Crooks Tap Google Firebase in Fresh Phishing Tactic
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the Google name and the cloud to convince victims into handing over their login details.
NetWalker Ransomware Gang Hunts for Top-Notch Affiliates
The operators behind the Toll Group attack are taking applications for technically advanced partners.
Fraudulent Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief Claims Earn BEC Gang Millions
The business email compromise (BEC) gang Scattered Canary has filed more than 200 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits and for COVID-19 relief funds.
Verizon DBIR: Web App Attacks and Security Errors Surge
Threatpost talks to Verizon DBIR co-author Gabriel Bassett about the top takeaways from this year’s Data Breach Investigations Report.
Alleged Hacker Behind Massive ‘Collection 1’ Data Dump Arrested
The threat actor known as ‘Sanix’ had terabytes of stolen credentials at his residence, authorities said.
IT threat evolution Q1 2020. Statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts for Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky solutions blocked 726,536,269 attacks launched from online resources in 203 countries across the globe. A total of 442,039,230 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components.…
IT threat evolution Q1 2020
Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Operation AppleJeus: the sequel In 2018, we published a report on Operation AppleJeus, one of the more notable campaigns of the threat actor Lazarus, currently one of the most active and prolific APT groups. One notable feature of this campaign was that it marked the first time Lazarus had targeted…
The Windows 7 Postmortem: What’s at Stake
Nearly a quarter of endpoints still run Windows 7, even though support and security patches have ended.
EasyJet Hackers Take Off with Travel Details for 9M Customers
The vacation-centric airline is warning victims about social-engineering attacks.
WolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger
Researchers link the malware to Wolf Research operators with “high confidence” after it was spotted in campaigns targeting Thai users.