The surge in Ransomware-as-a-Service affiliates is likely the reason behind the dramatic increase in the number of victimized organizations, with all indicators suggesting that this trend will persist into 2024. I love it when vendors put out a yearly summary,…
Researchers at Menlo Security observed a 198% increase in browser-based phishing attacks over the past six months. “Attackers have developed tools to craft high quality large scale attacks that target the browser,” the researchers write. “Cybercrime tools, such as phish…
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor “COLDRIVER” is launching phishing campaigns against “high profile individuals in NGOs, former intelligence and military officers, and NATO governments,” according to researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). “COLDRIVER continues its focus on credential phishing…
A new job posting scam found by IT security company Qualysys is focused on capturing victim’s identity details, accessing victim’s Facebook accounts, and committing fraud. In this new scam, legitimate Facebook advertising is used to post fake work-from-home job ads from…
Some particularly cold-hearted scammers are targeting users of lost pet forums with phony ransom demands, the BBC reports. “A BBC North West investigation found scammers have targeted scores of dog and cat lovers with threatening calls,” the BBC says. “They…
A new analysis of data breaches in the United Kingdom's legal sector shows that organizations need to be looking inward more and look for ways to elevate the security awareness of employees. There’s so much focus on external cybercriminal activity,…
