It’s similar to Lazarus’s Manuscrypt malware, but the new spyware is splattering itself onto government organizations and ICS in a non-Lazarus-like, untargeted wave of attacks. Researchers have tracked new spyware…
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Comprehensive Phishing Study Shows Who Is More Prone to Fall Victim to Phishing Attacks
Researchers from ETH Zurich conducted a study to investigate who is more prone to fall victim to phishing cyberattacks in a corporate context. The study involved 14,733 participants and was…
‘Seedworm’ Attackers Target Telcos in Asia, Middle East
The focused attacks aimed at cyberespionage and lateral movement appear to hint at further ambitions by the group, including supply-chain threats. Attackers targeting telcos across the Middle East and Asia…
Hackers Use QR Codes to Steal Banking Credentials in Recent Phishing Attempts
Over the last few weeks, a new phishing operation focusing on e-banking users from Germany has been in progress, using QR codes during the credential-stealing operation. As explained by BleepingComputer,…
‘Appalling’ Riot Games Job Fraud Takes Aim at Wallets
Scammers are using fake job listings to empty the wallets of young, hopeful victims looking to break into the gaming industry. Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends, has…
Emotet’s Behavior & Spread Are Omens of Ransomware Attacks
The botnet, which resurfaced last month on the back of TrickBot, can now directly install Cobalt Strike on infected devices, giving threat actors direct access to targets. The rapid spread…
Hackers using concern about Omicron strain of COVID-19 to attack US universities
Researchers with cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered a new phishing attack leveraging concern about the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 to steal credentials and gain access to accounts…