Collaborate Disseminate
A group of BEC scammers has been focusing its efforts on the global maritime shipping industry, compromising emails accounts and attempting to trick targets into delivering considerable sums to bank accounts set up by the group. Secureworks researchers… Continue reading When BEC scammers specialize
Take care when typing a domain name into a browser address bar, because it’s far too easy to fat-finger a key and wind up somewhere you don’t want to go. For example, if you try to visit some of the most popular destinations on the Web but omit the “o”… Continue reading Omitting the “o” in .com Could Be Costly
A clever spearphishing campaign linked to North Korea has been taking advantage of a surge in public interest surrounding cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, in order to spread malware to people interested or involved in the budding industry, according new research from at least three different cybersecurity firms. The campaign appears to be carried out by a hacking group known as the “Lazarus Group,” which researchers have linked to North Korea in previous attacks, such as the 2014 Sony breach, an $81 million Bangladesh cyber heist in 2016 and the WannaCry worldwide ransomware attack in May. This scam focuses on convincing victims to download a Microsoft Word document that masquerades as a job posting for a position at a British cryptocurrency company. Once downloaded, the document prompts the user to “enable editing” and “enable content functions.” If the victim enables the prompt, a macro installs a backdoor that allows the attackers to install […]
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Russia, neatly tucked away in the rather large northeast corner of Europe and Asia with its 11 time zones, is the bastion of a most colorful political history. Since time immemorial there has always been underlying efforts to adjust perception, foment … Continue reading Russia: An Expert in Active Measures, Including Cyber Meddling
By all (online) accounts, Mia Ash was a pretty and successful photographer based in London, and she was looking for friendship and love on the Internet. Her LinkedIn account told a story of a dedicated and knowledgeable professional with over 500 connections (many from well known photographers), her Instagram and Blogger accounts showed a myriad of great photos, and her Facebook account painted a picture of a popular young woman. But unfortunately for those who … More → Continue reading Hackers impersonate women online to get into target corporate networks
The targets were all mid-level employees with elevated access, all young and all male. Continue reading Fake hot-babe spears businessmen on LinkedIn
Researchers say they spotted the remote access Trojan NetWire stealing payment card data from one organization. Continue reading NetWire RAT Back, Stealing Payment Card Data