Webroot Threat Researchers Take a Fresh Look at Phishing Tactics

Most people aren’t aware of how sophisticated phishing email templates and websites have become, according to David Dufour from Webroot. Dufour recently told the CyberWire that criminals ...

October 31, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-Up] North Korean Malware Found On Indian Nuclear Plant's Network

I am not a happy camper. This is exactly why I have been insisting on security awareness training for employees at critical infrastructure organizations. This could have been a Real Life ...

October 31, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Lessons Learned From Vishing Robocall Attacks In Mandarin

Among the specialized forms of vishing are those that target specific language communities. Chinese-speaking people in the US and around the world are increasingly being targeted with ...

October 30, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Attack Causes School 'District-Wide Shutdown'

A ransomware attack hitting Las Cruces Public Schools forced the district to shut down the entire computer system to contain the infection.

October 30, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Vishing, from (not) the Bank

We saw yesterday how phishing affects the financial sector. Here we see another, related trend: impersonation attacks that purport to be from the victim’s bank.

October 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attack Targets Humanitarian Organizations

Researchers at Lookout have discovered an ongoing phishing campaign targeting humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including UNICEF and the Red Cross. The infrastructure ...

October 24, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

CNN Says "Hack Our Reporter," and White Hat Rachel Tobac Does

It’s “disturbingly easy” to steal someone’s personal data using information gleaned from their social media accounts, according to Donie O’Sullivan at CNN. O’Sullivan met with Rachel ...

October 23, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Credential Phishing With a Masked URL

Cofense warns of a phishing campaign going after credentials for the Stripe online payment platform. The attackers are sending emails purporting to be from Stripe Support, telling the ...

October 22, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

A New Strain of Tech Support Scam in the U.K.

The BBC reports a tech support scam that caused a British man, Doug Varey, to lose £4,000. The scam began when Mr. Varey saw an online ad for twelve years’ worth of computer security ...

October 22, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Smishing and Carrier Impersonation

While most phishing campaigns involve email, SMS text messages are an ideal alternative for attackers, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. Text messages are brief and uniform in ...

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