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Focused on stealing victim credentials, this new attack uses a number of tactics to establish credibility, avoid raising red flags, and ensure they get the victim’s real credentials.
The Helinski Police Department is investigating a sophisticated smishing scheme in which attackers were able to steal more than 200,000 euros (US$228,736), Yle reports. The scammers sent ...
The rise in the use of this dangerous botnet, notorious for distributing malware via phishing campaigns and responsible for fueling Sextortion scams, should put organizations on edge.
With data theft currently experienced in 10% of ransomware attacks, experts predict this trend to increase as cyber criminals look for ways to ensure ransom payment.
Users need to be wary of requests for information or permissions, even if they appear to come from legitimate sources, according to Don MacLennan, Senior Vice President of Engineering and ...
Microsoft has issued an advisory warning about “consent phishing,” or application-based phishing attacks that rely on users granting permissions to malicious apps. These attacks aren’t as ...
A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked including those of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. This is clearly the worst hacking incident in ...
Research into recent ransomware submissions from TripWire revealed that more than a tenth of crypto-malware infections now involve some element of data theft.
Scammers are seeking to obtain personal information by impersonating Canadian hospital staff over the phone, NEWS 1130 reports. Vancouver Coastal Health issued an alert in which the ...
A recent phishing quiz promoted to U.K. users to see if they could identify the phish revealed dismal results where nearly all users couldn’t tell the difference 100% of the time.
Major Law Firm Fisher Philips warned that COVID-19 workplace lawsuits are increasing exponentially. Of the 283 recent COVID-19 workplace lawsuits tracked, 122 of them, or 43%, were filed ...
Scammers are sending phishing messages on Instagram telling users to check out some edited versions of their photos, according to John Finn at Screen Rant. Finn explains that the scammers ...
In a letter to customers, EDP Renewables North America CEO acknowledges the attack occurred back in April of this year, but claims “no evidence” of data theft exists.
Recent updates to the well-known Ransomware-as-a-Service – including the addition of RIPlace – make Thanos a formidable challenge for even well-secured organizations.
While not a new tactic, vishing presents cybercriminals with an attack method that’s perfectly aligned with the pandemic shifts to remote workforces.
New data shows just how much major industries are paying out to remediate successful ransomware attacks, despite guidance to never pay the ransom.
Microsoft Office 365 users are targeted by a new phishing campaign using fake Zoom notifications to warn those who work in corporate environments that their Zoom accounts have been ...
40% of the top twenty universities in the US aren’t using DMARC to mitigate phishing attacks that impersonate the universities’ domains, according to researchers at Tessian. Additionally, ...
Months of quarantine, transitioning to work from home, economic uncertainty, social and political turmoil… it’s easy to see why your employees are amped up, tense and distracted. And the ...
Researchers at Digital Shadows warn that there are more than 15 billion leaked login credentials for sale in online criminal marketplaces. This number is up 300% since 2018, and the ...
