Risk Management November 14, 2023

The evolution of ransomware: Lessons for the future

5 min read - Ransomware has been part of the cyber crime ecosystem since the late 1980s and remains a major threat in the cyber landscape today. Evolving ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly more sophisticated as threat actors leverage vulnerabilities, social engineering and insider…

News June 28, 2023

Spot fake extortion attacks without wasting time and money

4 min read - Ransomware attacks — the scourge of businesses, schools, hospitals and other organizations — follow a familiar pattern. Shady criminals contact an organization, telling them their company or customer data has been breached, encrypted and/or exfiltrated. Pay us money, or we’ll…

News June 5, 2023

$10.3 billion in cyber crime losses shatters previous totals

4 min read - The introduction of the most recent FBI Internet Crime Report says, “At the FBI, we know ‘cyber risk is business risk’ and ‘cybersecurity is national security.’” And the numbers in the report back up this statement. The FBI report details…

Malware June 2, 2021

Cyber Extortion: What You Need to Know in 2021

4 min read - Over the years, the term ransomware has taken on a new meaning for many businesses and local governments. This used to be considered a relatively new and emerging form of malware. Now, attackers have transformed it into a sophisticated and aggressive form…

March 16, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: njRat Spread by Trojanized Hacking Tools

3 min read - Researchers spotted a new campaign in which malicious actors leveraged trojanized versions of popular hacking tools to spread njRat. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

March 2, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Attacks on Personal Data More Frequent in 2019

3 min read - Researchers reported a surge in the frequency of attacks that targeted people's data as well as of Trojans that hid on popular app marketplaces. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

Malware February 13, 2020

Sextortion Scams Delivered by Emotet Net 10 Times More Than Necurs Sextortion — Here’s Why

5 min read - Recent spam campaigns from Emotet featured sextortion content very similar to emails previously sent by the Necurs botnet.

Risk Management June 21, 2019

4 Social Engineering Threats to Keep an Eye on — and How to Stop Them

4 min read - Threat intelligence reveals that highly targeted social engineering attacks are growing. Here's what you need to know to defend your organization.

Advanced Threats January 28, 2016

Pay Us the Money or the Website Gets It: Extortion by DDoS

4 min read - Organized groups are using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks as a way to threaten companies and carry out cyber extortion.

Advanced Threats August 5, 2015

Attacker Demands $15,000 Ransom for Stolen Customer Credentials

2 min read - A cybercriminal going by the name DetoxRansome claims to have stolen user credentials from Bitdefender and is now holding the information for ransom.