HMRC Smishing Tax Scam Targets UK Banking Customers An advanced HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tax rebate scam is targeting UK residents this week via text messages (SMS). The smishing campaign is concerning as it employs multiple HMRC phishing domains and tactics, with new domains added every day as older ones get flagged by spam filters. Not only do the phishing pages mimic HMRC’s web
How Ryuk Ransomware Operators Made $34 Million From One Victim One hacker group that is targeting high-revenue companies with Ryuk ransomware received $34 million from one victim in exchange for the decryption key that unlocked their computers. The threat actor is highly proficient at moving laterally inside a compromised network and erasing as much of
New Pay2Key Ransomware Encrypts Networks Within One Hour A new ransomware called Pay2Key has been targeting organizations from Israel and Brazil, encrypting their networks within an hour in targeted attacks still under investigation. Michael Gillespie, the creator of ID Ransomware, has also seen submissions from Pay2Key victims predominantly from Brazilian IP addresses. Although used in attacks
QBot Phishing Lures Victims Using US Election Interference Emails The malspam emails recently spotted by Malwarebytes Labs’ Threat Intelligence Team are camouflaged as replies in previously stolen email threads, a tactic used to add legitimacy in the targets’ eyes. Each of the phishing messages come with malicious Excel spreadsheet attachments disguised as secure DocuSign file
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