The Telekopye toolkit allows scammers to create phishing websites, send fraudulent SMS messages and emails, and target popular Russian and non-Russian online marketplaces. While toolkits are nothing new, the frequency, speed of time-to-market, and the functionality available to the “every-scammer”…
New data suggests that the gangs and toolkits behind current ransomware attacks are materially improving their abilities, resulting in a speeding up of attacks before defenses kick in. It’s the last thing we want to hear; the threat actors are…
The use of lookalike domains has reached critical mass with not just one counterfeit website, but many. The second act of a phishing attack intent on tricking the victim into providing valuable information is the website they are taken to.…
Identity and authentication management provider Okta has warned of social engineering attacks that are targeting IT workers in an attempt to gain administrative privileges within organizations’ networks. “In recent weeks, multiple US-based Okta customers have reported a consistent pattern of…
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that scammers are exploiting the recent hurricanes that have hit the US. Criminals frequently impersonate charities and related organizations following natural disasters. “CISA urges users to remain on alert for…
While spam tends to be dismissed as being more an annoyance, new research shows that there is a very real and ever-present threat in emails that are marked as “spam”. I’ve written plenty about phishing attacks that target bank customers.…
