The bad guys can’t do anything on your network without access. That’s why they focus their efforts on gathering as many sets of credentials as possible. You should focus there too. The cybercriminals don’t just want to get onto a user’s endpoint and simply stop there; their goal is most commonly to monetize the attack […]
Malware Targets 67 Online Brands Ahead of Black Friday
14 malware families have been discovered as part of an elaborate scam aimed at users shoppers of major e-commerce sites looking for pre-Black Friday deals. We’re all gearing up for some level of online purchasing for the holidays. The lure of great deals is enough to get any shopper paying attention to promotions of sales […]
Which phishing messages have a near 100% click rate?
Zeljika at HelpnetSecurity had a great summary of Wombat’s latest State of the Phish report: “Training employees to spot phishing emails, messages and phone calls can’t be done just once or once a year if the organization wants to see click rates decrease. For one thing, employees come and go (and change roles) with regularity. […]
Annabelle: The Terrifying New Ransomware Variant
A new ransomware variant called Annabelle has been discovered, which seems to have been designed to ‘show off the skills’ of the developer who created it, by being as difficult to deal with as possible. The ransomware terminates numerous security programs, disables Windows Defender, turning off the firewall, encrypting your files, trying to spread through […]
Trojan Phishing Attacks By North Korean Hackers Are Attempting To Steal Bitcoin
Researchers at Secureworks report Trojan malware is being distributed in phishing emails using the lure of a fake job ad. A prolific cyber criminal gang with links to North Korea is targeting employees at cryptocurrency firms in a bid to steal bitcoin. The spear-phishing attacks are thought to be the work of The Lazarus Group, […]