Narwhal Spider Threat Group Behind New Phishing Campaign Impersonating Reputable Law Firms

Using little more than a well-known business name and a invoice-related PDF, the “NaurLegal” phishing campaign aims at installing malware trojans.

March 29, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

New Malware Loader Delivers Agent Tesla Remote Access Trojan Via Phishing

A new malware loader is delivering the Agent Tesla remote access Trojan (RAT), according to researchers at Trustwave SpiderLabs. The malware is distributed by phishing emails with ...

March 27, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

The Number of New Pieces of Malware Per Minute Has Quadrupled in Just One Year

The threat of novel malware is growing exponentially, making it more difficult for security solutions to identify attachments and links to files as being malware.

March 27, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

A Simple 'Payment is Underway' Phishing Email Downloads RATs from AWS, GitHub

Analysis of a new initial access malware attack shows how simple these attacks can be while also proving that malware can reside on legitimate repositories.

March 26, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

New Phishing-as-a-Service Kit Attempts to Bypass MFA

A Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called “Tycoon 2FA” has surged in popularity over the past several months, according to researchers at Sekoia. The phishing kit is notable for its ...

March 25, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

The Average Malicious Website Exists for Less Than 10 Minutes

A new Chrome update brings to light Google findings about malicious websites that have serious implications on detecting malicious links, spoofed brands and the use of legitimate web ...

March 25, 2024 Martin Kraemer

There Is Only So Much Lipstick You Can Put on a Cybercriminal Troll

The one thing I love about our annual conference in Orlando, KB4-CON, is its thought-provoking nature. Year after year, the events team manages to keep a fine balance between product ...

March 25, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI: Losses Due to Cybercrime Jump to $12.5 Billion as Phishing Continues to Dominate

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) newly-released Internet Crimes Report provides an unbiased big picture of the cyber crimes that were the most used and most successful.

March 21, 2024 Roger Grimes

Social Engineering The #1 Root Cause Behind Most Cyber Crimes In FBI Report

The following paragraphs were cited directly from my recent article highlighting social engineering. "Social engineering and phishing are involved in 70% to 90% of all successful ...

March 21, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Group “RA World” Changes Its’ Name and Begins Targeting Countries Around the Globe

The threat group "RA World" (formerly RA Group) has shifted from country-specific ransomware attacks to include specific industries via a new - not previously seen - method of extortion.

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