ThreatList: Tax Scammers Launch a Raft of Fake Mobile Apps
Convincing phishing pages and millions of suspicious apps are plaguing tax season. Continue reading ThreatList: Tax Scammers Launch a Raft of Fake Mobile Apps
Author Archives: Tara Seals
SAS 2019: Fake News Peddlers Adopt Clever New Trick to Fool Facebook, Twitter
At SAS 2019, Recorded Future CTO discusses a new kind of high-profile influence campaign spotted using a new technique: Old news. Continue reading SAS 2019: Fake News Peddlers Adopt Clever New Trick to Fool Facebook, Twitter
SAS 2019: Joe FitzPatrick Warns of the ‘$5 Supply Chain Attack’
At the Security Analyst Summit, Threatpost editor Tara Seals catches up with Joe FitzPatrick, researcher with Securing Hardware, to discuss supply chain threats. Continue reading SAS 2019: Joe FitzPatrick Warns of the ‘$5 Supply Chain Attack’
SAS 2019: Triton ICS Malware Hits A Second Victim
In only the second known attack of the Russia-linked malware, which shut down an oil refinery in 2017, another Mideast target has been hit. Continue reading SAS 2019: Triton ICS Malware Hits A Second Victim
SAS 2019: Gaza Cybergang Blends Sophistication Levels in Highly Effective Spy Effort
The SneakyPastes campaign was highly effective but hardly advanced. Continue reading SAS 2019: Gaza Cybergang Blends Sophistication Levels in Highly Effective Spy Effort
SAS 2019: 4 Stuxnet-Related APTs Form Gossip Girl, an ‘Apex Threat Actor’
Flowershop, Equation, Flame and Duqu appear to have a hand in the different phases of Stuxnet development, all working as part of an operation active as early as 2006. Continue reading SAS 2019: 4 Stuxnet-Related APTs Form Gossip Girl, an ‘Apex Threat Actor’
SAS 2019: Exodus Spyware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users
The surveillance tool was signed with legitimate Apple developer certificates. Continue reading SAS 2019: Exodus Spyware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users
ThreatList: Half of All Attacks Aim at Supply Chain
Attackers these days want to ‘own’ your entire system, including partners and suppliers. Continue reading ThreatList: Half of All Attacks Aim at Supply Chain
Mobile-First Phishing Kit Targets Verizon Customers
The kit’s authors demonstrate a knowledge of Verizon’s infrastructure. Continue reading Mobile-First Phishing Kit Targets Verizon Customers
ThreatList: Game of Thrones, a Top Malware Conduit for Cybercriminals
As Game of Thrones’ eighth season gets ready to kick off, a new report says the popular TV show accounted for 17 percent of all infected pirated content in the last year. Continue reading ThreatList: Game of Thrones, a Top Malware Conduit for Cybercriminals