A massive international email scam netted $3 million worth of top-secret US military equipment

Nov 21, 2019 6:42:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent case first reported by Quartz, a crew of international cyber criminals allegedly convinced an unidentified US defense contractor to send them millions of dollars worth of ...

It's Happening The World Over: $300K Lost To Phone Scammer

Nov 21, 2019 5:51:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A woman in Singapore lost $300,000 to a scammer posing as a Singtel customer service employee, according to the Straits Times. The scammer told the victim he would fix some problems with ...

An Australian Watering Hole (but in Canberra, not the Outback)

Nov 20, 2019 7:12:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Australian Federal Parliament suffered a malware infection earlier this year after some users fell victim to a watering hole attack, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ...

Cybercriminal Gang, Silent Starling, Creates New ‘Vendor Email Compromise’ Category

Nov 19, 2019 2:38:04 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New attacks focus on organizations with global supply chains looking to trick a supplier’s customers into paying fake invoices and have already impacted 500 organizations worldwide.

Malware Delivered Via Fake Browser Updates Are Back and are More Sophisticated Than Ever

Nov 19, 2019 2:34:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Leveraging vulnerable website content management platforms, these attacks seek to trick users into installing malware under the guise that their web browser is out-of-date.

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #47 The Bad Guys Have a New Favorite Online Service to Exploit (and It May Be One You Never Heard of)

Nov 19, 2019 9:38:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Now HERE is an interesting Phishing Campaign!

Nov 19, 2019 8:51:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's a phishing campaign against phishing campaigns! :-D It's a public service program that educates organizations and societies globally on the greatest cyber risk of all - the falsehood ...

Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers

Nov 19, 2019 8:43:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday revealed that a ransomware attack hit state servers, prompting a response from the state’s cyber-security team. The incident appears to have ...

A Look at Election Influence And Social Engineering

Nov 19, 2019 8:37:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attempts to influence elections are by no means new, but highly targeted online advertising requires people to think about social engineering in the form of political messaging in a new ...

Real Estate Scams Have Gone Global. Bad Guys Caused Tens of Thousands of Dollars Damage Down Under

Nov 18, 2019 3:32:04 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers hijacked a total of $70,000 by imitating an Australian settlement agent’s email address, and then tricking two property buyers into sending the money to the wrong account, Perth ...

Malicious Actors the World Over Endorse This One Security Practice

Nov 18, 2019 1:56:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

If you're working the trenches in your organization's IT department, then one of your more consistently annoying headaches involves passwords. Users and their passwords are the ongoing ...

[Heads-Up] Scam Of The Week: Thousands Of Hacked Disney+ Accounts Are Already For Sale On Criminal Sites

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Apart from me, guess who has been anticipating the Disney+ channel?

Get Your Hands On KnowBe4's Important 2020 Security Threats and Trends Survey Results First

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Once a year, KnowBe4 runs its Security Threats and Trends Survey. We’re polling IT and Security executives, administrators and professionals like yourself on what technology and business ...

A Majority of Organizations Experience Breaches Despite a Majority Saying They Are Prepared to Defend Against Them

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The mismatch of signals by IT organizations shows a potential overestimation on IT’s part about its ability to prevent and protect against new cyberthreats.

IT Budgets Are on the Rise in Part Due to Organizational Concerns for Security

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security remains a primary driver as organizations work to establish budgets that keep IT cutting edge, competitive, and secure, according to new data from Spiceworks.

Don't Worry About Ransomware

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Javvad Malik

Ransomware has been on the rise for a couple of years. It’s not just the volume of ransomware attacks which continue to rise, but some attackers have been focusing on specific targets ...

Interested in cybersecurity law and policy?

Nov 16, 2019 12:03:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out “Caveat,” the CyberWire's newest weekly podcast addressing cybersecurity law and policy, with a particular focus on surveillance and digital privacy. This podcast is hosted by ...

Half of M&A Cyber Audits Uncover Undisclosed Breaches That Derail Deals

Nov 15, 2019 7:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity diligence performed prior to a merger or acquisition often uncovers weaknesses in an organization’s security stance, which can spell doom for the company being purchased and ...

SIM Card Attack May Affect Over 1 Billion Mobile Phones Worldwide

Nov 15, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using SMS messaging, attackers can use phishing tactics to hijack mobile devices using a legacy piece of SIM code, called the S@T Browser, to execute commands as part of a more ...

The Bad Guys Have a New Favorite Online Service to Exploit (And It May Be One You Never Heard Of)

Nov 14, 2019 5:58:45 PM By Eric Howes

Over the past few years malicious actors have apparently decided that the future of phishing lies in exploiting trusted online services. Your users have undoubtedly seen the upshot of ...

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A massive international email scam netted $3 million worth of top-secret US military equipment

It's Happening The World Over: $300K Lost To Phone Scammer

An Australian Watering Hole (but in Canberra, not the Outback)

Cybercriminal Gang, Silent Starling, Creates New ‘Vendor Email Compromise’ Category

Malware Delivered Via Fake Browser Updates Are Back and are More Sophisticated Than Ever

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #47 The Bad Guys Have a New Favorite Online Service to Exploit (and It May Be One You Never Heard of)

Now HERE is an interesting Phishing Campaign!

Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers

A Look at Election Influence And Social Engineering

Real Estate Scams Have Gone Global. Bad Guys Caused Tens of Thousands of Dollars Damage Down Under

Malicious Actors the World Over Endorse This One Security Practice

[Heads-Up] Scam Of The Week: Thousands Of Hacked Disney+ Accounts Are Already For Sale On Criminal Sites

Get Your Hands On KnowBe4's Important 2020 Security Threats and Trends Survey Results First

A Majority of Organizations Experience Breaches Despite a Majority Saying They Are Prepared to Defend Against Them

IT Budgets Are on the Rise in Part Due to Organizational Concerns for Security

Don't Worry About Ransomware

Interested in cybersecurity law and policy?

Half of M&A Cyber Audits Uncover Undisclosed Breaches That Derail Deals

SIM Card Attack May Affect Over 1 Billion Mobile Phones Worldwide

The Bad Guys Have a New Favorite Online Service to Exploit (And It May Be One You Never Heard Of)

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