Collaborate Disseminate
The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of new forms of cyberattacks, and hacktivists became savvier and more emboldened to deface sites, leak information and execute DDoS attacks, according to Trellix. “Q4 saw malicious actors push the limits of att… Continue reading Malicious actors push the limits of attack vectors
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal network involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The operational activities resulted in five action days, which took place between Ja… Continue reading Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal gang involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The operational activities resulted in five action days, which took place between Janua… Continue reading Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
Between July–December 2022, the median open rate for text-based business email compromise (BEC) attacks was nearly 28%, according to Abnormal Security. Business email and supply chain compromise as attack strategies Additionally, of the malicious email… Continue reading Cybercriminals exploit volatile job market for targeted email attacks
According to the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report, business email compromise (BEC) accounted for almost a third of the country’s $6.9 billion in cyber losses that year – around $2.4 billion. In surprisingly sharp contrast, ransomware attacks accounted … Continue reading What makes small and medium-sized businesses vulnerable to BEC attacks
CSC released its third annual Domain Security Report that found three out of four Forbes Global 2000 companies have not adopted key domain security measures—exposing them to high risk of security threats. These companies have implemented less than half… Continue reading Many Global 2000 companies lack proper domain security
In this Help Net Security video, Tonia Dudley, VP, CISO at Cofense, provides a look at the various changes seen in the phishing threat landscape. Dudley talks about the impact of credential phishing and business email compromise (BEC), which allow cybe… Continue reading Phishing threats are increasingly convincing and evasive
The APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks — the worst quarter for phishing that APWG has ever observed. The total for June was 381,717 attacks or phis… Continue reading Phishing attacks skyrocketing, over 1 million observed
The APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks — the worst quarter for phishing that APWG has ever observed. The total for June was 381,717 attacks or phis… Continue reading Phishing attacks skyrocketing, over 1 million observed
In this Help Net Security video, Jon Hencinski, VP of Security Operations at Expel, talks about how their SOC team has recently observed Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks across multiple customer environments, with threat actors trying to access … Continue reading How BEC attacks on human capital management systems are increasing