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Scammers exploit COVID-19 vaccine confusion for fraud efforts

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A confusing, chaotic rush to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations is making cyberspace a more fertile place for pandemic-related scams. Researchers at Barracuda Networks said on Thursday that vaccine-related spearphishing emails rose 26% from October to the end of January. That roughly coincides with the time Pfizer and Moderna announced vaccine availability, and represents a 12% uptick from up from the one-month period of October to November. “We hope it’s the last phase of the lifecycle of this pandemic” for vaccine-related spearphishing attacks, said Fleming Shi, chief technology officer at Barracuda. ” These are just as potent as the ones earlier in the pandemic, probably even more so, because there’s an urgency for people. They’re racing for the openings.” Also Wednesday, Check Point Research said that vaccine-related domain registrations rose by 300% over the past eight months, with a large spike beginning in November and continuing through January. Of those Check Point […]

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Hackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain

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Unknown hackers have been trying to compromise accounts and computer systems of employees in organizations involved in the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain. While it’s obvious that their spear-phishing emails are aimed at harvesting login credential… Continue reading Hackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain→

6,600 organizations bombarded with 100,000+ BEC attacks

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Cybercriminals are increasingly registering accounts with legitimate services, such as Gmail and AOL, to use them in impersonation and BEC attacks, according to Barracuda Networks. BEC attacks impact thousands of organizations In their most recent thre… Continue reading 6,600 organizations bombarded with 100,000+ BEC attacks→

Barracuda launches secure SD-WAN service built natively on Microsoft Azure

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Barracuda announced a new secure SD-WAN service built natively on Microsoft Azure. The new Barracuda CloudGen WAN service is the first SD-WAN solution that runs inside Azure Virtual WAN Hubs. Hubs can be interconnected through the Microsoft Global Netw… Continue reading Barracuda launches secure SD-WAN service built natively on Microsoft Azure→

The impact of SD-WAN for securing public cloud adoption

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While adoption rates for public cloud continue to grow, security is still the number one roadblock, which is understandable considering the volume and variety of threats organizations face today, according to a Barracuda survey. The survey, conducted b… Continue reading The impact of SD-WAN for securing public cloud adoption→

Surge in phishing attacks using legitimate reCAPTCHA walls

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Cyber scammers are starting to use legitimate reCAPTCHA walls to disguise malicious content from email security systems, Barracuda Networks has observed. The reCAPTCHA walls prevent email security systems from blocking phishing attacks and make the phi… Continue reading Surge in phishing attacks using legitimate reCAPTCHA walls→

Researchers develop machine learning-based detector that stops lateral phishing attacks

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Lateral phishing attacks – scams targeting users from compromised email accounts within an organization – are becoming an increasing concern in the U.S. Whereas in the past attackers would send phishing scams from email accounts external to… Continue reading Researchers develop machine learning-based detector that stops lateral phishing attacks→

Gartner: SASE Poised to Transform Cybersecurity

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Research firm Gartner is lending credence to a promising technology called secure access service edge (SASE). SASE is an emerging, disruptive technology that strives to create a secure cloud environment that is fully integrated into the network. Gartn… Continue reading Gartner: SASE Poised to Transform Cybersecurity→