Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages. “Google Chrome users who use the browser regularly should be wary of a new attack campaign that distributes…
Phishing is a familiar criminal tactic. It’s also used by intelligence services for cyber espionage campaigns. On Friday, April 28th, 2023, CERT-UA, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team, reported that Russian operators are sending phishing emails that misrepresent themselves as sending…
New data provides a multi-faceted look at the changing face of phishing attacks. This data includes who’s being targeted, the tactics being used, and why phishing attacks continue to work. If 2022 is any indication of what the remainder of…
Poker players and other human lie detectors look for “tells,” that is, a sign by which someone might unwittingly or involuntarily reveal what they know, or what they intend to do. A cardplayer yawns when he’s about to bluff, for…
QBot malware seems to be outliving its competitors through innovative new ways to socially engineer victims into helping install it. Because “good guys” are constantly updating the way they detect attacks, cybercriminals need to run at an equally fast pace,…
A new survey points to an overconfidence around organization’s preparedness, despite admitting to falling victim to ransomware attacks – in some cases multiple times. According to Fortinet’s 2023 Global Ransomware Report, the threat of ransomware at face value seems to…
