CyberheistNews Vol 12 #11 [Heads Up] FBI: Ransomware Gang Breached 52 U.S. Critical Infrastructure Orgs

Mar 15, 2022 9:41:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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[On-Demand Webinar] Cybercrime-as-a-Service: Its Evolution and What You Can Do to Fight Back

Mar 15, 2022 8:43:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The cybercrime market has skyrocketed in a frightening way. With threats such as ransomware to Business Email Compromise (BEC), the stakes are higher than ever for organizations across ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #10 [Heads Up] A New Phishing Attack Warns About A Suspicious Russian Login

Mar 8, 2022 9:16:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Log4j - Kevin Mitnick Explains One of the Most Serious Vulnerabilities in the Last Decade

Mar 7, 2022 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Log4j vulnerability caused widespread panic for IT professionals when it was uncovered. Sleepless nights followed for many. But a shortage of time and manpower has left this ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #09 [Heads Up] The Ukraine War Started A New Wiper Malware Spillover Risk

Mar 1, 2022 2:07:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #08 [Eye Opener] Here Are the 4 Traits of Most Scams

Feb 22, 2022 9:52:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #08 | Feb. 22nd., 2022 [Eye Opener] Here Are the 4 Traits of Most Scams Written by Roger Grimes There are a lot of scams in the world, and they seem to be ...

[Heads Up] There Is A Whole New Type of Blockchain Scam Called "Ice phishing"

Feb 20, 2022 2:56:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a post Wednesday last week, Microsoft issued a warning that they are seeing a brand new type of blockchain-centric attack aimed at web3 -- a term used to describe the decentralized ...

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #07 [Heads Up] FBI Warns Against New Criminal QR Code Scams

Feb 15, 2022 9:24:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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FBI: Scammers Exploit Job Posting Sites with Fake Jobs to Steal Money and Personal Information

Feb 11, 2022 8:53:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the wake of the great reset, cybercriminals are finding success posing as legitimate companies in job postings seeking new hires on well-known job sites.

New Cyberattack Campaign Delivers Multiple RATs via Trusted Cloud Services

Feb 11, 2022 8:52:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Abusing cloud providers including Microsoft Azure and AWS, cybercriminals are setting up malicious infrastructure to hide their operations and avoid detection.

Payment Fraud Moves to the Real World with Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters

Jan 12, 2022 12:11:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are using the professional-looking stickers to point those parking to an alternate pay site to collect credit card details in the perfect situation where victims would be none ...

U.S. Government Warns of More Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Jan 12, 2022 10:31:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new joint cybersecurity advisory from CISA, the FBI, and the NSA cautions organizations against Russian-based attacks and provides mitigations to be implemented.

Amazon Token Crypto “Presale” Scam Takes Advantage of News Hype and Steals Your Real Cryptocurrency

Dec 30, 2021 3:58:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The growing interest in new cryptocurrencies and the potential to get in early on Amazon’s supposedly forthcoming crypto has scammers taking victims for thousands of dollars.

Organizations Worldwide Experience Over 722 Million Attacks in the Last 30 Days!

Dec 29, 2021 11:01:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Analysis of data collected by Internet and security services vendor Akamai shows an unimaginable number of cyberattacks, demonstrating how frequently these attacks are happening.

Over 1000 Arrests and $27 Million Intercepted in Massive INTERPOL Sting Operation

Dec 15, 2021 4:24:01 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Bringing together specialized police units from 20 countries, Operation HAECHI-II targeted those involved in online fraud, romance scams, investment fraud and money laundering.

Netflix is the Latest Impersonated Brand in Ongoing Subscriber Targeting Scams

Dec 15, 2021 4:23:55 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the increased interest in and availability of movie and TV streaming services, plenty of new scams are popping up attempting to steal personal details and credit card information.

Real Cyberattack as Phishbait for a Scammer

Dec 9, 2021 8:46:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are exploiting a real “cyber incident” at a Riverhead New York high school to send out robocalls that claim to be coming from the local police department, RiverheadLOCAL reports.

New TSA PreCheck Scam Seeks to Collect Your Personal and Credit Card Details

Dec 7, 2021 10:53:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Doing one of the best jobs impersonating a website ever seen, this new scam attempts to take those renewing or initially signing up through a believable process that most would fall for.

Morgan Stanley Warns Against “Brushing Scam”

Dec 2, 2021 8:58:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Morgan Stanley has outlined several common scams everyone should be on the lookout for during the holiday season. The first involves phony delivery notifications. These scams are common ...

[On-Demand Webinar] When Cybercriminals Hide in Plain Sight: Hacking Platforms You Know and Trust

Dec 1, 2021 1:32:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Today’s hackers are concealing their attacks in places you wouldn’t expect… utilizing tools your users know and trust to deliver their malicious payloads. From hijacked single sign-on ...

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