UK Companies Cite a Lack of Cybersecurity Support from the Government

With cyberattacks occurring at such a regular frequency, UK organizations are desiring for the government to provide guidance and support on how to prepare for and address attacks.

December 18, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Organizations Managing Critical Infrastructure Face a New Global Phishing Attack

According to McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team and McAfee Labs Malware Operations Group, a new global campaign is underway, targeting key industries, potentially for espionage ...

December 17, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scumbag hackers lift $1m from children's charity

The Register reported on some scumbag criminals that stole a million bucks from a charity. The editors got very upset with these criminals and freely spoke their mind. The resulting copy ...

December 17, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Malicious Memes Trigger Malware Functions

Cybercriminals are using steganography to deliver commands to malware via malicious memes, according to researchers at Trend Micro. Steganography is the art of hiding messages inside ...

December 15, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

CrowdStrike: Compelling Stories From The Cyber Intrusion Casebook 2018

From the Front Lines of Incident Response, the CrowdStrike Services Cyber Intrusion Casebook 2018 offers some compelling stories how threat actors are continuously adopting new means to ...

December 15, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

These Incredibly Realistic Fake Faces Show How AI Can Now Mess With Us

This starts to be more than a bit concerning. The faces in this post look like pretty normal humans. They could be social media shots. However, they were generated by a recent type of ...

December 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

New "Secured" Phishing Site Goes Up Every Two Minutes

SC Mag had an exclusive: Threat actors are "playing by the rules", or at least tricking your browser into thinking they are, in order to deliver more effective attacks.

December 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Kanye West Tops Dashlane’s List of 2018’s “Worst Password Offenders”

Dashlane today announced its third annual list of the “Worst Password Offenders.” The list highlights the high-profile individuals and organizations that had the most significant ...

December 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] New Email Extortion Scam Bomb Threat Demands Bitcoin

A new email extortion scam is making the rounds, threatening that someone has planted bombs within the recipient's building that will be detonated unless a hefty bitcoin ransom is paid by ...

December 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Recovery Expert Scams Victims and Turns Out to be Nothing More than a Bitcoin Middleman

Organizations falling victim to ransomware look for any way to ensure they get their files back. One Belasurian businessman promises decryption but is merely conning victims out of more ...

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