New reports show many LinkedIn users have reported complaints about accounts being taken over by bad actors. In a statement from Cyberint researcher Coral Tayar, "Some have even been pressured into paying a ransom to regain control or faced with…
According to a new report, cybercriminals are making full use of AI to create more convincing phishing emails, generating malware, and more to increase the chances of ransomware attack success. I remember when the news of ChatGPT hit social media…
New analysis of the second quarter of this year makes it clear that individuals and organizations alike are at an increasing risk of web- and email-based scams. According to cybersecurity vendor Avast’s Q2/2023 Threat Report, the world is not a…
Social platforms are the current favorite target of cybercriminals, displacing financial institutions, providing cybercriminals with credentials to be used as launch points for further phishing campaigns. Most cyber attacks we read about seem to involve an organization that was attacked…
The Knight ransomware-as-a-service offering (formerly known as “Cyclops”) is using phony TripAdvisor complaints to deliver its malware, BleepingComputer reports. “A newer version of this campaign spotted and analyzed by BleepingComputer now includes an HTML attachment named 'TripAdvisor-Complaint-[random].PDF.htm,’” BleepingComputer says. “When…
Law firms are being targeted by a large number of social engineering attacks involving the Gootloader malware delivery tool, according to researchers at Trustwave. “Recently, we’ve seen a noticeable surge in malware cases linked to a malicious payload delivery system…
