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ICANN systems breached via spear-phishing emails

As many organizations before it, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been compromised after some of its employees fell for cleverly constructed …

Hackers hit execs for insider info to gain stock market advantage

FireEye’s researchers have identified yet another hacking group. Dubbed FIN4, the hacking crew seems to be comprised of native English speakers with “deep …

Darkhotel espionage campaign targets corporate executives traveling abroad

Kaspersky Lab researched the Darkhotel espionage campaign, which has lurked in the shadows for at least four years while stealing sensitive data from selected corporate …

Brazilian, Chinese govt sites host the most phishing pages

Occasionally, cyber crooks compromise websites administered by governments and make them host phishing pages. But how often does that happen? Cyvveillance researchers have …

New technique makes phishing sites easier to create, more difficult to spot

Researchers have spotted a new technique used by phishers which could trick even more users into believing they are entering their information in a legitimate web form. …

Most orgs unprepared to handle a cyber incident

In the latest quarter, Solutionary SERT performed a broad analysis of the threat landscape, including information on the Shellshock and Aftershock vulnerabilities present in …

246 percent spike in Apple-themed phishing scams

Phishing scams targeting Apple users saw a dramatic upswing in Q3 of this year. Compared to Q1 2014, Apple users faced a 246% increase in the attacks that masquerade as a …

APWG launches global cybercrime reporting program

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) announced the establishment of an open-access cybercrime reporting program to speed the collection and redistribution of cybercrime …

Operation Pawn Storm: Varied targets and attack vectors, next-level spear-phishing tactics

In a recently released whitepaper, Trend Micro researchers have shared many details about a long-standing economic and political cyber-espionage operation they dubbed Pawn …

Beware of Ebola-themed phishing, malware campaigns and hoaxes

US-CERT released an advisory warning users about email scams and cyber campaigns using the Ebola virus disease as a theme. “Phishing emails may contain links that direct …

Infographic: How to spot a phish

Since many cyber attacks originate with a phishing email, the best way for organizations and individuals to protect themselves online is to identify and avoid phishing emails. …

Phishers go after unprecedented breadth of targets

Apple is the most phished brand in the world, accounting for 17 percent of all phishing reports sampled and analyzed from the first half of 2014, say the results of the new …

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