FBI and CISA Warn of Spoofed Website Domains and Emails Exploiting the 2020 Election

The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint warning to help Americans spot spoofed election-related domains and email accounts that subject them to the risks of cybercrime and disinformation. The alert… Continue reading FBI and CISA Warn of Spoofed Website Domains and Emails Exploiting the 2020 Election

Romance Scams Are on the Rise, FBI Warns

The FBI is warning individuals who use online dating apps and platforms to watch out for scammers leveraging social distancing measures and defrauding unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money. Romance or confidence scams drew nearly 20,000 compl… Continue reading Romance Scams Are on the Rise, FBI Warns

PPE, COVID-19 Medical Supplies Targeted by BEC Scams

FBI said that government agencies aiming to buy critical items like ventilators have unknowingly transferred funds to threat actors. Continue reading PPE, COVID-19 Medical Supplies Targeted by BEC Scams

FBI issues flash alert on Apache Struts vulnerability

Law enforcement is just beginning to understand the damage caused by a single, highly publicized software vulnerability that was labeled as a key reason credit reporting agency Equifax suffered a disastrous data breach earlier this year. The FBI is asking for help from the private sector to identify and track a group that recently was found to target older versions of the open source web application framework Apache Struts. The vulnerability, which was originally disclosed in March, remains present inside hundreds of corporate networks. Apache Struts is especially popular within the U.S.’s three big credit reporting agencies. More than 145 million people were affected by the Equifax breach. This call for information comes in the form of an FBI Flash alert sent Sept. 29 and obtained by CyberScoop. The flash alert, labeled “TLP:AMBER,” provides technical indicators related to a recent, unnamed corporate breach involving a hacker exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache […]

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FBI Says a Mysterious Hacking Group Has Had Access to US Govt Files for Years

A confidential FBI alert shows that government hackers are still roaming through US government networks. Continue reading FBI Says a Mysterious Hacking Group Has Had Access to US Govt Files for Years