Collaborate Disseminate
The motivations behind cyberattacks are as diverse as the methods employed. Whether driven by financial gain, political agendas, or sheer malice, cybercriminals exploit weaknesses in cybersecurity defenses, seeking entry points to compromise sensitive … Continue reading Escalating cyber threats: Bots, fraud farms, and cryptojacking surge, urgently requiring attention
Microsoft disrupted an alleged threat actor group that built viable cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) businesses. Dubbed Storm-1152 by Microsoft, the group bilked enterprises and consumers globally out of millions of dollars. Images of Storm-1152’s illici… Continue reading Cybercrime operation that sold millions of fraudulent Microsoft accounts disrupted
Bots and human fraud farms were responsible for billions of attacks in the H1 of 2023 and into Q3, according to Arkose Labs. These attacks comprised 73% of all website and app traffic measured. In other words, almost three-quarters of traffic to digita… Continue reading Cybercriminals turn to ready-made bots for quick attacks
Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What follows is an interview with a Russian hacker responsible for a series of aggressive crypto spam campaigns that recently prompted several large Mastodon communities to temporarily halt new registrations. According to the hacker, their spam software has been in private use until the last few weeks, when it was released as open source code. Continue reading Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Arkose Labs, Cequence Security, CyberGRX, CyberSaint, Deepwatch, DigiCert, Finite State, FireMon, Hornetsecurity, HYCU, KELA, Lacework, Malwarebytes, Netograph… Continue reading Infosec products of the month: February 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Arkose Labs, Hornetsecurity, HYCU, KELA, and Trulioo. Hornetsecurity unveils two tools to counter rise in phishing attacks and malicious links Hornetsecurity lau… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: February 3, 2023
Arkose Labs has launched a new SMS Toll Fraud online ROI calculator that enables CISOs to estimate the cost savings associated with stopping SMS Toll Fraud, a serious operational and financial threat to enterprises. SMS Toll Fraud, also known as Intern… Continue reading Arkose Labs unveils SMS Toll Fraud online ROI calculator
Arkose Labs has announced that Chris Cabrera, founder and CEO of Xactly Corporation, has joined its Board of Directors effective Jan. 1, 2023. Cabrera is the company’s seventh board member, and represents the interest of common shareholders. Arko… Continue reading Chris Cabrera joins Arkose Labs Board of Directors
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from 1Password, Arkose Labs, Kudelski Security, Lepide, OPSWAT, Palo Alto Networks, and Thales. OPSWAT MetaDefender Cloud Email Security protects users against zero-d… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: December 9, 2022
Arkose Labs releases Arkose MatchKey, a new suite of CAPTCHA challenges that improves both defensibility against attackers and usability for consumers. Fraudsters are getting creative, and CISOs need a diverse set of solutions to be able to detect and … Continue reading Arkose MatchKey resolves issues associated with CAPTCHAs