Not Your Father's Tech Support Scam

Over the past month or so customers using the Phish Alert Button (PAB) have been reporting a curious wave of what initially appeared to be run-of-the-mill tech support scam emails. As it ...

Cybercrime Officially Has Its Own Global Ecosystem

From Services, to Distribution, to Monetization, cybercriminals are getting so organized, cybersecurity experts are now beginning to see how vast the relationships and connections really ...

[THIS IS UGLY] A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16

VICE just revealed a 2FA hole you can drive a truck through. A gaping flaw in SMS lets hackers take over phone numbers in minutes by simply paying a company to reroute text messages. This ...

The Evolving Cybercriminal Market Has Given Birth to Impersonation-as-a-Service as Attackers Seek to Impersonate at Scale

New research documents Impersonation-as-a-Service (IMPaaS) as an emerging threat where profiles of victim users are available to be used in campaigns where impersonation is critical.

Microsoft Exchange Server hacks ‘doubling’ every two hours | ZDNet

Cyberattackers are taking full advantage of slow patch or mitigation processes on Microsoft Exchange Server with attack rates doubling every few hours. According to Check Point Research ...

Someone Hacked The Four Top Russian Cybercrime Forums In One Month

Intrepid investigative cyber security reporter Brian Krebs has some interesting news. He said: "Over the past few weeks, three of the longest running and most venerated Russian-language ...

Dutch Intelligence Agencies Warn About Chinese and Russian Cyber Espionage

Chinese and Russian state hackers threaten the Dutch economy. Three Dutch intelligence agencies jointly sound the alarm about digital espionage in financial newspaper Het Financieele ...

Why Small Businesses Often Say 'Why Bother?' on Cybercrime

Well, it happened again. As a security professional, I hear a lot of things being said that are exaggerated or just plain untrue. I’ve become used to that, however, there is one phrase ...

Ransomware Gangs Are Now Cold-Calling Victims If They Restore From Backups Without Paying

Catalin Cimpanu at ZDNet reported on another evil escalation in ransomware extortion tactics. In attempts to put pressure on victims, some ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims on ...

FireEye Predicts Ransomware Will Evolve and Expand in 2021

A new forward-looking report from security vendor FireEye Mandiant predicts the greatest single cyber threat today is only going to become a greater menace next year.