Interpol has arrested thousands and seized millions of US dollars from social engineering scammers worldwide involved in telecommunication fraud, business mail compromise (BEC) and associated money laundering.
A German-led police operation in coordination with authorities in other countries have taken down the ‘world’s largest’ darknet marketplace. The underground marketplace was used to facilitate the sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and malware.
Authorities take down ‘world’s largest’ darknet marketplace Read More »
Home appliance maker Whirlpool has fallen victim to a Nefilim ransomware attack.
Whirlpool victim of Nefilim ransomware attack Read More »
Several years ago, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a good video that is still highly relevent today. The video explains how companies can leverage NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework to greatly improve security in their organization. In this article, we highlight the five key tenants from the framework and how they could have possibly prevented FTC action and penalties.
5 Good Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From FTC Law Enforcement Actions Read More »
A joint effort between security firm Avast and a French cybercrime unit C3N has taken down a malicious worm dubbed Retadup that has affected thousands of machines.
Joint effort neutralizes Retadup worm that infected 850k systems Read More »
Microsoft has seen a rise in recent cyberattack activity against European think tanks and non-profit organizations. The warning comes as European leaders warn attacks will continue across Europe in 2019.
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The infamous banking trojan Emotet is re-emerging via new cyber campaigns after a low period of activity over the recent Christmas holidays. Emotet is one of the most widely developed and distributed malware families used by cyber criminals.
Emotet malware threat re-emerges with new features Read More »
The FBI issued a warning on Thursday of the risks of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
FBI warns of IoT risks Read More »
The Sofacy group (aka APT28, Fancy Bear, and Pawn Storm) have allegedly attacked and breached German government’s secure computer network. Many security experts believe the cyberespionage group has ties back to the Russian government.
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In a relatively new IRS scam, identity thieves are now hacking tax preparers to pull off tax refund fraud.
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