A targeted phishing campaign aimed at the aviation industry for two years may be spearheaded by a threat actor operating out of Nigeria, highlighting how attackers can carry out small-scale cyber offensives for extended...
The threat actor is based out of Nigeria and doesn’t seem to be technically sophisticated, using off-the-shelf malware since the beginning of its activities without developing its own malware. click here to read full...
Google and Microsoft said they are pledging to invest a total of $30 billion in cybersecurity advancements over the next five years, as the U.S. government partners with private sector companies to address threats facing the...
Research shows that the cost of phishing attacks has nearly quadrupled over the past six years: Large U.S. companies are now losing, on average, $14.8 million annually, or $1,500 per employee. click here to...
The alleged resurrection of AlphaBay, dubbed the Amazon of the dark web, shows how difficult it can be for law enforcement agencies to keep some cybercrime venues shuttered. click here to read full Article...
Proofpoint took the wraps off of an Iranian cyberespionage campaign disguised as an aerobics instructor to target employees and contractors working in defense and aerospace. The cybercriminal group is also known by other names...
A joint security advisory issued today by several cybersecurity agencies from the US, the UK, and Australia reveals the top 30 most targeted security vulnerabilities of the last two years. click here to read...
The No More Ransom project celebrates its fifth anniversary today after helping over six million ransomware victims recover their files and saving them almost €1B ($1.18B) in ransomware payments. click here to read full...
Andrii Kolpakov, a Ukrainian national that was a supervisor of the FIN7 threat group, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. He was arrested in Spain in 2018 and extradited to the U.S....
The US is the world’s most powerful nation when measured on “cyber capabilities that make the greatest difference to national power,” according to The International Institute for Strategic Studies. click here to read full...
Interestingly, some of the TTPs used by this threat actor are reminiscent of other groups that are active against a similar set of targets, such as Domestic Kitten and Rampant Kitten. click here to...
After a year or more of decline, the number of miners, a malicious programme, grew from 187,746 in January to 200,045 in March, according to a report by security firm Kaspersky. click here to...
Despite many enforcement challenges seen throughout the years, European Union Data Protection Authorities, operating under the GDPR, have issued 661 fines for a total of nearly 300 million Euros. click here to read full...
A new malware backdoor in the town is giving a tough time to researchers by using a double encryption algorithm, a combination of AES and XOR, to stay under the radar. click here to...
The systems administrator for a notorious organized cybercrime group has been handed a 10-year jail sentence for his part in financial crimes that cost firms and consumers billions. click here to read full Article...
A high-level manager of cybercrime group FIN7, also known as the Carbanak Group and the Navigator Group, has been sentenced to ten years in prison, the Department of Justice reports. click here to read...
