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Just as security professionals will tell you that layered defensive strategies are the best when it comes to staving off successful attacks, so attackers will often look to precisely the same when executing their cyber attacks. Two-step phishing attacks have, Read More …
The web browser, and search engines in particular, continue to be a popular entry point to deliver malware to users. While Malwarebytes Labs noted a decrease in loaders distributed via malvertising for the past 3 months, today’s example is a Read More …
Malwarebytes Labs researchers identified a new wave of phishing for banking credentials that targets consumers via Microsoft’s search engine. A Bing search query for ‘Keybank login’ currently returns malicious links on the first page, and sometimes as the top search Read More …
HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research team recently uncovered and disrupted a sprawling fraud operation centered on fake web shops that abuse digital payment providers to steal consumers’ money and credit card information. The threat, dubbed Phish ’n’ Ships, is Read More …
One topic being actively researched in connection with the breakout of LLMs is capability uplift – when employees with limited experience or resources in some area become able to perform at a much higher level thanks to LLM technology. This Read More …
Attackers are increasingly distributing malware through a rather unusual method: a fake CAPTCHA as the initial infection vector. Researchers from various companies reported this campaign in August and September. The attackers, primarily targeting gamers, initially delivered the Lumma stealer to Read More …
Microsoft’s social network for professionals, LinkedIn, is an important platform for job recruiters and seekers alike. It’s also a place where criminals go to find new potential victims. Like other social media platforms, LinkedIn is no stranger to bots attracted Read More …
In conjunction with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), SonicWall is participating in Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October to spread awareness about key issues in cybersecurity. In their last blog, SonicWall mentioned that Read More …
In September 2024, threat intelligence experts from the Positive Technologies Security Expert Center (PT ESC) discovered an email sent to a governmental organization belonging to a CIS country. Timestamps indicate that the email was sent back in June 2024. The Read More …
Microsoft has observed campaigns misusing legitimate file hosting services increasingly use defense evasion tactics involving files with restricted access and view-only restrictions. While these campaigns are generic and opportunistic in nature, they involve sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade Read More …
