cybercrime
Explosion of look-alike domains aims to steal sensitive data from online shoppers
Venafi released research on the explosion of look-alike domains, which are routinely used to steal sensitive data from online shoppers. Venafi’s research analyzed suspicious …
Phorpiex bots target remote access servers to deliver ransomware
Threat actors are brute-forcing their way into enterprise endpoints running server-side remote access applications and attempting to spread the GandCrab ransomware onto other …
LoJax: First-ever UEFI rootkit detected in a cyberattack
ESET researchers have discovered a cyberattack that used a UEFI rootkit to establish a presence on the victims’ computers. Dubbed LoJax, this rootkit was part of a campaign …
New tactics subvert traditional security measures and strike organizations of all sizes
Alert Logic released its latest cybersecurity analysis, “Critical Watch Report: The State of Threat Detection 2018,” which shows attackers are gaining vastly greater scale …
Cryptocurrency mining malware increases 86%
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report September 2018, examining the growth and trends of new cyber threats in Q2 2018. In the second quarter, they saw the surge in …
A law enforcement view of emerging cybercrime threats
Cybercriminals are adopting creative new techniques to target their victims at an unprecedented pace and are constantly seeking methods to avoid law enforcement detection. To …
Why voice fraud rates continue to rise with no signs of slowing down
Pindrop released its annual report detailing developments in fraud, the future of voice and the impact to customer service across various industries. In the report, Pindrop …
New Magecart victims ABS-CBN and Newegg are just the tip of the iceberg
With the Magecart attackers compromising web shops left and right, online shopping is becoming a risky proposition. After Ticketmaster, British Airways and Feedify, two new …
Manipulation tactics that you fall for in phishing attacks
It’s 6 p.m. on a Friday. Just as you finish packing up for the day, an email from your boss pops up on your phone asking why an urgent payment didn’t go out earlier in the …
Bogus finance apps on Google Play target users worldwide
ESET researchers have discovered malicious apps impersonating various financial services and the Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda on Google Play. The fake apps …
Tech support scammers leverage “evil cursor” technique to “lock” Chrome
Tech scammers are constantly coming up with new techniques to make users panic and seek their bogus services. The latest one, documented by Malwarebytes researchers, has been …
Analysis of half-a-billion emails reveals malware-less email attacks are on the rise
FireEye analyzed over half-a-billion emails from 1H 2018, and found that 32% of email traffic seen in the first half of 2018 was considered ‘clean’ and actually delivered to …