Malspam Campaign Milks Election Uncertainty
Emails try to lure victims with malicious documents claiming to have information about voting interference. Continue reading Malspam Campaign Milks Election Uncertainty
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Emotet Returns in Malspam Attacks Dropping TrickBot, QakBot
Emotet has resurfaced after a five-month hiatus, with more than 250,000 malspam messages being sent to email recipients worldwide. Continue reading Emotet Returns in Malspam Attacks Dropping TrickBot, QakBot
Taxpayers Targeted With Improved NetWire RAT Variant
Taxpayers are being targeted by a new NetWire RAT variant in a recent malspam campaign that makes use of an improved keylogger and an Excel 4.0 Macro. Continue reading Taxpayers Targeted With Improved NetWire RAT Variant
Cyberattacks Target Healthcare Orgs on Coronavirus Frontlines
Cybercriminals aren’t sparing medical professionals, hospitals and healthcare orgs on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic when it comes to cyberattacks, ransomware attacks and malware. Continue reading Cyberattacks Target Healthcare Orgs on Coronavirus Frontlines
Overlay Malware Leverages Chrome Browser, Targets Banks and Heads to Spain
The Grandoreiro banking malware uses remote overlay and a fake Chrome browser plugin to steal from banking customers. Continue reading Overlay Malware Leverages Chrome Browser, Targets Banks and Heads to Spain
Trickbot Returns in a New eCommerce Shopping Campaign
A whopping 186.4 million Americans shopped in stores and online between Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year, according to the National Retail Federation. On average, these shoppers spent $361.90 per person over the five-day Thanksgiving weeken… Continue reading Trickbot Returns in a New eCommerce Shopping Campaign
Malspam Campaign Targeted German Organizations with Buran Ransomware
Researchers spotted a malspam campaign that targeted German organizations with samples of the Buran crypto-ransomware family. In early October, Bromium observed a malspam campaign whose emails impersonated online fax service eFax. The emails contained … Continue reading Malspam Campaign Targeted German Organizations with Buran Ransomware
Buran Ransomware Targets German Organisations through Malicious Spam Campaign
Introduction As of October 2019, commodity ransomware campaigns conducted by financially motivated threat actors pose a significant threat to organisations. The three distinguishing characteristics of such campaigns are: first, they are usually high vo… Continue reading Buran Ransomware Targets German Organisations through Malicious Spam Campaign
Strangest Phishing Lures of 2019: From Divorce Papers to Real Estate Decoys
Proofpoint’s senior director of the threat research team discusses the strange levels that attackers are going to in order to persuade victims to click on phishing messages. Continue reading Strangest Phishing Lures of 2019: From Divorce Papers to Real Estate Decoys
U.S. Manufacturer Most Recent Target of LokiBot Malspam Campaign
A large U.S. manufacturing company is the latest organization to be targeted with the LokiBot trojan – although this most recent campaign harbored some bizarre red flags. Continue reading U.S. Manufacturer Most Recent Target of LokiBot Malspam Campaign