Researchers at Abnormal Security have observed an increase in vendor impersonation in business email compromise (BEC) attacks. “In January 2022, the number of attacks impersonating third parties surpassed those impersonating internal employees for the first time,” the researchers write. “This…
The Wall Street Journal just reported that Russian intelligence agencies have increased the pace of cyberattacks against nations that have provided aid to Ukraine, according to new research published Wednesday by Microsoft, which said it had observed Moscow-backed hacking attempts in…
The NHS is warning about widespread scam text messages telling recipients they have been in close contact with a Covid case. "We've seen reports of fake NHS text messages about ordering Omicron Covid-19 test kits," it tweeted. Close contacts of…
New data shows a rise in the use of text messages as an effective vehicle to connect with potential victims for social engineering scams as people increase their preference of the medium. Historically, we see email as the primary communications…
The US FBI has warned that scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat,” CNBC reports. Sean Ragan told CNBC in an interview that cryptocurrency scams have been particularly widespread recently. “This type of fraudulent activity is significant, and there are…
New testimony to U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity by Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer sheds light on AI-powered cyberattacks. Cyberattacks are a continually-developing process of threat actors and gangs learning from their successes and failures to identify new…
