Collaborate Disseminate
How do you stop a hacker from making a fortune out of the files they have stolen from you? Files that thousands of people are probably desperate to own?
Simple. You make the files readily available to anyone on the internet to access.
Continue reading Radiohead refuses to pay $150,000 ransom for ‘hacked’ recordings, releases them instead
Scammers have contacted websites demanding a ransom message be paid or else they will ensure the site will be blacklisted for aggressive spamming activities.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Email blackmailer threatens to have your website blocked forever
The data was published after “Boris Bullet-Dodger” failed to get Citycomp to cough up. Continue reading Extortionists leak data of huge firms after IT provider refuses to pay
Overall, in 2018 the FBI received more than 351k reported scams with losses exceeding $2.7 billion. Continue reading FBI: BEC Scam Losses Almost Double To Reach $1.2 Billion
The information includes data on all rehab treatments and procedures, linked with patients’ names and other info. Continue reading Millions of Medical Documents for Addiction and Recovery Patients Leaked
The FBI is investigating a ransomware attack that shut down the Weather Channel’s program for an hour on Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal. The early morning live broadcast was interrupted for some 90 minutes, forcing the c… Continue reading Ransomware Takes Weather Channel Live Broadcast Offline
Recent months seem to have seen a rise in extortion emails, designed to scare users into handing over their money.
Continue reading Extortion emails a go-go
A hacking group has been phishing the owners of popular Instagram accounts, extorting the victims, and then keeping them from recovering the stolen accounts, according to new research that underscores how attackers are exploiting the value of social-media brands. “We’ve seen cases where owners of Instagram profiles with followers between 15,000 and 70,000 were hacked and were never retrieved,” researchers from cybersecurity company Trend Micro wrote in a Thursday blog post. “The victims ranged from famous actors and singers to owners of startup businesses like photoshoot equipment rentals.” As with many a breach, the attack starts with a phishing email. Trend Micro researchers got a hold of the hackers’ phishing kit to explore further. The lure purports to be a message from Instagram asking users to get a “verified badge” and encourages them to submit login credentials. Once the hackers have access to the Instagram profile and the email associated […]
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Continue reading How hackers are extorting Instagram users and throwing away the key
Email remains the top vector for malware distribution and phishing, while BEC fraud continues to grow rapidly, Proofpoint warns in its Q4 2018 Threat Report. “The number of email fraud attacks against targeted companies increased 226% Quarter-on-… Continue reading BEC-style attacks exploded in Q4 2018
To the left we see part of a malicious email. The author brags about how the From address is the same as the To address. This is supposed to mean that the author has broken into my email account. I have been waiting patiently for someone to mail one of… Continue reading A Forged “From” Address