Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week

Bill Toulas reports: Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages to target Facebook business accounts with password-stealing malware. The attackers trick the targets into d… Continue reading Facebook Messenger phishing wave targets 100K business accounts per week

Email campaigns leverage updated DBatLoader to deliver RATs, stealers

IBM X-Force has identified new capabilities in DBatLoader malware samples delivered in recent email campaigns, signaling a heightened risk of infection from commodity malware families associated with DBatLoader activity. Explore the analysis.

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Associated Press Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach

Cybercriminals breached an AP Stylebook website and obtained information on customers who were then targeted in phishing attacks. 
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Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware

A new phishing campaign taking advantage of an easily exploitable issue in Microsoft Teams to deliver malware has been flagged by researchers. Delivering malware to Microsoft Teams users Late last month, Truesec researchers spotted two compromised Micr… Continue reading Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware

75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts

69% of organizations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months, according to Netwrix. Phishing and account compromise threaten the education sector Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths fo… Continue reading 75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts

Ukraine’s CERT Thwarts APT28’s Cyberattack on Critical Energy Infrastructure

Seen on The Hacker News: The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) on Tuesday said it thwarted a cyber attack against an unnamed critical energy infrastructure facility in the country. The intrusion, per the agency, started with a phish… Continue reading Ukraine’s CERT Thwarts APT28’s Cyberattack on Critical Energy Infrastructure

New Agent Tesla Variant Uses Excel Exploit to Infect Windows PCs

By Deeba Ahmed
FortiGuard Discovers Phishing Campaign Distributing New Agent Tesla Variant to Windows Devices.
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