Protect Yourself from Job Termination Scams
ESET warns of a wave of phishing attacks informing employees that they’ve been fired or let go. The emails are designed to make the user panic and act quickly to see if they’ve actually lost their job.
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Protect Your Devices: Mobile Phishing Attacks Bypass Desktop Security Measures
Zimperium warns of a surge in phishing attacks specifically tailored for mobile devices. These attacks are designed to evade desktop security measures in order to breach organizations through employees’ smartphones.
Phishing 2.0: New Techniques Cybercriminals Use to Trick Victims
Phishing has drastically transformed from its early days as a simple scam targeting unwary email users. Modern phishing techniques—dubbed “Phishing 2.0″—are more complex, highly tailored, and designed to bypass even the most robust security systems. In this blog, we’ll uncover the sophisticated strategies employed in phishing 2.0 and discuss effective ways to protect yourself and […]
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LARVA-208 Hackers Compromise 618 Organizations Stealing Logins and Deploying Ransomware
A newly identified cybercriminal group, LARVA-208, also known as EncryptHub, has successfully infiltrated 618 organizations globally since June 2024, leveraging advanced social engineering techniques to steal credentials and deploy ransomware. Accordin…
Phishing Attack Leads to Lateral Movement in Just 48 Minutes
Researchers at ReliaQuest have published a report on a phishing breach in the manufacturing sector that went from initial access to lateral movement in just 48 minutes.
2024 phishing trends tell us what to expect in 2025
Phishing has been the method most often employed by cybercriminals to achieve initial access to targeted organizations in 2024, according to risk advisory firm Kroll, which expects this trend to continue in 2025. But attackers have also increasingly be…
Crypto and Cybersecurity: The Rising Threats and Why Reliable Wallets Matter
Cybersecurity threats in crypto are rising, from the Bybit hack to fake wallets stealing funds. Learn how to…
Google Issues Warning on Phishing Campaigns Targeting Higher Education Institutions
Google, in collaboration with its Mandiant Threat Intelligence team, has issued a warning about a surge in phishing campaigns targeting higher education institutions in the United States. These campaigns, observed since August 2024, have exploited the …
Warning: Russian Threat Actors Are Targeting Signal Accounts With Malicious QR Codes
Several Russian state-sponsored threat actors are using QR code phishing (quishing) to compromise Signal accounts, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.
Fake CAPTCHA Lures Victims: Lumma Stealer Abuses Clipboard and PowerShell
Fake CAPTCHA Lures Victims: Lumma Stealer Abuses Clipboard and PowerShell Introduction: We recently identified a new malware campaign using fake CAPTCHA pages to deliver Lumma Stealer, an infostealer operating under the malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, first discovered in 2022. In previous campaigns, including those in mid-2024, attackers used ClickFix a deceptive tactic involving phishing and fake […]
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