to Adopt a “Triple Extortion” Model

New tactics spotted by security researchers at CheckPoint indicate a growing pattern by ransomware gangs to use additional extortion actions to increase revenues and ensure payment.