Ukrainian Military Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack Using Drone Manuals

Securonix is tracking a phishing campaign that’s targeting the Ukrainian military with malware-laden attachments posing as drone instruction manuals. The threat actor is using Microsoft ...

September 18, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

The International Joint Commission Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack; 80GB Of Data Stolen

The International Joint Commission (ICJ), an organization that handles water issues along the Canada–United States border, was hit by a ransomware attack, the Register reports.

September 11, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft Teams Phishing Campaign Distributes DarkGate Malware

Researchers at Truesec are tracking a phishing campaign that’s distributing the DarkGate Loader malware via external Microsoft Teams messages.

August 14, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Gootloader Malware Uses Social Engineering to Target Law Firms (or their Clients)

Law firms are being targeted by a large number of social engineering attacks involving the Gootloader malware delivery tool, according to researchers at Trustwave.

August 2, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Bad Actor Uses Fake Android Chat to Install Malware

Researchers at CYFIRMA warn that the Bahamut threat actor is using a malicious Android app to deliver malware.

July 27, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Email Attack Numbers “Decline” While Malware Volumes Increase 15%

New data focused on the first half of the year shows some anomalies. Phishing attacks are slowing down… that is, until you dive into the details.

July 14, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Banking Detail Malvertising Attack Disguises Itself as a Foolproof USPS Google Ad

A new scam aimed at stealing your credit card and banking information has reared its’ ugly head as a completely legitimate ad that is likely to be clicked based on the corresponding ...

May 24, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

BatLoader Malware is Now Distributed in Drive-By Attacks

Malign persuasion can take many forms. We tend to hear the most about phishing (malicious emails) or smishing (malicious texts). Other threats are also worth some attention, like the risk ...

May 9, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

[Finger on the Trigger] How the FBI Nuked Russian FSB's Snake Data Theft Malware

The Five Eyes member nations' cybersecurity and intelligence agencies dismantled the infrastructure of the Snake cyber-espionage malware that was operated by Russia's Federal Security ...

May 4, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Malware Downloads Facilitated by Social Engineering

The most common route for malware infections remains social engineering in its various forms: phishing, vishing, etc. Such approaches take advantage of users’ deliberately cultivated ...

KnowBe4 Blog

View Topics