Results for 'social engineering'
Coldriver threat group targets high-ranking officials to obtain credentials
January 22, 2024 - Russian state-sponsored actor Coldriver uses spear phishing attacks to install the Spica backdoor on victim systems.
AI used to fake voices of loved ones in “I’ve been in an accident” scam
January 17, 2024 - AI is being used by shock call spammers to emulate the voice of a loved one claiming to be involved in an accident.
Microsoft disables ms-appinstaller after malicious use
January 3, 2024 - Microsoft decided to disable App Installer links by default after it noticed several access brokers using the handler to spread malware.
Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals
January 3, 2024 - Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, identifies investment fraud as a major threat.
4 sneaky scams from 2023
December 28, 2023 - Online scams abound every day, but these four scams from 2023 were particularly devious.
PikaBot distributed via malicious search ads
December 15, 2023 - PikaBot, a stealthy malware normally distributed via malspam is now being spread via malicious ads.
Atomic Stealer distributed to Mac users via fake browser updates
November 21, 2023 - Compromised websites are being used to redirect to fake browser updates and deliver malware onto Mac users.
MGM attack is too late a wake-up call for businesses, says James Fair: Lock and Code S04E22
October 23, 2023 - This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In September, the Las Vegas casino and hotel operator MGM Resorts became a...
Customer data stolen from gaming cloud host Shadow
October 16, 2023 - Cloud infrastructure provider Shadow has warned of the data theft of over 500,000 customers. The customers were informed by a breach notification...
