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The Lowly USB Drive Remains A Critical Cyberthreat

Curtin Franklin at Darkreading correctly observed: "USB thumb drives may be used less frequently than before, but they are still commonly used as infection vectors for a wide variety of ...

Phone Scam Impersonates Sheriff’s Office Using Judge’s Name

The US Marshals Service has stated that a new phone scam is targeting residents of Marshall, Texas. The scammer claims to be from the local sheriff’s office and tells residents that the ...

Ewww. Password managers can be tricked into believing that malicious Android apps are legitimate

Ewww. Something else to watch out for. Will it ever stop?. Ummm, no.

As Predicted, Hurricane Florence Phishing Scams are Circulating

We’ve noted in other posts that events like natural disasters are inevitably used as phishbait by scammers. The Atlantic hurricane season, which breeds storms like the recent and very ...

Adwind Trojan Uses Phishing To Circumvent Antivirus And Infect Workstations

Charlie Osborne reported at ZDNet that Adwind, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) previously connected to attacks against industries worldwide, is back with a new toolkit designed to trick ...

I Got Vished (and So Can Your Users)

Written by Guest Blogger Nick Cavalancia, Microsoft MVP Hear one cybersecurity expert’s experience of missing the signs and getting duped over the phone. If it can happen to him, it can ...

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #38 [FBI ALERT]: "Cybercrime Uses Social Engineering Techniques to Steal Employee Credentials and Commit Payroll Diversion."

Reminder: In Spite of Windows Flaws, Hackers Prefer Social Engineering

Nearly half of hackers surveyed at the recent Black Hat conference in Las Vegas admitted easily compromising both Windows 8 and 10 in the past year.

Phishing Attack On Office 365 Account Leads To 3 Million CEO Fraud

A phishing attack on an Office 365-account enabled a 3 Mil CEO Fraud Scam at an investment firm. Finnish antivirus company F-Secure reported on their blog. One of the employees at the ...

[Heads-up] Two Interesting Things You Want To Know About Right Away

This is the very first time I am giving you a heads-up about a new, complimentary tool that you really should run ASAP. It's called Domain Doppelgänger and will be released Thursday ...