FTC: Americans Report Losing Over $5.8 billion to Fraud in 2021 The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Americans reported losses of more than $5.8 billion to fraud during last year, a massive total increase of over 70% compared to the losses reported in 2020. The FTC added Read more…
Entropy Ransomware Linked to Evil Corp’s Dridex Malware Analysis of the recently-emerged Entropy ransomware reveals code-level similarities with the general purpose Dridex malware that started as a banking trojan. Two Entropy ransomware attacks against different organizations allowed researchers to connect the dots and establish a connection between the two pieces Read more…
LockBit, Conti Most Active Ransomware Targeting Industrial Sector Ransomware attacks extended into the industrial sector last year to such a degree that this type of incident became the number one threat in the industrial sector. Two ransomware groups, LockBit and Conti, have been most active compromising organizations with an Industrial Read more…
Devious Phishing Method Bypasses MFA Using Remote Access Software A devious, new phishing technique allows adversaries to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) by secretly having victims log into their accounts directly on attacker-controlled servers using the VNC screen sharing system. One of the biggest obstacles to successful phishing attacks is bypassing Read more…
Google Chrome to Allow Users to Add Notes to Saved Passwords Google is testing a new Chrome feature that allows users to add notes on passwords saved in the web browser. The new feature was spotted by a Reddit user (u/Leopeva64-2) on Google Chrome Canary (version 101), which is an Read more…
Vulnerable Microsoft SQL Servers Targeted with Cobalt Strike Threat analysts have observed a new wave of attacks installing Cobalt Strike beacons on vulnerable Microsoft SQL Servers, leading to deeper infiltration and subsequent malware infections. MS-SQL Server is a popular database management system powering large internet applications to small single-system applets. Read more…
Police Bust Phishing Group that Used 40 Sites to Steal Credit Cards The Ukrainian cyberpolice have arrested a group of phishing actors who managed to steal payment card data from at least 70,000 people after luring them to fake mobile service top up sites. According to the announcement from law enforcement, Read more…
PDPA compliance and progressive HR practices: Why this tandem makes sense The changing times have brought with them a new set of challenges in the workplace. Aside from the reality of dealing with hybrid work environments and the influence of the pandemic on employee wellbeing, Singapore was not spared from the Great Resignation Wave Read more…
Expeditors Shuts Down Global Operations After Likely Ransomware Attack Seattle-based logistics and freight forwarding company Expeditors International has been targeted in a cyberattack over the weekend that forced the organization to shut down most of its operations worldwide. With annual gross revenue of around $10 billion, Expeditors has 350 locations Read more…
Revamped CryptBot Malware Spread by Pirated Software Sites A new version of the CryptBot info stealer was seen in distribution via multiple websites that offer free downloads of cracks for games and pro-grade software. CryptBot is a Windows malware that steals information from infected devices, including saved browser credentials, cookies, Read more…
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