July 7, 2020
Via: WiredFOR YEARS, COSTLY email grifts have largely been the provenance of West African scammers, particularly those based in Nigeria. A newly discovered “business email compromise” campaign, though, appears to come from a criminal group in a part of the world […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
June 18, 2020
Via: Threat PostA credential-phishing attempt that relies on impersonating Bank of America has emerged in the U.S. this month, with emails that get around secure gateway protections and heavy-hitting protections like DMARC. The campaign involves emails that ask recipients to update their […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Security
June 12, 2020
Via: Security WeekAs the coronavirus crisis spreads worldwide, cyber-criminals and state-sponsored actors have adapted their attacks to leverage pandemic-related lures. In April, Gmail was seeing 18 million COVID-related daily malicious emails. The attacks have been evolving and the past month has revealed […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Security
May 28, 2020
Via: TechRadarOne of Russia’s most advanced state-sponsored hacker groups has added several devious new tools to its arsenal, security researchers have warned. Although the Turla group is still using the v4 version of the ComRAT malware, ESET researchers warned that this […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
May 22, 2020
Via: CSO OnlineWhen looking at all the different ways that hackers can threaten networks and enterprises, flashy incidents like ransomware scams often come to mind. But a relatively new kind of attack called business email compromise (BEC) has taken the lead in […]
May 4, 2020
Via: CSO OnlineEmail spoofing is forging email so it looks like it came from someone it didn’t. I learned to spoof email in the fall of 1993 during my sophomore year at Northwestern. An upperclassman in my dorm showed me. At that […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
April 21, 2020
Via: Security AffairsPhishing emails have been driven up to 600% since the end of February as cybercriminals capitalize on people’s fears. COVID-19 phishing emails have been said to make up an approximate of 15% of all spam mails to offices during the […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Phishing, Security
April 17, 2020
Via: Security AffairsGoogle announced that its anti-malware solutions implemented to defend its Gmail users have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures within the last seven days. The IT giant also announced to have blocked more than 240 […]
Email security, Hacker, Security, Threats & Malware
April 7, 2020
Via: Security AffairsThe Italian email provider Email.it has been hacked, the company admitted the incident while a hacker group named NN Hacking Group is offering the stolen data for sale on the dark web. The group shared a series of snapshots on […]
April 1, 2020
Via: CSO OnlineThe headlines make it clear that we are in unusual times. Working from home will be the new norm for many of us for the near term at least. As IT and security teams work to meet the challenge of […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
March 31, 2020
Via: The HillCyber threats to both the health care sector and average Americans have surged as hackers look to take advantage of the panic and chaos caused by the coronavirus crisis. Major agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
March 16, 2020
Via: Help Net SecurityA serious disconnect exists between how decision makers (i.e., CISOs, CIOs and CEOs), and security practitioners (i.e., IT managers and directors, security architects and security operations analysts) perceive phishing prevention, according to a research by Ironscales. The research is based […]
February 11, 2020
Via: TechRadarPopular email applications like Edison, CleanFox and Slice have been accused of selling information scraped from users’ inboxes without their knowledge. According to a report from Motherboard, the information collected by Edison was sold to companies involved in different businesses […]
February 10, 2020
Via: CSO OnlineThe 2020 election season got off to what could be a record-setting rocky start with delays in the reporting of the Iowa caucus results due to a poorly developed app. The failure of the mobile IowaReporterApp developed for the Democratic […]
January 29, 2020
Via: CSO OnlineWhile outsourcing email is right for many, if not most, enterprises, it’s not enough to ensure both inbound and especially outbound email is secure. For example, outsourcing email would not prevent this from happening: “Dear [FirstName] [LastName],” the email reads, […]
January 8, 2020
Via: Help Net SecurityWith the international political situation becoming increasingly fraught and divisive, it is hard to ignore the shadow of foreign interference looming over electoral proceedings around the world. Not only are the US elections arguably some of the most influential on […]
December 18, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityIt’s that time of year again. Everyone’s busy – at work and at home. That includes cybercriminals, too. In fact, the holiday season is when busy, distracted people tend to be especially vulnerable to phishing attacks. Just one click on […]
December 10, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityEmail is the attackers’ preferred method for gaining a foothold into organizations. Campaign views, a new type of report available to some Microsoft enterprise customers, allows security teams to see how successful specific email attack campaigns have been at compromising […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Identity theft
November 5, 2019
Via: Security WeekIdentity deception attacks continue to grow, but the type of attack seems to be changing. During Q3, 2019, phishing campaigns impersonating brands dropped by 6% over the previous quarter. Attacks impersonating individuals, however, increased by 10%. The drop in brand […]
November 4, 2019
Via: The HillA Senate GOP chairman is requesting the National Archives hand over any emails between former President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a […]
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