Spam and phishing in 2021
Figures of the year In 2021: 45.56% of e-mails were spam 24.77% of spam was sent from Russia with another 14.12% from Germany Our Mail Anti-Virus blocked 148 173 261 malicious attachments sent in e-mails The...
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Black Friday 2021: How to Have a Scam-Free Shopping Day
Fact 1: cybercriminals love to exploit big holidays for personal gain. Case in point: we’re already seeing scams targeting World Cup fans more than a year out from the event. Fact 2: the retail...
BazarBackdoor Leverages Windows 10 App Feature to Infect Victims
Hackers are abusing the AppInstaller feature of Microsoft Windows 10 to target victims. Sophos Labs came to know about it after its own employees were targeted via spam emails. Organizations and security software vendors...
SEC Warns of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Schemes
The SEC adds, “If you are considering a digital asset-related investment, take the time to understand how the investment works and to evaluate its risks. Look for warning signs that it may be a...
TA456 Posed as Aerobics Instructors for Years
Proofpoint took the wraps off of an Iranian cyberespionage campaign disguised as an aerobics instructor to target employees and contractors working in defense and aerospace. The cybercriminal group is also known by other names...
Spam and phishing in Q2 2021
Quarterly highlights The corporate sector In Q2 2021, corporate accounts continued to be one of the most tempting targets for cybercriminals. To add to the credibility of links in emails, scammers imitated mailings from popular...
Managed Detection and Response in Q4 2020
Download full report (PDF) As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, and security solutions require more resources to analyze the huge amount of data gathered every day, many organizations feel the need for advanced security services...
Bizarro banking Trojan expands its attacks to Europe
Bizarro is yet another banking Trojan family originating from Brazil that is now found in other regions of the world. We have seen users being targeted in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. Attempts have...
Transparent Tribe Reappears with Expanded Malware Arsenal and TTPs
APT36 was found creating fake domains to impersonate military and defense firms and disseminate malware-laced documents to infect victims with ObliqueRAT and CrimsonRAT. Organizations are recommended to stay vigilant and implement adequate security measures...
Key Characteristics and Geographic Associations of Phishing Emails
An analysis by Barracuda and Columbia University revealed that the majority of phishing emails originate from countries in Eastern Europe, Central America, the Middle East, and Africa. click here to read full Article Read...
Attacks on industrial enterprises using RMS and TeamViewer: new data
Download full report (PDF) Executive Summary In summer 2019, Kaspersky ICS CERT identified a new wave of phishing emails containing various malicious attachments. The emails target companies and organizations from different sectors of the...
Georgia Election Data Hit in Ransomware Attack
Despite the fact that the county explained the voting system hasn’t been impacted by the ransomware attack, the incident is a warning to other municipalities to employ preventive steps. Image and Article Source backlink...
