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…
Tag: threat prevention
Cobalt Strike Is Being Installed by Emotet for Faster Attacks
Emotet belongs to the malware strain known as banking Trojans, and it primarily spreads through malspam. The messages used by Emotet often contain familiar branding, mimicking the email format of well-known…
IIS Extensible Web Server Used to Steal Microsoft Exchange Credentials
Cybercriminals are installing a new malicious add-on for the IIS web server on Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) servers to collect login information and remotely perform commands on the…
Hikvision Video Systems Targeted by Moobot Botnet
Researchers warned about the fact that unpatched Hikvision video systems have become the targets of hackers in an attempt to conduct a cyberattack that has the role to drop a…
Emotet Is Dropping Cobalt Strike
Emotet is a virus infection that is propagated by spam email attachments that contain malicious Word or Excel documents. These documents utilize macros to download and install the Emotet Trojan…
Ramping Up Malware Hunting with Heimdal™
In one of my previous articles, I discussed AI and its critical role in today’s – and tomorrow’s – world, particularly in terms of cybersecurity. I’m certain that AI (and…
New Ceeloader Malware Used By Russian-backed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Organization Nobelium
Nobelium is a Russian-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) organization that achieved attention towards the end of 2020 after breaching SolarWinds’ software development supply chain to obtain access to espionage targets,…
Excel XLL Add-ins Are Pushing a Password-stealing Malware
Malicious hackers are distributing Excel XLL files that download and install the RedLine password and information-stealing malware via website contact forms and discussion forums. What Are XLL Files? XLL files…
Twitter Verified Accounts Targeted as Part of a Large Phishing Attempt
On Twitter, verified accounts are those that have a blue badge with a checkmark. These accounts often represent well-known influencers, celebrities, politicians, journalists, activists, as well as government and commercial…