BEC-style attacks exploded in Q4 2018
Email remains the top vector for malware distribution and phishing, while BEC fraud continues to grow rapidly, Proofpoint warns in its Q4 2018 Threat Report. “The number …
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The advent of GDPR could fuel extortion attempts by criminals
The number of exploit kit attacks is, slowly but surely, going down, and malware peddlers are turning towards more reliable tactics such as spam, phishing, and targeting …
How to prepare for the future of digital extortion
Digital extortion has evolved into the most successful criminal business model in the current threat landscape, and Trend Micro researchers predict that it will continue to …
UK shipbroker Clarksons refuses to pay hackers ransom for stolen data
London-based shipbroking firm Clarksons has suffered a data breach and refuses to pay the attackers to prevent the stolen data from being publicly released. About the …
Hackers hit Sacramento transit system, demand money to stop attack
Hackers looking for a payout have hit the Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) system, defacing the agency website, erasing data from some of its servers, and demanding money …
HBO hackers demand money, leak more stolen data and GoT scripts
The hackers who’ve breached HBO and supposedly made off with 1.5TB of the company’s data have released a second data dump. According to the Associated Press and …
South Korean banks threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000
South Korean banks are being threatened with crippling DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000 in bitcoin. The attackers threatening them identified themselves as the Armada …
Internet crime: The continuing rise of the BEC scam
Through its website, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) accepts complaints about Internet-facilitated criminal activity, and forwards them to the …
Hackers extorted a cool $1 million from South Korean web hosting provider
Whether through ransomware, or simply by breaking into computer systems and exfiltrating and deleting the data found on them with other means, cyber extortionists are going …
Cyber extortionists target North American companies
A group of financially motivated hackers is targeting networks and systems of North American companies, threatening to leak the stolen information and cripple the company by …
Hackers blackmail patients of cosmetic surgery clinic
Hackers have been trying to blackmail patients of a Lithuanian plastic surgery clinic, by threatening to publish their nude “before and after” photos online. The …
HandBrake malware attack led to theft of Panic apps’ source code
Oregon-based software company Panic Inc. has announced that some of the source code for their offerings has been stolen, and they are being blackmailed by the attackers. Panic …