EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats
Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to the latest quarterly Internet Security Report from the …
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Detection, isolation, and negotiation: Improving your ransomware preparedness and response
The risks presented by ransomware and cyber extortion events have likely found a place in your own security team’s discussions, and rightfully so. Ransomware attacks have …
Threat actors increasingly use third parties to run their scams
Abnormal Security released new research that showcases a rising trend in financial supply chain compromise as threat actors impersonate vendors more than ever before. In …
Python packages with malicious code expose secret AWS credentials
Sonatype researchers have discovered Python packages that contain malicious code that peek into and expose secret AWS credentials, network interface information, and …
How phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated
The latest APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the first quarter of 2022 there were 1,025,968 total phishing attacks—the worst quarter for phishing observed …
Cybercriminals use Azure Front Door in phishing attacks
Resecurity, Inc. (USA) has identified a spike in phishing content delivered via Azure Front Door (AFD), a cloud CDN service provided by Microsoft. The identified resources in …
What stolen info can be bought off the dark web, and for how much?
Privacy Affairs researchers concluded criminals using the dark web can get a complete set of a person’s account details, enabling them to create fake IDs and forge private …
Conti effectively created an extortion-oriented IT company, says Group-IB
In slightly more than a month, the Conti ransomware collective compromised more than 40 companies worldwide, and the fastest attack took only three days, Group-IB’s noted in …
Automotive hose manufacturer hit by ransomware, shuts down production control system
A US subsidiary of Nichirin Co., a Japan-based company manufacturing and selling automotive hoses and hose parts, has been hit with ransomware, which resulted in the shut down …
Inside a large-scale phishing campaign targeting millions of Facebook users
In this video for Help Net Security, Nick Ascoli, VP of Threat Research, PIXM, discusses a massive phishing campaign has successfully stolen an estimated five million Facebook …
Attack methods using hybrid bots enable criminals to open mule accounts at scale
During the first half of 2022, BioCatch data reveals that money mule accounts represent up to 0.3 percent of accounts held by financial institutions, and an estimated $3 …
The price of stolen info: Everything on sale on the dark web
What is the price for personal information, including credit cards and bank accounts, on the dark web? Privacy Affairs researchers concluded criminals using the dark web need …