News January 5, 2022

FBI Email Account Abused to Send Out Warnings of Fake Cyberattacks

2 min read - Someone used an FBI email account to send out messages warning recipients of fake cyberattacks that targeted their systems. Highlights of the Hack According to Bleeping Computer, researchers at the Spamhaus Project observed two waves of fake emails reaching more…

News December 29, 2021

K-12 Cybersecurity Act Signed Into Law

2 min read - Present Joe Biden signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act into law, which lays out four objectives with the goal of strengthening the cybersecurity of the United States’ K-12 educational institutions. What do these mean for schools? What Is the K-12 Cybersecurity…

News December 22, 2021

E-Commerce Fraud Up 178% Ahead of Holiday Shopping

2 min read - The number of malicious shopping-related websites increased 178% ahead of the 2021 holiday shopping season, according to Check Point Research. See how to recognize and prevent e-commerce fraud. A Spike in E-Commerce Fraud Websites Beginning in October, Check Point Research…

News December 22, 2021

Norton Names Tech Support Phishing Scams Top Threat

2 min read - Got a pop-up message from tech support? It’s probably not the real thing. Tech support scams were the top phishing threat for organizations in the third quarter of 2021, reported NortonLifeLock. Tech Support Scam Takeaways The consumer antivirus company reported…

News December 16, 2021

Ransomware Attackers Have ‘Industry Standards’ Too

2 min read - Ransomware attackers are creating ‘industry standards’ and using them to define an ideal target for their campaigns. The Ideal Target: Location, Revenue and Other Criteria In July 2021, KELA discovered 48 discussion threads on dark web marketplaces. There, users claimed…

News December 14, 2021

Squid Game Used as Lure for Malware Campaigns, Phishing Attacks

2 min read - Digital attackers are using Netflix’s popular series “Squid Game” as a lure for their malware campaigns and phishing operations. Two Trojan Downloaders Targeting Fans Kaspersky uncovered dozens of different malicious files related to Squid Game between September and October 2021,…

News December 9, 2021

HelloKitty Ransomware Group Turns to DDoS Extortion Attacks

2 min read - The HelloKitty ransomware group, best known for breaching and stealing data from video game developer CD Projekt Red, has added distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to its arsenal of extortion tactics. Extortion Techniques Press Victims for Time The FBI first detected…

News December 7, 2021

Credential Phishing, Brute Force Attacks Both Increased in H1 2021

2 min read - Security researchers detected an increase in both phishing campaigns and brute force attacks in the first half of 2021. Vendor and Business Email Compromise Attempts Also Up According to Abnormal Security, the volume of brute force attacks grew by 160%…

News December 1, 2021

Treasury Crypto Security Sanction Blocks Exchange Favored by Ransomware Actors

2 min read - The U.S. government sanctioned the cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for moving money for ransomware actors. In essence, that means U.S. citizens and corporate entities are banned from using it. The statement, released in September, is part of a wider effort to…

News November 24, 2021

Proposed Bill Would Require Public Disclosure of Ransomware Payments

2 min read - Two U.S. congresswomen introduced a bill that would require ransomware victims to publicly disclose ransom payments to the federal government. Introducing the ‘Ransom Disclosure Act’ In early October, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) introduced a bill…