Digital arrests – the newest deepfake tool used by cybercriminals

An Indian textile baron has revealed that he was duped out of 70 million rupees ($833,000) by online scammers impersonating federal investigators and even the Supreme Court chief justice. The fraudsters posing as officers from India’s Central Bureau of Investigation Read More …

File hosting services misused for identity phishing

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 …

Threat Awareness – Shifting Phishing Techniques & Tips for Staying Safe

Phishing remains a significant and ever-evolving cybersecurity threat, with recent data showing a 28% rise in attacks between Q1 and Q2 of 2024. This trend highlights how persistent and evolving phishing tactics continue to be, impacting a staggering 94% of Read More …

Iranian Cyber Actors Targeting Personal Accounts to Support Operations

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Cyber Command – Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are disseminating this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight continued Read More …

Staying a Step Ahead: Mitigating the DPRK IT Worker Threat

Since 2022, Mandiant has tracked and reported on IT workers operating on behalf of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These workers pose as non-North Korean nationals to gain employment with organizations across a wide range of industries in Read More …

Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos

Malwarebytes Labs researchers uncovered a malicious campaign going after Mac users looking for support or extended warranty from Apple via the AppleCare+ support plans. The perpetrators are buying Google ads to lure in their victims and redirect them to bogus Read More …

Business Email Compromise: The $55 Billion Scam

Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise (BEC) is a sophisticated scam that targets both businesses and individuals who perform legitimate transfer-of-funds requests. The scam is frequently carried out when an individual compromises legitimate business or personal email accounts through social engineering Read More …

North Korea Aggressively Targeting Crypto Industry with Well-Disguised Social Engineering Attacks

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” aka North Korea) is conducting highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns against employees of decentralized finance (“DeFi”), cryptocurrency, and similar businesses to deploy malware and steal company cryptocurrency. North Korean social engineering schemes Read More …

UK, US supervise Ukrainian scam call centers – Russian Interior Ministry

The special services of the United Kingdom and the United States control and supervise Ukrainian scam call centers, a spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry said. “The most important thing is that they [scam call centers] are fully controlled by Read More …

Ongoing Social Engineering Campaign Refreshes Payloads

On June 20, 2024, Rapid7 identified multiple intrusion attempts by threat actors utilizing techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) that are consistent with an ongoing social engineering campaign being tracked by Rapid7. The initial lure being utilized by the threat actors Read More …