Cyber Threats

January 23, 2018

Dark Caracal Spyware Installed Via Fake WhatsApp and Signal Apps

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group called Dark Caracal is using fake WhatsApp and Signal apps to install spyware. The APT group has already gained ...

January 22, 2018

Threat from Phishing at an All Time HIgh

The 2018 State of the Phish Report from Wombat Security Technologies confirms the threat from phishing is at an all-time high. Fortunately, employees do appear ...

January 21, 2018

Phishing Attack Sees School District Network Crippled by Emotet Malware

Employees of the Rockingham County Schools District in North Carolina have inadvertently disabled their entire network after falling for phishing emails. Several employees opened malicious ...

January 20, 2018

Sophos Warns Users About Fake Antivirus Apps

Sophos has alerted users to the risk of downloading fake antivirus apps. The firm has also released a new white paper on a specific antivirus ...

January 18, 2018

Phishing Emails Pushing Fake Meltdown and Spectre Patches

The recently disclosed microprocessor vulnerabilities – Meltdown and Spectre – have had software and hardware firms working hard to develop patches. Cybercriminals have also been ...

December 16, 2017

IRS Phishing Scam Targets Hotmail Users

A new IRS phishing scam has been detected that targets tax professionals and taxpayers who hold Hotmail email accounts. The scam has prompted the Internal ...

December 7, 2017

Rise in HTTPS Phishing Websites Detected

The past few years have seen many businesses transition from HTTP to HTTPS websites, but HTTPS phishing websites have similarly increased. A green padlock next ...

November 28, 2017

Warning Issued by IRS About Christmas Phishing Scams

Each year there is a wave of Christmas phishing scams during the holiday season, as cybercriminals attempt to steal sensitive information to enable them to ...

November 26, 2017

Sophos Helps Consumers Avoid Phishing Scams When Shopping Online

Holiday season is a busy time for cybercriminals just as it is for online shoppers, so how can you avoid phishing scams when shopping online ...

November 22, 2017

Phishing is the Biggest Security Threat in Australia

The biggest security threat in Australia for businesses is phishing, according to a recent survey of IT professionals by anti-phishing solution provider PhishMe. The survey ...

November 21, 2017

US-CERT Warns of Exploitable Windows ASLR Implementation Flaw

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a warning about an exploitable Windows ASLR implementation flaw affecting Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows ...

November 17, 2017

Contacts Stolen and Spear Phishing Emails Sent by Ursnif Trojan

The financial sector banking Trojan Ursnif, one of the most commonly experienced banking Trojans, has before been used to attack banking institutions. However, it seems ...

November 10, 2017

PhishLabs Launches New Phishing Threat Monitoring and Forensics Service

The Charleston, South Carolina-based anti-phishing solution provider PhishLabs has launched a new Phishing Threat Monitoring & Forensics Service, which helps to identify phishing emails that ...

November 10, 2017

InfoSec Institute Launches New Phishing Defense Tool

The security awareness training company, the InfoSec Institute, has launched a new phishing defense tool called PhishDefender, which the firm claims can reduce phishing susceptibility ...

November 7, 2017

Google Search Poisoning Used to Spread Zeus Panda Trojan

Google search poisoning is being used by cybercriminals to get malicious links ranking highly in the organic search listings. Websites that rank highly in the ...

November 3, 2017

SophosLabs Publishes 2018 Malware Forecast

The Oxford, UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos has published its 2018 Malware Forecast. The report, produced by SophosLabs, is based on an analysis of threat information ...

October 29, 2017

New MyEtherWallet Phishing Campaign Detected

A new MyEtherWallet phishing campaign has been detected that uses a convincing domain and MyEtherWallet branding to fool MyEtherWallet users into revealing their credentials and ...

October 17, 2017

Adobe Patches Actively Exploited Flash Player Flaw Used to Deliver FinSpy Malware

Yesterday, Adobe released a new update for Flash Player to address an actively exploited flaw (CVE-2017-11292) that is being used by the hacking group Black ...

October 13, 2017

Most Effective Phishing Emails Revealed

Phishing is an effective method of obtaining login credentials and installing malware and ransomware, and email is the most common vector used for these scams, ...

October 11, 2017

FormBook Malware Campaign Targets U.S. Organizations

Most Formbook malware attacks have targeted specific industry sectors in the United States and South Korea, but there is concern that the malware will be ...

October 11, 2017

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Zero Day Vulnerabilities

This Patch Tuesday has seen Microsoft issue several updates for critical vulnerabilities, some of which are being actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft is urging ...

October 9, 2017

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany Discovers Long-Term Malware Infection

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany (CCDA) has discovered, during a software upgrade in August 2017, that malware was installed on one of the ...

October 5, 2017

SonicWall Announces its Capture APT Service Now Blocking More than 1,000 Unique Malware Variants Each Day

San Jose, CA-based cybersecurity firm SonicWall is now blocking more than 1,000 new, unique malware variants each day and has seen 524% growth in the ...

October 3, 2017

Ransomware and Phishing Rated Top Threats by IT Professionals

A recent survey by Cyren, conducted by Osterman Research, has revealed the biggest concerns of IT professionals are ransomware and phishing. When asked about their ...

September 27, 2017

More than 1 Million New Phishing Websites are Created Each Month

The Quarterly Threat Trends Report published by WebRoot this month shows there has been a significant increase in the number of new phishing websites being ...

September 22, 2017

2017 Has Seen Major Improvements in Phishing Awareness

The latest Beyond the Phish Report from Wombat Security Technologies has shown employees are getting better at identifying phishing emails, and investment in security awareness ...

September 19, 2017

Piriform Alerts Users That CCleaner Contained Malware

Piriform’s CCleaner, a free PC cleaning app with 130 million users around the world, has been discovered to contain malware. Researchers at Cisco Talos recently ...

September 12, 2017

LinkedIn Phishing Scam Uses InMail and Personal Messages to Obtain Sensitive Information

A new LinkedIn Phishing scam has been detected that uses compromised LinkedIn Premium accounts to send InMail messages and private messages to other LinkedIn users. ...

September 7, 2017

90% of IT Professionals Most Concerned About Phishing, Spear Phishing and Whaling

Phishing, spear phishing, and whaling attacks are the leading cause of concern for IT professionals in the United States, according to the latest Phishing Response ...

August 21, 2017

Webroot Acquires Securecast and Starts Offering Anti-Phishing Training

Webroot, a leading provider of endpoint security systems, has announced it has acquired Securecast – A provider of a fully automated security awareness training platform. ...

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