The number of scams, threats, and malware campaigns taking advantage of public concern over the coronavirus is increasing each day. As…
Tag: malspam
Spear phishing 101: what you need to know
Phishing, a cyberattack method as old as viruses and Nigerian Princes, continues to be one of the most popular means of…
Instagram clamps down on fake messages with anti-phishing tool
Instagram accounts will always be a popular target for scammers. You might not think it’s a big deal if someone has…
Emotet malspam campaign uses Snowden’s new book as lure
Exactly one week ago, Emotet, one of the most dangerous threats to organizations in the last year, resumed its malicious spam…
Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign
After a fairly long hiatus that lasted nearly four months, Emotet is back with an active spam distribution campaign. For a…
Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays
While families gathered for food and merriment on Christmas Eve, most businesses slumbered. Nothing was stirring, not even a mouse—or so…
What’s in the spam mailbox this week?
We’ve seen a fair few spam emails in circulation this week, ranging from phishing to money muling to sexploitation. Shall we…
Five easy ways to recognize and dispose of malicious emails
I suppose we all get our share of spam. Some more than others. But how do we differentiate between simple commercial…
Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign
The Necurs botnet continues to be one of the most prolific malicious spam distributors, with regular waves of carefully-crafted attachments that…
Labs CTNT report shows shift in threat landscape to cryptomining
It’s that time again! Time for the quarterly Malwarebytes Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report (aka the Labs CTNT report). To…