New “Paste and Run” Phishing Technique Makes CTRL-V A Cyber Attack Accomplice

A new phishing campaign tries to trick email recipients into pasting and executing malicious commands on their system that installs DarkGate malware.

July 2, 2024 Anna Collard

[Urgent Alert] 5 Critical Steps to Shield Your Teens from Rising Sextortion

A few weeks ago, I was privileged to visit the 8th grade of a high-school here in Cape Town and talk to the students about cybersecurity, social media, and emerging technology. It was a ...

July 2, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Hacked Customer Support Portal Being Used to Send Phishing Emails

A hacked customer support portal belonging to router manufacturer Mercku is being used to respond to customer queries with phishing emails, BleepingComputer reports.

July 1, 2024 Javvad Malik

The Curious Case of the Payroll Pilfering

In a world where cyber espionage has become as common as a rainy day in London, the recent events surrounding the UK armed forces' payroll database have had us all raising our eyebrows ...

July 1, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

New Malware Campaign Impersonates AI Tools To Trick Users

Researchers at ESET warn that malvertising campaigns are impersonating AI tools to trick users into installing malware. The Rilide infostealer, for example, is being distributed via a ...

June 27, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Russian Threat Actor Launches Spear Phishing Attacks Against French Diplomats

France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI has issued an alert outlining a Russian spear phishing campaign targeting French diplomats, the Record reports. The agency attributes the campaign to ...

June 27, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI Warns of Phishing Campaign Targeting the Healthcare Industry

The US FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released a joint advisory warning of a social engineering campaign that’s targeting the healthcare industry.

June 24, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

BEC Attacks Accounted for More Than One in Ten Social Engineering Attacks in 2023

A new report from Barracuda has found that email conversation hijacking attacks have risen by 70% since 2022. Additionally, business email compromise (BEC) attacks accounted for 10.6% of ...

June 24, 2024 Javvad Malik

My Hacker Story: A Cautionary Tale of Intern Antics and Cultural Learnings

My hacker story does not paint me in the best light, and it is not intended to. I am a firm believer in sharing one's mistakes and being open to learning from them.

June 20, 2024 Stu Sjouwerman

Vacation-Themed Scams Are Spiking

Scammers are now impersonating legitimate services like Booking.com and Kayak to target people planning their summer vacations. One out of every 33 vacation-themed domains registered last ...

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